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 is CLOSED.

To align with the University academic calendar, the next application cycle will be June 1, 2026 through 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

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