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Linda

Linda DeStefano

CREDENTIALS: DNP, CCRN, PCCN, CMSRN, ANCP, FCCM

Linda DeStefano is a doctorate-prepared, board-certified acute care nurse practitioner and certified clinical nurse specialist. She has over 30 years of acute care nursing experience, and has recently transitioned from 16 years in a clinical nurse specialist position to an acute care hospitalist NP role, managing a variety of patients, including ICU, telemetry and throughout the continuum of care. Dr. DeStefano has presented both locally and nationally on diverse clinical topics. She has served as an assistant clinical professor at the UCLA School of Nursing and as a preceptor for graduate students at California State University, Long Beach, and other universities. She is past president and currently the programs director for her local AACN chapter and is a fellow in the American College of Critical Care Medicine.