SDNP TreasurerAvery Dinallo, DNP, FNP-C, DCNPDr. Avery Dinallo, DNP, FNP-C, DCNP is a dual board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and dermatology nurse practitioner. A born and raised Jersey girl, Avery received her nursing degree from Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, NJ. While there, she served as the Nursing Student Organization president for two years as well as vice president of her chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges. Upon completion, she received the prestigious Outstanding Student of Science and Health Sciences award. After receiving her RN degree, she served as charge nurse for five years at Monmouth Medical Center and then as Clinical Nurse Leader of their Cardiac and Stroke Unit while completing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at Rutgers University. At Monmouth Medical Center, she was integral in creating a patient education tool utilizing the teach back method, which is now an evidence-based protocol used throughout the Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health system to educate patients regarding their treatment plan. She then continued her education and obtained a Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree from Rutgers University. In addition to her primary care clinical hours, Avery also completed training within dermatology throughout her final year of school. Her doctoral research project at Rutgers was focused on the creation of a novel screening tool to educate patients on their risk of skin cancer. After graduation from Rutgers, Avery completed a dermatology nurse practitioner fellowship with Princeton Dermatology, where she remained upon completion and worked as a dermatology nurse practitioner. Her husband’s own training then took her to Tampa Florida where she continued her dermatology practice by caring for the elderly in assisted living facilities, followed by working at the Cleveland Clinic Department of Dermatology and then with Skin Cancer Specialists in Atlanta, Georgia. She brings her wealth of experience to Idaho as she joins Mountain Pine Dermatology. Her practice is focused on general dermatology and skin cancer screening examinations with a passion for the treatment of acne, eczema and psoriasis. She is currently an active member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the Society of Dermatology Nurse Practitioners, and the Dermatology Nurses’ Association. She served for 3 years as a board member of the Dermatology Certified Nurse Practitioners Board. Avery is currently a faculty member with Regis University in their novel post-masters Dermatology Nurse Practitioner certification program. In her spare time, Avery enjoys spending time with her husband and 3 young daughters as well as reading, working out, and exploring all that Idaho has to offer. |