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Susan Emery

Professor of the Practice and Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program

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Susan Emery, Ph.D., CRNA, is a professor of the practice and director of the Nurse Anesthesia program at the Connell School of Nursing. Dr. Emery joined the 涩里番下载 faculty in the fall of 2002. She is a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) who received a master鈥檚 degree from Columbia University School of Nursing and a Ph.D. from 涩里番下载. A practicing CRNA since 1986, she developed and now directs the nurse anesthesia program at 涩里番下载 in collaboration with聽Associated Physicians of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians. The program received initial accreditation in 2002 and has been granted consistent, full 10-year accreditation since.

Dr. Emery teaches chemistry and physics of nurse anesthesia practice, endocrine and renal physiology for nurse anesthetists, and pharmacology of anesthetic agents. Her other interests include anesthesia for the geriatric patient, cognitive dysfunction following anesthesia, and emergency preparedness.聽Dr. Emery is a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, the Massachusetts Association of Nurse Anesthetists, and Sigma Theta Tau.