AFFILIATIONS

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PHILADELPHIA AREA

  • Abington Memorial Hospital
  • Bryn Mawr Hospital
  • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Children’s Surgery Center of Malvern
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Jefferson Northeast Health System (formerly known as Aria)
  • King of Prussia Surgery Center
  • Lankenau Hospital
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Pottstown Memorial Hospital
  • St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
  • Veterans Administration Medical Center

NEW JERSEY

  • Inspira Medical Center, Vineland
  • Inspira Medical Center, Elmer 
  • Nemours Children’s Health
  • Summit Surgical Center
  • Vantage Surgical Center
  • Virtua - Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AREA

  • Children's Surgery Center - Lancaster
  • Hershey Medical Center
  • Lancaster General Hospital (and its campuses)
  • Penn Highlands Healthcare
  • Penn State Health System - St. Joseph’s Medical Center
  • Pittsburgh Oral Surgery Center
  • Reading Surgery Center
  • Southwestern Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • Spartan Surgery Center
  • Surgical Institute of Reading
  • Tower Health Reading Hospital
  • WellSpan Health System - York Regional Medical Center
  • WellSpan Health System - York Rehab and Surgical Center
  • UPMC Pinnacle, Harrisburg Osteopathic Hospital
  • UPMC Pinnacle, Susquehanna

DELAWARE

  • Bay Health Medical Center, Kent General Campus
  • Beebe Medical Center
  • Nemours Children’s Hospital
  • Saint Francis Hospital
  • Veterans Administration Medical Center

 

IMPORTANT INFO

The DNP Nurse Anesthesia application portal will be open June 1 - September 1, 2026, for admission into the Summer 2027 cohort.

Previous applicants are welcome to reapply!

VILLANOVA NURSING

DNP-NA Inquiries 
Recruitment and Enrollment Department
nursing.recruitment@villanova.edu

Program Director, DNP Nurse Anesthesia
Patti Kostelnak, DNAP, CRNA, APRN
patricia.kostelnak@villanova.edu

Assistant Faculty Director and Clinical Assistant Professor, DNP Nurse Anesthesia
Jennifer Raynor, DNP, CRNA
jennifer.raynor@villanova.edu

Clinical Associate Professor, DNP Nurse Anesthesia
Carlene McLaughlin, PhD, CRNA, CHSE
carlene.mclaughlin@villanova.edu

Clinical Assistant Professor, DNP Nurse Anesthesia
Katlyn Schieler, DNP, CRNA
katlyn.schieler@villanova.edu

Assistant Director, DNP Nurse Anesthesia
Talonza "Tee" Nole
talonza.nole@villanova.edu