Heather Elizabeth Pleskow, MSN, ACNP, an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Get to know Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Heather Elizabeth Pleskow, who serves patients in Boston, Massachusetts.

Heather is an acute care nurse practitioner who specializes in colorectal surgery. She works at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a part of the Beth Israel Lahey Health System, is a world-class teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. It was formed out of the 1996 merger of Beth Israel Hospital and New England Deaconess Hospital. The mission of the hospital is “to provide extraordinary care, where the patient comes first, supported by world-class education and research.”

In the early days of her academic career, Heather earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from Northeastern University in Boston in 2013. Four years later, in 2017, she obtained her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from the same educational venue. 

To date, she holds membership status with the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, which is the second-largest nursing organization in the world with approximately 135,000 active members. She also holds certifications in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS). 

An Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), like Heather, is a registered nurse who has completed an accredited graduate-level educational program that prepares them as a nurse practitioner. This program includes supervised clinical practice to acquire advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Learn More about Heather Elizabeth Pleskow:

Through her online profile, https://todaysnurse.org/network/index.php?do=/4145926/info/

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