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OUR NURSE PRACTITIONERS
COR Healthcare has four Nurse Practitioners to further assist in your care. In addition to diagnosing and treating illness, the Nurse Practitioners are skilled in patient education.
Understanding the factors that: 1) contribute to your illness and 2) place you at risk for becoming ill, are critical for achieving your good health. Our Nurse Practitioners will spend time discussing your condition and inform you on methods to reduce risk and stay healthy.
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Alison Atkinson, MSN, RN, ACNP received her Nursing Degree at the University of Virginia and Nurse Practitioner education at the UCLA. After working as a Medical Coordinator for a World Relief Organization (based in West Africa), and as a Lead Nurse in Pulmonary Rehabilitation at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance, California (where she worked with many of our physicians), Alison decided to study for a Masters degree in Nursing, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Alison has applied her degree in the area of Cardiology, where she has worked for large, respected medical groups.
Alison is an avid runner (married to a former Olympic miler) who also likes to travel. Since delivering her first child in the fall of 2000, Alison's focus is now her baby girl.
Jenise Han, RN, MSN, NP-C, joined COR in 2006. Jenise received her BS in Nursing from USC, and her Masters' degree and NP studies at UCLA. Starting as a RN in the Telemetry Unit at Cedars Sinai Medical Center after completing her NP studies Jenise worked for 5 years at LA Cardiology Group. She is fluent in Korean. When she's not working Jenise enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 young sons. They like outdoor activities, going to bookstores, and Disneyland.
Lynda Stoodley, MSN, NP-C, CCRN, has been known for many years to COR Healthcare's physicians who treat patients at the Intensive Cardiac Care Unit of Torrance Memorial Hospital. After receiving her BS in Nursing from Regents College, New York, Lynda completed her NP studies at Cal State University, Long Beach. Lynda is also an instructor in Cardiac nursing and in a Critical Care Program.
Lynda's interests include spending time with her daughter. She also enjoys playing on a women's soccer team.
Melani Veran-DelosReyes, BSN, MSN, FNP-C, joined Cor in 2003. Melani received her BS in Nursing at Cal State University, Long Beach, She then earned her MS in Nursing and completed her NP studies at UCLA. Melani worked for many years in the Coronary Observation Unit at UCLA Medical Center. She was also a participant in UCLA's Heart Failure Committee. Melani works at COR's San Pedro office collaborating with the Cardiologists and and Internal Medicine physicians in both cardiology and internal medicine. Melani enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 young daughters. They enjoy traveling, biking, and going camping.
Linda Widera, RN, MSN, ACNP-C, joined COR in 2006. She received her BS in Nursing at UCLA, and then completed her Masters' degree and Acute Care NP studies at UCLA as well. After completing her studies Linda worked for 5 years as an Acute Care NP at Foothill Cardiology medical Group in Burbank and, more recently for 3 years at Los Alamitos Cardiovascular Group in Los Alamitos, CA. Linda loves camping and any outdoor activities with her 5-year-old son. She's an avid reader. She loves to waterski and to participate in almost any sport.
Susan Woodard, MSN, CCRN, RNCS, FNP, joined COR Healthcare in June, 2000. Susan received her nursing education at Purdue University in Indiana (her home state). She received her graduate degree at UCLA, after numerous years of critical care training. Susan is also certified through the American Heart Association as an Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor for over 10 years. Susan came to COR Healthcare from Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where she worked as a Nurse Practitioner in the Cardiology/Nuclear Medicine department. Susan is very helpful to Dr. Ram Reddy (our Nuclear Medicine Medical Director) in the area of Nuclear Cardiology, while continuing to assist our patients with comprehensive cardiology prevention and treatment.
Susan enjoys all outdoor activities, especially those involving her husband and two teenage children. She also loves to travel and cook.
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