CURRICULUM VITAE
Khira Ahmed-Yahia DNP
Khira Ahmed-Yahia DNP
Nurse Practitioner Peds Crit Care
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Critical Care
DNP, APRN,CPNP-AC/PC CCRN
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Critical Care
DNP, APRN,CPNP-AC/PC CCRN
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Children’s Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital |
8915 W Connell Court |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
Email: kahmedyahia@mcw.edu |
EDUCATION: |
09/2006 - 05/2012 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI |
09/2015 - 05/2018 Doctor of Nursing Practice, Pediatric Primary Care Certificate and Nursing Education, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI |
01/2019 - 05/2020 Pediatric Acute Care Certificate, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
01/2018 - 12/2018 Clinical Instructor/Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI |
01/2019 - 02/2019 Clinical Instructor/Lecturer, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI |
06/2022 - Present Clinical Instructor/Lecturer, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI |
HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
08/2012 - 07/2015 Clinical Registered Nurse II, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Mattel Children’s Hospital at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
08/2015 - 09/2020 Registered Nurse, Pediatrics, Critical Care, American Family Children's Hospital at UW Health, Madison, WI |
10/2020 - Present Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner,, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
10/2020 - Present Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Certificates | Issued By | Issue Date | Expiration |
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) | 12/2016 | None | |
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care (CPNP-AC) | PNCB | 02/2024 | |
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care (CPNP-PC) | PNCB | 02/2024 | |
CCRN | Pediatric, American Association for Critical Care Nurses | 12/2026 | |
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) | American Heart Association | 04/2025 | |
Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Society (PFCCS) Course Certified, | SCCM | 04/2027 | |
DEA | 06/2026 | ||
Basic Life Support for the Health Care Provider (BLS) | American Heart Association | 04/2025 | |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber | 826518 | 02/2024 | |
Registered Nurse | 190977-30 | 02/2024 | |
Registered Nurse License | 4704406329 | 07/10/2025 | |
Nurse Practitioner Specialty Certification | 4704406329 | 07/10/2025 | |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
09/2010 - 05/2012 Dean’s List Honors, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
09/2015 - 05/2018 Advanced Opportunity Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
09/2015 - 05/2018 Dean’s List Honors, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
09/2016 - 05/2017 May Shiga Hornback Scholarship Recipient |
09/2016 - 05/2018 Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar, Jonas Family Foundation |
09/2017 - 05/2018 Alice C. Gauger Memorial Scholarship Recipient |
05/2020 Nightingale Certificate: Graduate Students with GPA >3.7, Marquette University |
07/2020 Daisy Nurse Nominee, Children's of Wisconsin |
05/2022 Nurse Practitioner Excellence Nominee |
05/2023 Preceptor Service and Excellence Award Winner, Marquette University College of Nursing |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
12/2014 - Present American Association for Critical Care Nurses (Member) |
05/2017 - Present Wisconsin Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (Member) |
05/2017 - Present National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (Member) |
RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Local |
Smiles for Life., Oral Presentation: Monroe Clinic, Green County, WI, 11/2017 |
Preventive Dental Health in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting: A Pilot Program., Oral Presentation: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI, 05/2018 |
Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Invited Lecturer, Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 03/2022 |
Dialysis Concepts - Invited Lecturer, Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/2022 |
Alpers-Huttenlocher Syndrome: An unusual presentation of status epilepticus - Presenter, Pediatric Multidisciplinary Neurocritical Care Case Conference, Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/2022 |
Stroke in the Pediatric Patient - Presenter, Pediatric Multidisciplinary Neurocritical Care Case Conference, Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 08/2022 |
Infectious Disease -Invited Lecturer, Marquette University Graduate School of Nursing, Marquette University, 03/2023 |
Dialysis Concepts - Invited Lecturer, Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/2023 |
National |
Newton, L., Ahmed-Yahia, K., Remler, K., Schumacher, E., & Meeteer, W., Clinical Variety Show: A Unique Approach to Specialty Clinical Rotations for Pediatric DNP Students., Poster Presentation: National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Chicago, IL, 03/2018 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Local |
Ahmed-Yahia, K., Smiles for Life, Oral Presentation: Monroe Clinic, Green County, Wisconsin, - 11/2017 |
Ahmed-Yahia, K., Preventive Dental Health in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting, Oral Presentation, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing; Madison, WI, - 05/2018 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Hospital |
05/2014 - 07/2015 Committee Chair, Infection Prevention, Pediatrics, ICU, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
10/2014 - 07/2015 PICU Liaison, Hemorrhagic Fever Response Team, Pediatrics, ICU, UCLA Medical Center |
06/2017 - 09/2020 Committee Chair, Fall Prevention Team, Pediatrics, ICU, American Family Children’s Hospital |
02/2018 Panelist, Madison Area Annual Student Nurses Association Conference |
10/2018 - 09/2020 Member, Pediatric ICU: Quality Council, Pediatrics, ICU, American Family Children’s Hospital |
12/2021 - Present Member, “PICU-Upä”, Nurse Practitioner early mobility champion for pediatric ICU patients, PICU, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin |
10/2022 - Present Member, PICU Redesign workgroup: Competencies and training, Nurse Practitioner champion for nursing education, PICU, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin |
08/2023 - Present Member, ECMO Workgroup: Monthly Case Review Committee, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Continuing Medical Education |
10/2020 - Present Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Simulation Instructor for code events of high-risk patients (rolling refresher) given weekly. |
05/2023 Children's Wisconsin, Simulation instructor for high fidelity simulation of traumatic brain injury for Children’s Wisconsin pediatric ICU bedside nurses |
Nursing Student Education |
06/2021 Marquette University, Embedded Simulation Participant/Instructor (Toxidrome) for Marquette University graduate nurse practitioner students |
11/2021 Marquette University, Embedded Simulation Participant/Instructor (Toxidrome) for Marquette University graduate nurse practitioner students |
04/2022 Marquette University, Embedded Simulation Participant/Instructor (Traumatic Brain Injury) for Marquette University graduate nurse practitioner students |
09/2022 Marquette University, Embedded Simulation Participant/Instructor (Toxidrome) |
11/2022 Marquette University, Embedded Simulation Participant/Instructor (Abdominal Trauma) for Marquette University graduate nurse practitioner students |
01/2023 Marquette University, Embedded Simulation Participant/Instructor (Traumatic Brain Injury) for Marquette University graduate nurse practitioner students |
05/2023 Marquette University, Embedded Simulation Participant/Instructor (Seizure rapid response) for Marquette University graduate nurse practitioner students |
08/2023 Marquette University, Instructor (Airway Management) for Marquette University graduate nurse practitioner students Boot Camp |
08/2023 Marquette University, Embedded Simulation Participant/Instructor (Abdominal Trauma) for Marquette University graduate nurse practitioner students |
