Stephen Anthony Ferrara DNP, FAANP, FAAN (He/Him)
Immediate Past President, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
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Summary
- Stephen Ferrara is a Family Nurse Practitioner based in New York, NY, with extensive educational credentials including a Doctorate and Post-Masters Certificate. He currently serves as Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs and Assistant Professor at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and as Senior Clinical Associate at Montefiore Medical Center. He has been President of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners since 2023. He holds previous leadership roles at Ferrara Nurse Practitioner-Family Health and Fordham University Student Health Services. His professional interests include wellness and health promotion, and he was recognized as a Fellow by the New York Academy of Medicine in 2015.
Education & Training
George Washington UniversityPost-Masters Certificate, 2011 - 2011
Pace UniversityDoctorate, 2008 - 2011- Pace UniversityMS, Family Nurse Practitioner, 1998 - 2000
Pace UniversityMasters, 2000- Pace UniversityBS, Nursing, 1998 - 1999
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American Academy of Nursing, 2021
- Fellow New York Academy of Medicine, 2015
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Nurses AssociationMember
- Sigma NursingMember
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Surveying Artificial Intelligence (AI) Attitudes, Use, and Competencies Among Nursing Faculty.Meghan Reading Turchioe, Seneca Moore, Afra Shamnath, Mary Hickey, Stephen Ferrara
Computers, Informatics, Nursing. 2026-06-23 - Use of cognitive interviews to develop PrEP education for men in New York and Alabama.Maeve Brin, Emma Sophia Kay, Asa Radix, Uri Belkind, D Scott Batey
Patient Education and Counseling. 2025-09-01 - 3 citationsEducation, empowerment, and elevating nursing voices: Nursing informatics leaders' perspectives on the path forward with artificial intelligence in nursing.Meghan Reading Turchioe, Christianna Pepingco, Charlene Ronquillo, Stephen A Ferrara, Max Topaz
Nursing Outlook. 2025-07-12
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