M. Elayne DeSimone is a graduate of one of the first nurse practitioner programs at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1981 as a critical care nurse practitioner. Over thirty seven years of clinical and teaching experience have taken her from critical care to research to primary care. Dr. DeSimone is a Professor and Director of the Adult Health Nurse Practitioner Track in the graduate division of the Department of Nursing. Her primary teaching responsibilities are in the masters and DNP programs. Dr. DeSimone’s clinical practice site is Community Volunteers in Medicine, which is a free primary care clinic for the uninsured in West Chester Pa. She serves on the editorial board for Clinician Reviews and is the NP Board Chair for Clinician 1. She is a peer reviewer for the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Board certified in Adult Health, Dr. DeSimone is a fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and an active committee and board member for several local, state and national organizations.
Educational Background
Diploma: (1974) New Rochelle Hospital School of Nursing, New Rochelle NY
BSN: (1978) Stony Brook University School of Nursing, Stony Brook NY
MSN: (1981) Stony Brook University School of Nursing
Nurse Practitioner Certificate: (1981) Stony Brook University School of Nursing
PhD: (1996) Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
Adult Nurse Practitioner Certification – American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Inc.
Course Involvement
Graduate level: Health Economics and Informatics in Primary Care; Primary Care of the Adult Client; Transition to Practice; and DNP Capstone
Recent Publications
Musuku, M., Zirker, W.S, Srulevich,M., Kahn,D. & DeSimone, M.E.(in press). Knee replacement in the very elderly. Clinical Geriatrics.
DeSimone, M.E. & Crowe A.(2009). Non Pharmacologic Approaches in the management of hypertension. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Inc.21 189-196
Recent Presentations
DeSimone, M.E. (2010, November). Osteoporosis: Vertebral compression fractures. Proper diagnosis and treatment matter. Boston MA., Primed East-2010.
DeSimone, M.E. (2010, December). Energy healing modalities. Philadelphia PA., University of Pennsylvania
DeSimone, M.E. (2010, March). Balloon kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures. Buffalo, NY, American Physician Group of Western NY
DeSimone, M.E. (2009, January). Addressing the burden of vertebral compression fractures. Charlotte, N.C., Charlotte Nurse Practitioner Group
Clinical and Research Interests
Health care disparities in the urban poor; barriers to practice for advanced practice clinicians; integration of complementary practices into primary care; and consequences of vertebral compression fractures in the elderly
