"Healthy You has demonstrated 'the team' is key to success and I am proud to be welcomed as a new member. I embrace this opportunity with eagerness, humility and passion to uphold the mission and vision CHKD has established for the children of our community to live healthier lives."
Debra Anderson, MS, PPCNP-BC, CCTC
Practice
Education
College: DePauw University
Graduate school: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Bio
Anderson calls it "a
privilege to join Healthy You for Life and continue serving children and their families
at CHKD. I have been fortunate to work
with children with acute and chronic illness at CHKD for over 20 years."
She came to CHKD in 1992 to help children facing end-stage
organ failure along their journey of transplantation. Prior to joining Healthy You, she was a certified clinical transplant coordinator.
Her greatest rewards have been
partnering with teams of professionals that together can impact the health of
children.
She has a masters of science degree from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University, where her studies concentrated on clinical nurse specialization in maternal-child health, pediatric nurse practitioner training, and developmental
disabilities program specialization.
In addition to providing coverage as a renal
transplant coordinator, Anderson served as the administrator for the transplant
program and provided regulatory oversight of accreditation for donation and
transplantation at CHKD.
Outside the hospital, she enjoy
music, hiking, gardening, cooking and being outdoors with her dog and family.
Honors & Awards
- Outstanding
Professional Woman of Hampton Roads, 1996
-
CHKD Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year, 2015
Memberships
- National Association of Transplant Coordinators (NATCO)
- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Associates (NAPNAP)
Community Involvement
- Past President, Donate Life Virginia
