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Biography
Dr. Deborah Dillon joined the School of Nursing in August 2020 as a clinical associate professor and director of the new Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) program. Dr. Dillon previously served as an assistant professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve and as an assistant professor and coordinator of the AG-ACNP program at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. In 2022, Dr. Dillon became a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP).
Dr. Dillon brings over 20 years of clinical experience in the practice of cardiac electrophysiology. Most recently, she practiced as an acute care nurse practitioner in the Digestive Disease and Surgical Institute at the Cleveland Clinic.
She is the author of a book publication (Fall 2020) Successful transition to practice: A guide for the new nurse practitioner (McGraw Hill). She has also authored two book chapters, "Introduction to the role of Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner" and "Heart Failure-acute exacerbation" in Clinical simulations for the Advance Practice Nurse (Alfes & Zimmerman 2020-Springer Publishing). In addition, she has authored the electronic publication, Pharmacology: RN Review Course for Sigma Nursing (2019).
Education
- DNP, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, 2015
- MSN, Post-Master’s Certificate Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Kent State University, 2000
- MSN, Clinical Nurse Specialist University of Pittsburgh, 1991
- BSN, Youngstown State University, 1986
- Diploma, Sharon Regional Hospital School of Nursing, 1979
- Board Certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ANCC), 2001-2022
- Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (AACN), 1980-2021
- Certified Heart Failure Nurse- K (AAHFN), 2011-present
Research Interests or Expertise
- Cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology
- Gastroenterology
- Transition to practice for nurse practitioners