ChristinaLightCraigoNP(She/Her)

Summary

• Christina Light Craigo earned her Bachelors of Science in economics and Masters of Science in nursing from Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She is a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner and has practiced in cardiology since 2005.
  
  She has spoken at a state and national level on topics including sudden cardiac death, cardiac devices, atrial fibrillation, premature ventricular complexes and ventricular tachycardia, hypertension and syncope. Her primary area of interest is dietary interventions in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. She is an associate of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and is the past president of the California Association for Nurse Practitioners, West LA chapter. She is serving at the ACC Cardiovascular Team California Representative from 2022-2025.
  
  Ms. Craigo is enrolled in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program and has advanced to candidacy. Her doctoral project aims to determine if there is a correlation between IVC diameter and pro-BNP level using point-of-care ultrasound in a post-discharge heart failure clinic.