Sarah Riley, M.S.N., C.R.N.P., C.H.F.N.

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Nurse Practitioner

Appointment Phone Number

410-502-9447

Expertise

Heart failure, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, left ventricular assist device (LVAD), cardiac amyloidsis

Research Interests

Sarah's research focuses on patient management and improving the outcomes for patients diagnosed with heart failure, cardiac amyloidsis and implanted left ventricular assist devices (LVAD).

Background

Sarah Riley, M.S.N., C.R.N.P., C.H.F.N., is a certified nurse practitioner in Baltimore, Maryland at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She specializes in managing patients diagnosed with heart failure at the Johns Hopkins Heart Failure Bridge Clinic and Center for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

Her expertise includes managing patients diagnosed with heart failure, cardiac amyloidsis and left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Her research includes managing and improving outcomes for patients diagnosed with heart failure.

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Education

Degrees

  • MSN, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (2015)
  • BSN, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (2012)

Licenses and Certifications

  • American Association of Heart Failure Nurses / Certified Heart Failure Nurse (2020)
  • American Academy of  Nurse Practitioners / Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (2016)
  • Maryland Board of Nursing / Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner - Adult (2016)
  • Maryland Board of Nursing / Registered Nurse (2012)
  • American Heart Association / Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (2012)

Research & Publications

Research Summary

Sarah's research consists of managing and improving outcomes for patients diagnosed with heart failure, cardiac amyloidosis and implanted left ventricular assist devices (LVAD).

Selected Publications

Vaishnav, J., Hubbard, A., Chasler, J., Lepley, D., Cuomo, K., Riley, S., Menzel, K., Fajardo, J., Sharma, K., Judge, D., Russell, S., & Gilotra, N. (2020). Management of Heart Failure in Cardiac Amyloidosis Using An Ambulatory Diuresis Clinic: An Analysis of Safety and Health Care Utilization. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 26 (10): S52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.09.153

Hahn, V. S., Yanek, L. R., Vaishnav, J., Ying, W., Vaidya, D., Lee, Y. Z. J., Riley, S. J., Subramanya, V., Brown, E. E., Hopkins, C. D., Ononogbu, S., Perzel Mandell, K., Halushka, M. K., Steenbergen, C., Rosenberg, A. Z., Tedford, R. J., Judge, D. P., Shah, S. J., Russell, S. D., ... Sharma, K. (2020). Endomyocardial Biopsy Characterization of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Prevalence of Cardiac Amyloidosis. JACC: Heart Failure, 8(9), 712-724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2020.04.007

Umapathi, P., Cuomo, K., Riley, S., Hubbard, A., Menzel, K., Sauer, E., Gilotra, N. (2020). Transforming Ambulatory Heart Failure Care in the COVID-19 Era: Initial Experience From a Heart Failure Disease Management Clinic. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 26 (7), 637-638. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.cardfail.2020.06.003

Cummings, A., Fajardo, J., Cuomo, K., Riley, S., Chambers, J., Menzel, K., Rhodes, P., Fitts, F., Russell, S., Judge, D., & Gilotra, N. (2020). Efficacy of a Nurse Practitioner Managed Outpatient Intravenous Diuresis Clinic to Relieve Recurrent Congestion in Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis. Heart and Lung, 49 (2) 213-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.02.017

Freed, K., Cuomo, K., Hubbard, A., Riley, S., Menzel, K., Klemans, N., Fioretti, R., Aslam, M., Umapathi, P., Choi, C. W., Kilic, A., Florido, R., Sharma, K., Hsu, S., & Gilotra, N. (2019). Management of Heart Failure in Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Patients Utilizing an Outpatient Diuresis Clinic. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 25:sup8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.07.146

Activities & Honors

Professional Activities

  • Member, American College of Cardiology
  • Member, American Association of Heart Failure Nurses
  • Member, Heart Failure Society of America
  • Member, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
  • Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
  • Member, Johns Hopkins Episode Care Improvement Program (ECIP)
  • Member, Johns Hopkins Emergency Department Care Coordination
  • Member, Johns Hopkins Hospital Advanced Practice Advisory Council
  • Member, Johns Hopkins Congestive Heart Failure Clinical Community

Honors

  • Clinical Excellence Award, Heart Failure Bridge Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2019
  • Heart of Gold Award, Johns Hopkins Cardiology, 2018
  • CVTeam Case/Poster Presentation Award, Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium, 2018
  • Dean’s List, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 2012
  • Mary and Grainger Marburg Award - Outstanding Clinical Nursing Expertise, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 2012