Certified Cardiovascular Knowledge Examination

The American College of Cardiology is pleased to announce the following individuals have earned the Certified in Cardiovascular Knowledge (CCK) credential by successfully completing ACC's Certified Cardiovascular Knowledge Exam (CCKE).

May 2025

 

Nelly Aghili, ACNP-BC, AACC, CCK
Ayat Aljawawdeh, ACNP-BC, ACNS-BC, CCK
Brian Allar, NP, APN, BS, BSN, MSN, CCK
Marissa D. Amaya, ANP-BC, CCK
Gina Anderson, ANP-C, CCK
Jenny Ang, FNP-BC, CCK
Stacy Ballard, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Maria L. Bazsa, ACNP, CCK
Hillary L. Behn, ARNP, CCK
Ciara Bennett, PA-C, CCK
Jasmine Benson, ARNP, CCK
Ruth Blando, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Erin Blasko, APRN, CCK
Nicole Brown, NP-BC, CCK
Courtney A. Burleson, APRN, DNP, FNP-C, CCK
Kym Aloha Casinillo, APRN, CCK
Karla Alehandra Chen, FNP-BC, CCK
Nancy Cleveland, ACNS-BC, FNP-BC, CCK
Pedro Colio, FNP-C, CCK
Melo-Dee Collins, MSN, NP-BC, MSc, RN, RCIS, CCK
Shannon L. Colter, NP, CCK
Deborah Courtney, FNP-BC,FNP-C, CCK
Beena Da Costa, FNP-BC, CCK
Erin E. DeBoer, PA-C, AACC, CCK
Nicole Dellise, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, CHFN, CCK
James T. Dingess, FNP-C, AACC, CCK
Kelsey Jeanne DiRutigliano, PA-C, CCK
Kara Eberle, NP, CCK
Cate Enstrom, AGACNP-BC,DNP, CCK
Kelly Fairbrass, NP-C, CCK
Julianna Fajardo, FNP-BC, CCK
Emily S. Fedewa, ARNP, CCK
Lauren M. Feeney, FNP-C, AACC, CCK
Jessie Flurschutz, FNP-C, CCK
Kristen Forstrom, NP, CCK
Lorick F. Fox, PA-C, AACC, CCK
Juanita Fuentes, PA-C, CCK
Lesa Fuller, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Timothy W. Gardner, PA-C, CCK
Sun Young Genin, ACNP-BC, CCK
Resmi Ann George, ANP-BC, CCK
Dayna Marie Gjurovski, DNP, AGACNP-BC, AACC, CCK
Lissette Guevara, NP, CCK
Sarah Gutierrez, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Courtney Holman, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Rachel Hooven, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-C, CCK
Penny L. Hunsberger, AGPCNP-BC, CCK
Kalyn Hunt, ANP-C, APRN, CRNP, CCK
Jason S. Inman, PA-C, CCK
Natalia Janik, FNP-BC, CCK
Jaicey Johnson, DNP,FNP-BC, CCK
Michaela Johnson, APRN, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Lindsey Jones, FNP-C, CCK
Edward Kane, PA-C, CCK
Magdalena Klein, PA-C, CCK
Matthew C. Kuhn, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, CEN, MSN, CCK
Naomie Lafleur, APRN, CCK
Ivy-Arselyn Landoy, FNP-C, CCK
Tiffany Dawn Leister, NP, APRN, BSN, MSN, AACC, CCK
Kristen Lewis, ACNP, CCK
Kelly Licht, NP, CCK
Roberto Luna, FNP-C, CCK
Rachel R. Mackmin, PA-C, CCK

Lindsey Mandrayar, PA-C, CCK
Debora Mariano, PA-C, CCK
Melissa D. Massa, AGPCNP-BC, CCK
Paula Mckinnon, DNP, CCK
June Melton, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Robyn Mitchell, ACNPC-AG, CCK
Heather L. Miyashiro, NP, CCK
Stephanie Monsrud, ARNP, NP-C, CCK
Cecily Montgomery, AGPCNP-C, CCK
Chelsy Moore, AGPCNP-C, CCK
Rebecca Moore, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Sharon M. Morgan, NP, AACC, CCK
Crystalynn Mulligan, CRNP, CCK
Lynn Mutlu, PA-C, CCK
Harilal Nair, ANP-BC, APRN, CCRN-CMC, CCK, CSC, DNP, MSN, NP-BC, CCK
Augusta R. Neisen, PA, CCK
Matthew Nitsch, APRN, CCK
Enid Nixon, FNP-C, CCK
Teresa Odonnell, FNP-C, CCK
Jennifer Osborne, APRN, CCK
Hyeyoung Park, FNP-BC, CCK
Clare Pionto, ACNP-BC, CCK
Jennifer R. Poston, APRN, ANP-BC, CCK
Brook Raphael, DNP,FNP-BC, CCK
Lauren Rasmussen, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Camille Raz, APRN, CCK
Alicia Reichenbach, CNP, CCK
Heidi Marie Roschinger, BSN, MSN, FNP-BC, CCK
Jesse Rumbough, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Elizabeth Sabella, PA-C, CCK
Chelsea Salgado, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Melissa J. Scalchunes, AGACNP-BC, CRNP, DNP, FNP-BC, AACC, CCK
Erin K. Schmidt, FNP-C, CCK
Megan Shucavage, CRNP, CCK
Marie Koenig Siddle, PA-C, CCK
Yirima Simon, PA-C, CCK
D'Ann Sisneros, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Melissa Smith, AGACNP-BC, AACC, CCK
Patricia Solomos, ACNP, CCK
Janette L. Stender, NP, CCK
Deanna R. Stephens, FNP-C, CCK
Darbi R. Stevens, ACNP, CRNP, CCK
Sarah Stokes, CCK
Michael Anthony Tapia, PA-C, AACC, CCK
Kamishia L. Thomas, DNP, RN, NP-C, CCK
Melissa Todice, APRN, FNP-BC, CCK
Deanna Marie Tregoning, ARNP, MSN, CCK
Camille Triebel, ANP-BC, AACC, CCK
Kathleen A. Vaughan, AGACNP-BC, ANP-C, CCK
Marina Vyshutina, AGACNP-BC, APRN, MNNP, BSN, CCRN, CCK
Sumelia Waddell, NP-C, CCK
Michael Walker, FNP-C, CCK
Christine Warren, APNP, CCK
Scott Weaver, PA-C, CCK
Brett Welch, APRN, ACNPC-AG, CCK
Christen Westbrook, FNP-C, CCK
Jaime A. Westlund, FNP-C, DNP, APRN, CCK
Tyler Windsor, ARNP, CCK
Nicholas Wittwer, PA-C, CCK
Randy Wnuk, PA-C, CCK
Miguel Wong, FNP-BC, AACC, CCK
Whitney Wright, PA-C, CCK
Yao Zheng, ANP-BC, AACC, CCK

 

September 2024

 

Kayla Adams, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CCK
Emma W. Adelman, PA-C, CCK
Allison Allison Sabo, PA-C, CCK
Jessica Arauz, APRN, CCK
Audrey Arcari, FNP-BC, CCK
Michelle Janeth Arriola PA-C, CCK
Kristin Babb, PA-C, CCK
Maggie Bailey, CRNP, CCK
Katie Bates, DNP, ARNP, CCK
Yan Yan Beach, FNP-BC, HF-cert, CCK
Andrew P. Behounek, NP-C, CCK
Maria Christina Bernardo, DNP, APN, FNP-BC, CCK
Harold Todd Blackmon, CPNP, CCK
Emily Boen, PA-C, CCK
Makayla Bogard, NP-C, CCK
Sami Bonin, DNP, CCK
Jennifer Bramhall, CCK
Holly Brehm, PA-C, CCK
Jessica Brown, FNP-C, CCK
Amy A. Brownell, MSN, FNP-C, FACC, CCK
Rachelle Bryant, FNP-BC, CCK
Morgan Burrell, ANP-BC, CCK
Tammy Burton, APRN, CCK
Hui Grace Chen, AGPCNP-BC, CCK
Tiffany N. Choi, FNP-BC, CCK
Terri Colby, APN, CCK
Geraldine Contreras, MSN, APN, RN-BC, FNP-C, CCK
Hannah Cothern, PA-C, CCK
Brittany Cox, FNP-C, CCK
Ashley DeAngelo, CRNP, CCK
Franca Di Brita, MSN, CNL, APN, FNP-C, CCK
Kristy Diffley, MSN, FNP-C, CCK
Lauren Dotterer, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Patricia Easton, NP, CCK
Rebecca Eichberger, FNP-BC, APRN, CCK
Danielle Elliott, NP, CCK
Jerilyn D. Farmer, MSN, NP-C, CCK
Peter Joseph Giordano, ANP-C, CCK
Samantha Giovanniello, PA-C, CCK
Matthew R. Granger, NP, CCK
Jennifer Griffo, AGACNP-BC, AACC, CCK
Poonam Rai Gupta, DNP, CCK
Arianna Lissette Gutierrez, ARNP, CCK
Kristen Hansen, FNP-BC, CCK
Sarah Hendrix, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CCK, CCK
Emily Howell, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CCK, CCK
Juhee L. Im, CRNP, CCK
Sherin John, MPH, MMSc, PA-C, CCK
Kacy S. Jones, MSN, ACNP, CCK
Kelly Jung, FNP-BC, CCK
Tara Kauffman, ANP-BC, AACC, CCK
Katie Keller, MSN, FNP-C, CCK
Alisha B. Kelly, CRNP, CCK
Tammy Kirk, DNP, CCK
Daniel Knowles, CCK
Janet Lechuga, PA-C, CCK
Jessica Ann Lim, APRN, CCK
Jody Long, NP-C, ACNP-BC, CCK
Shannon Madonia, ANP-BC, CCK

Courtney Makus, ACNPC-AG, CCK
Elizabeth A. Matthews, FNP-C, CCK
Melinda McClure, PA-C, CCK
Tracy McIntyre, MSN, APN, CCK
Belia Mendez, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Melissa A. Meyer, FNP-BC, CCK
Candace Middleton-Combs, APRN, CCK
Sarah Miller, APRN-C, CCK
Angela L. Miller, FNP-C, CCK
Kathryn Minikus, MSN, APN, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Victoria Minneci, FNP-C, CCK
Ashley Mueller, PA-C, CCK
Laura Muntzer, PA-C, CCK
Diana Nanayakkara, NP, CCK
Mariana Nelson, FNP-C, CCK
Deneen M. Norman, APRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC, CCRN-K, CCK
Brooke O'Connor, FNP-C, CCK
Sheila O'Donoghue, AGPCNP-BC, CCK
Jessica Oh, FNP-C, CCK
Michele L. O'Hara ACNP-BC, CCK
Tochi Okwueze, DNP, FNP-BC, HF-Cert, AACC, CCK
Sandra Ollis, MSN, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Rinku Patel, APRN, FNP-BC, CCK
Seth William Pattan, PA-C, CCK
Whitney Pillian, PA-C, CCK
Sherly Thanikkatt Poulose, ARNP, CCK
Stacey L. Pratt, MPAS, PA-C, CCK
Susan Radcliffe, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Alicia Rice DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CCK
Jessica L. Root, PA-C, CCK
Brandi Rose, FNP-C, CCK
Charlene Sanders, APRN, CCK
Oriana Santarelli, PA-C, CCK
Morgan Schaeffer, PA-C, CCK
Michelle Scroggins, MSN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCK
Bhavna Sharma, MSN, FNP-BC, CCK
Christa Sharpe, DNP, FNP-BC, PCCN, CCK
Lynn R. Sheppard, ANP-BC, CCK
Jamie S. Shorter, AGNP-C, CCK
Toby C. Silvertooth, APRN, FNP-C, CCK
Amy Simms Danner, ACNP, MSN, CCK
Marie Slisher, PA-C, CCK
Paul Sobiech, PA-C, CCK
Margaret "Meg" Sporn, NP-C, CCK
Katherine Sturiano, NP, AACC, CCK
AnnMarie Swanson, DNP, CCK
Megan Swiatek, APN, CCK
Rexanna Tatlock, AGPCNP-BC, CCK
Meaghan Tordella, PA-C, CCK
Jonathan Tower, BS, PA-C, CCK
Shannon Miller Ullman, APRN, CCK
Megan Vangerud, DNP, APRN, ACNPC-AG, CCK
Jennifer Vogt, NP, CCK
Jessica H. Weber, ACNP-C, CCK
Gillian Winter, NP-C, CCK
Lindsay Wisehart, PA-C, CCK
Melissa (Mimi) Yonkin, NP, CCK
Sarah Zuspann, NP-C, CCK

 

May 2024

 

Georgina Aguirre, FNP, CCK
Eric Albert, APRN, CCK
Jonathan D Barnes, PA-C, CCK
Alise Bartolucci, MSN, FNP-C, CCK
Andrew W. Beach, PA, AACC, CCK
Christina L. Bennett, NP, CCK
Christopher Berge, NP, CCK
Sandra Biolo, ANP-BC, CCK
Nicole Brown, ACNP, CCK
Devon Buck, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Karen Jean Byrd, PA-C, CCK
Michael A Carlisle, ACNP-BC, APRN, BSN, MSN, CCK
Melissa Chang, FNP-BC, CCK
Jamie Charron, FNP-BC, CCK
Kimberly Clohecy, ACNP, CCK
Angela Crouse, NP-C, CCK
Brett R Dalmau, CCK
Jennifer Doby Davis, NP-C, CCK
Ramona E Davis, PA-C, CCK
Miladys Delgado, ACNP-BC, CCK
Darcie Genevieve Desiderio, AGACNP-BC, CHFN, DNP, AACC, CCK
Sherrye Lynne Durante, NP, CCK
Sunny J Fenn McNally, APRN, AACC, CCK
Erin Flynn-Davis, ANP-BC, CCK
Katherine Giorgio, FNP-C, CCK
Hannah Glaab, PA, CCK
Kari Gondeck, APRN, DNP, CCK
Alison Gouin, PA-C, CCK
Kristie Greear, PA-C, CCK
Jack Steve Harweger, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Christy D. Hawkins, PA-C, CCK
Rebecca Hinkle, ACNP, CCK
Noel Johnson, PA-C, CCK
Elaina Jones, FNP-C, CCK

Kalli H Karas, PA-C, CCK
Michelle Keen, FNP-C, CCK
Eunice Kim, PA-C, CCK
Jonah Lahip, FNP-BC, CCK
Jennifer Lanz, NP-C, CCK
Rose M. Laporte, NP, AACC, CCK
Anna Lincheck, NP-C, CCK
Stephanie Luce, AGPCNP-BC, CCK
Joan Maldonado-Resto, CRNP, CCK
Ashley Margossian, ACNP, CCK
Kristen Marquardt, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Haley McCune, PA-C, CCK
Paige A Meester, APRN, FNP-BC, AACC, CCK
Graci Meier, PA-C, CCK
Allan Dotado Memoracion, NP, CCK
Kiara W Michael, CRNP,DNP, CCK
Brianne M Nolan, NP-C, CCK
Krista Ohmie, PA-C, CCK
Leslie Osterman, PA-C, CCK
Angie L Paschke, APRN, CCK
Halary Patch, ANP-C, CCK
Donald Pohorence, PA-C, CCK
Megan Reid, NP, CCK
Roy Hampton Smith, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CCK
Amanda Stang, NP-C, CCK
Angela Sterling, ACNP-BC, CCK
M. Cecilia A. Tagle-Cornell, NP, AACC, CCK
Lauren Tartal, ANP-BC, CCK
Christin Touchet, ACNPC-AG, ANP-C, CCK
Lynn A Vincent, ACNP, CCK
Elizabeth M Ward, ACNP-BC, CCK
Carla Ann Whitt, AGACNP-BC, AACC, CCK
Cassie Wilson, AGACNP-BC, CCK

 

November 2023

 

Jaclyn Elizabeth Efrusy Abbott, AGPCNP-BC, BSN, RN, AACC, CCK
Kimberly B. Albright, NP, CCK
Sydney Anderson, ARNP, DNP, FNP-C, CCK
Barbara P Asorian, NP, CCK
Rachel M.B. Barish, NP, AACC, CCK
Melissa C. Barnes, NP, CCK
Amanda Barry, ACNP-BC, CCK
Leslie Barry, NP-C, CCK
Sara E Bierschenk, MSN, CCK
Pamela Blanchett, ANP-C, CCK
Lisa Borge, PA-C, CCK
Amanda Bradley, CRNP, MSN, CCK
William T Broadbent, MHS, CCK
Hannah Burmeister, FNP, CCK
Rachel Burns, AGACNP-BC, MSN, CCK
Mindy Jo Byrd, FNP-C, CCK
Christina Cantey, FNP-C, CCK
Ashley Carter, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, CCK
Mary K Case, PA-C, CCK
Ligita Centorino, FNP-C, CCK
Ken Chan, ACNPC-AG, CCRN, RCIS, AACC, CCK
Melinda Coffman, ACNP, ACNP-BC, MSN, NP, AACC, CCK
Katelyn R Coleman, MSN, FNP-BC, AACC, CCK
Tracy L Cormier, NP, AACC, CCK
Jessica Cushing, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Crystal Cusin, AGACNP-BC, AACC, CCK
Ashley Dacey, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Dayna Daku, PA-C, CCK
Julia V Diaz White, APRN, CCK
Sharon M. Dickinson, PA-C, FACC, CCK
Jamie A Dietrich, PA-C, CCK
Mandelle Dreu Doerstler, NP, AACC, CCK
Christine Doyle, NP, CCK
Maria Druchniak, PA-C, CCK
April Dunlevy, ACNP-BC, CCK
Janel Mae Eckroth, NP-C, RN, CCK
Tabetha Ewton, ACNP-BC, CCK
Catherine Falduto, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, ACNP, CCK
Leah M Fasolo, APRN, CCK
Lisa Findley, DNP, ACNP-BC, MA, MSN, CCRN, CCK
Kate Fontana, PA-C, AACC, CCK
Ariel H Freeman, NP, CCK
Julie A. Frommelt, NP, CCK
Amber Frost, FNP-C, CCK
Aniamma Geevarghese, ARNP, CCK
Sunila George, ACNP-BC, CCK
Shamaron A Grier, PA-C, CCK
Thomas Gutchewsky, ACNP-BC, AACC, CCK
Sarah Guthrie, PA-C, CCK
Sandra Hansen, PA-C, CCK
Elise M. Hartranft, CRNP, CCK
Lusine Harutyunyan, PA-C, CCK
Rosanna Lee Hastings, DNP, CCK
Casey Hedemann, FNP-C, CCK

Gerri Lynn Hempfling, BSN, CCK
Daritza Herrera, PA-C, CCK
Anna Hilton, PA-C, CCK
Michael Paul Horne, MBA, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, CCK
Lindsay A Howard, NP, CCK
Janelle Irizarry, APRN, CCK
Maria Jamilla Lacap, AGACNP-BC, AACC, CCK
Tyler Jones, APRN, CCK
Jill Jordan, PA-C, CCK
Sheila K Kauzlarich, ARNP, CCK
Cara S Keating, PA-C, CCK
Traci L Kirkland, PA-C, CCK
Laura M Koonce, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, MSN, RN, CCK
Marc Krzystek, PA-C, DMSc, CCK
Emily Lennon, PA-C, CCK
Katherine Love, NP-C, CCK
Courtney Lussier Calkins, PA-C, CCK
Abigail Lynch, FNP-C, CCK
Diane Marolda, NP, AACC, CCK
Melissa D. Mattimore, NP, AACC, CCK
Amy McElderry, CRNP,MSN, CCK
Heather McLeland, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Jessica H Mullenix, AGPCNP-BC, CEPS, MSN, NP, CCK
Aleksandra Novik, DNP, CCK
Rachel E Nutting, MPAS, CCK
James O'Hara, CCT, DMSc, DrPH, PA-C, PhD, RCIS, USN, CCK
Michael Pasquale, ANP-BC, APN, CCRN, CMC, MSN, CCK
Betsy G Pendexter, CCRN, MS, NP-C, RN, CCK
Kevin T Perry, MSN, FNP-C, CEN, CCK
Nikki N Phanyoraj, NP-C, CCK
Mindy Prouty, AGACNP-BC, CCK
Vanessa Gail Rhodes, ACNPC-AG, CCK
Erin Rizzo, FNP-BC, CCK
Clare A Ross, CRNP, CCK
Stephany Salazar, FNP-C, AACC, CCK
Matthew Sarcona, PA-C, CCK
Hope R Sellars, ANP-BC, AACC, CCK
Lauren B Settle, FNP-C, CCK
Jennifer Sheely, PA-C, CCK
Tanya Reams Smallwood, NP-C, CCK
Arron Nicole Smith, PA-C, CCK
Christine Smith, PA-C, CCK
Joy Spitale, ANP-C, CCK
Lynda Stoodley, NP, CCK
Elizabeth Thompson, NP, CCK
Leslie A. Thompson, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, CCK
Joshua Thornsberry, ANP-BC, DNP, AACC, CCK
Erika Valtinson, PA-C, CCK
Dale M. Webster, NP, AACC, CCK
Joanne M. Whitehead, FNP-BC, NP, AACC, CCK
Holly Williams, NP-C, CCK
Laura Ann Wilson, AGACNP-BC, AACC, CCK
Donna M Zack, ANP-C, CCK

 

Institutional Acknowledgements

The American College of Cardiology is pleased to announce the following institutions have demonstrated a commitment to cardiovascular excellence by successfully completing ACC's Certified Cardiovascular Knowledge Examination (CCKE).

November 2023

Jackson Heart Clinic, P.A.

Midwest Cardiovascular Institute

UAB Cardiovascular Institute, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

May 2024

Roper St. Francis Cardiology

September 2024

Parkersburg Cardiology Associates

Renown Health

May 2025

Ascension Illinois Heart & Vascular
Franciscan Heart & Vascular Associates

Ohio Heart Group

Top Cardiology Associates