Leslie Beth Sossoman DNP, MSN, ACNP-BC, RN-CV, CPHQ

Dr. Sossoman has been a nurse for more than 30 years and a nurse practitioner for 23 years. She is the Faculty Specialist for the AG-ACNP program, a collaboration between Atrium Health and The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She has been a nurse practitioner in multiple cardiovascular specialties. Currently, she practices in advanced heart failure with Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute.

AREAS OF RESEARCH

Quality Improvement in the area of promoting guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure patients

Education

Post-Graduate, 2021, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Nurse Educator Certificate

DNP, 2021, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

MSN, 1999, University of South Carolina, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

BS, 1993, Wingate College, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude

Diploma, 1988, Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing

External Affiliations

Metrolina Coalition of Nurse Practitioners (MCNP), Board Member

North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA), NP Council, Metrolina Region Liaison Person (RLP) Representative

American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM), Cardiovascular Board

Sigma Theta Tau International, Gamma Iota Chapter, Governance Committee Chair

American College of Cardiology Together with the World Congress of Cardiology, Abstract Reviewer

North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA), Nominations Committee