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CURRICULUM VITAE

Svetlana Zaharova PhD, MSN
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Medicine Cardiovascular

OFFICE ADDRESS:
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
09/01/2015 - 05/31/2019 PhD, Nursing, UW - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
- 1997 B.S. Nursing, Dean's Honor List, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
- 2005 M.S. Nursing, Family NP, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
05/2007 - Present NP, Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
ACLS/BLS
None
    

Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Family Nurse Practitioner
07/27/2005
None
    

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
04/01/2025 - Present American College of Cardiology (Member of Cardiovascular Team Leadership council)

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
09/01/2022 - Present Cardiovascular Team Representative, Wisconsin Chapter Chapter of American College of Cardiology, American College of Cardiology

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
04/01/2026 - 04/13/2027 Educational committee member, Program Comittee for 76 Scientific Session and World Congress of Cardiology, American College of Cardiology

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Weden, S.,Zaharova, S., Chest pain evaluation in blunt force trauma, presentation, MCW, 02/2024 - Present
S. Zaharova, Chest pain, abnormal ECG, now what?, presentation, MCW, 05/2024 - Present
Zaharova, S., Freund, K., Klapperich, A., Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy, Pearles and Challenges of Treatment, Poster Presentation at the Wisconsin American College of Cardiology annual meeting, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2024 - Present
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Regional
S. Zaharova, Heart Failure Self-Management Study, Department of Medicine Research Retreat, Milwaukee, WI, 2023 - Present
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
2023 - 2025 Judge for Medical Students Summer research Program Posters
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Graduate Student Education
2018 - 2026 Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners studnet preceptorship
 

WORK EXPERIENCE:
1997 - 2000 Staff RN, Telemetry Unit, St Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
2000 - 2004 Research Nurse, Cardiovascular Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
07/2004 - 09/2005 Research Nurse, Pulmonary & Critical Care Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milaukee, WI.
10/2005 - 05/2007 Heart Transplant NP, Cardiovsacular Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
05/2007 - Present NP in Cardiovascular Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.