WHS STAFF

Nancy Amorosi, MS, RN, NP-C, CWS, WCC (Nurse Practitioner)

Nancy Amorosi started her career in nursing 16 years ago earning a bachelors degree at Hahnemann University and shortly after her Masters degree at Rutgers University. She is board certified as an Adult Nurse Practitioner and holds board certification through the Wound Care Education Institute.

Prior to joining WHS, Nancy worked as a primary care nurse within medical surgical nursing. She specialized in geriatrics and spent over eight years caring for terminally ill patients in the field of hospice and palliative care. After obtaining her nurse practitioner licensure, Nancy worked as a primary care provider in Internal Medicine and provided clinical, classroom and lab instruction to new registered nursing students.

Nancy brings years of geriatric and primary care nursing experience with a strength in providing education. This translates into a strong foundation for providing wound care services to our facilities and patients in the community.

Nancy is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, New Jersey State Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, National League for Nursing and The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

Nancy says "It is an honor to work with such a dedicated group of individuals that are committed to providing excellence to their patients".

Amy DePasquale, MS, RN, APRN, WCC (Nurse Practitioner)

Amy DePasquale is board certified as both an Adult and Gerontologic Nurse Practitioner through The American Nurse Credentialing Center. Amy received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Rutgers University and her Masters Degree as an Adult and Geriatric Health Nurse Practitioner from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

Prior to joining WHS, Amy spent six years as a Registered Nurse at Cooper University Hospital in Camden where she provided skilled care to patients in the Cardiovascular Unit. She brings years of experience and compassion in caring for all her patients.

Amy is a proud member of The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International and The Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA). Amy's mission is to provide excellent patient care and to strive for long term care solutions.

Beena James Joseph, MS, APRN, BC, CWS, WCC (Nurse Practitioner)

Beena Joseph brings over 18 years of clinical experience to this practice with years of experience in nursing education, intensive care nursing and long-term care.

Beena received a Master's Degree in Nursing from College of Mount Vincent in 1999. Afterward, she completed an intensive training program in wound management. In addition to her full-time clinical duties, Beena works to improve clinical outcomes by developing her facilities through the establishment of the best practice in wound care and offers training programs to develop clinical expertise and strives to improve clinical outcomes.

Beena says "I enjoy working for the company, Wendy and Paul are always there to answer questions. I really appreciate your help and encouragement. The cooperation and support is excellent. Office staff and other Nurse Practitioners make it easy and smooth."

Karen Landau, MS, APRN, BC, WCC (Nurse Practitioner)

Karen Landau is a Family Nurse Practitioner who holds dual board certifications from both the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and from the American Nurses Association. She also holds dual licensure in both New York and New Jersey.

Karen brings with her a broad base of over 20 years of clinical experience in both acute and chronic care. Her experience includes intensive care, post anesthesia, medical surgical, internal medicine, home care, and cosmetic dermatology.

Karen received her Masters Degree in Nursing from Felician College and her Baccalaureate and Associates Degrees in Nursing from Pace University. She graduated Summa Cum Laude and is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nurses.

Karen says, "It is an honor to work with this exceptional team of experts. I am pleased to have the opportunity to utilize my experience in a rewarding position that enables me to help improve the lives of others."

Stephanie Longo, MS, APRN, BC, CWCN, COCN (Nurse Practitioner)

Stephanie Longo is board certified as an Adult Nurse Practitioner and also holds board certification for wound and ostomy management.

She brings years of experience in geriatric and acute care nursing to provide a solid foundation for her wound, ostomy and continence expertise.

Stephanie received a Master's Degree in Nursing from Rutgers University in 2001. After which, she completed a one year post-masters course of study in wound, ostomy and continence management. She holds board certification in wound and ostomy management from the Wound Ostomy and Continence Certification Board.

Stephanie is an active member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society.

Digna Maria Rosales, MSN, APN-C, WCC (Nurse Practitioner)

Ms. Rosales started her nursing career in 1995, working in a variety of settings to include private duty nursing mostly in nursing homes, Digna later joined the hospital setting in 2001. Serving as a mentor to new nurses, she quickly assumed the role of charged nurse. She served as a preceptor to student nurses and often functioned as an interpreter for the Spanish population. Working hard while caring for my patients, Digna received the clinical scholar in recognition of achievement and excellence in nursing in 2006. Additionally, in 2007, she received an award nomination in recognition of nursing excellence.

As a Nurse Practitioner, she worked in Quality improvement as a case manager of medical staff as well as functioned in private practice/clinic setting. She holds membership with the New Jersey State Nurses Association, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International. Digna is providing our practice with skilled assessment and wound management skills.

Ms. Rosales states "Nursing is my passion, and I have always been fascinated with wound care, and the process of healing. I am glad to have joined WHS and the group of practitioners that strive to make a difference in the live of patients with wounds."

Melissa Rubin, MS, APN, FNP-C, WCC (Nurse Practitioner)

Melissa Rubin is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She also holds a certification in wound care from the Wound Care Educational Institute. Melissa obtained a partial academic scholarship and received her undergraduate nursing degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She was also awarded a federal grant/scholarship to teach as a teaching-fellow at Rutgers University Undergraduate Nursing Program while completing her Master's Degree from Rutgers University.

Prior to working as a Nurse Practitioner, Melissa had several years of experience as an emergency department/trauma, critical care nurse and in nursing education. She was the program coordinator for a licensed practical nurse (LPN) program and was involved in expansion of the nursing school on to two additional campuses.

Melissa is elected into office as secretary for the New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA) Forum of Nurses in Advance Practice (FNAP) in 2010. She will serve a two-year term as secretary. She also chairs the Scholarship/Award and Membership Committee. Melissa is also a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Beverley Wright, RN, MSN, APRN, BC, CWS, CWCN (Nurse Practitioner)

Beverley Wright practices as a Nurse Practitioner in the area of wound management. She works collaboratively with other members of the healthcare team to facilitate wound healing in long-term care facilities. The impacts of her work are noted as wounds over time display improved status and are sometimes brought to complete closure through vigilance and staff education in her weekly assessments.

Her journey in the field of nursing started 23 years ago after obtaining her Diploma in nursing from the University of West Indies School of Nursing. After 10 years of clinical practice in the areas of medicine, emergency room and critical care, she went on to pursue higher education and obtained her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Felician College in Lodi New Jersey.

She received her certification as a nurse practitioner through The American Nurse Credentialing Center in 2004 and is licensed to practice in the state of New Jersey.

She is a past president of Mu Theta Chapter-at-Large, local arm of The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International but continues to serve on the Board of Directors as Chair of Leadership Succession Committee. She is also a member of American Nurses Association and is listed in Strathmore's Who is Who in America.

Beverly says "I am grateful for the opportunity to partner with other practitioners to make a difference in wound care."

Rose Weissman, MSN, RN, FNP, BC, WCC (Nurse Practitioner)

Rose brings to Wound Healing Solutions a diverse background in both nursing and business. As graduate of State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate, Health Science Center in Brooklyn, New York, she received degrees in nursing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist, in 1996 and as a Family Nurse Practitioner, in 1998.

Rose holds certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience in primary care/internal medicine, mental health and has specialized in wound care within the long term and sub-acute settings.

Serving our underserved populations, Rose volunteers within New York City and Red Bank, New Jersey homeless shelters. Additionally she has served as a volunteer consultant in wound care to the Parker Clinic in Shrewsbury, NJ. Rose has received board certification in wound management from the Wound Care Educational Institute.

She accounts her greatest achievement as her two beautiful children (son and daughter), Robert and Dawn and three beautiful grandchildren - Thomas and Taylor (twins), 7 yrs old, and David, 15 months.

Rose practices yoga regularly, hikes and loves long walks in the woods with my two dogs, Oscar & Sasha.

Zwelithini (Zweli) Tunyiswa (Marketing Manager)

Zwelithini Tunyiswa brings 7 years of experience in healthcare management to Wound Healing Solutions. Zwelithini served as Junior Executive at Narberth Services, a healthcare management company, as a Chief Operations Officer at Grossinger Neuropain Specialists, a pain-management firm, and as a partner at Shaver Consulting, a healthcare management consultancy and medical billing company.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Zwelithini has studied or lived in South Africa, USA, UK, Germany and Japan, during which time he has been exposed, via internship or research, to the aforementioned countries' respective healthcare systems. This has included stints at Atlantic College in St. Donat's, United Kingdom, and International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan and Siemens Medical in Erlangen, Germany.

Zwelithini employs customer-centric, data-driven and results-oriented marketing management, with an emphasis on strategic marketing planning and integrated marketing communications. Zwelithini will utilize his considerable healthcare marketing management acumen to help ensure that Wound Healing Solutions remains the leading wound-health consultancy in the Tri-state area.

Cindy Andrews (Office Manager)

Cindy Andrews brings over 21 years of administrative experience to Wound Healing Solutions. Cindy provides office coordination, internal administrative support and records management for the practice. In addition to attending to the practice's day-to-day office needs, she also provides Billing and Records Management services. Cindy is proficient in Altapoint medical practice software and Microsoft software applications.

Prior to joining Wound Healing Solutions, Cindy worked for Tri-com from November 1990 to October 2001 where she was the purchasing manager as well as the HR payroll manager. Some of Cindy's responsibilities were purchasing product and managing inventory level as well as handling the payroll.

Cindy says "I have enjoyed being part of the company's success and I am looking forward to another 20 plus years...."

Joan Beck (Medical Transcriptionist)

After completing two courses at Gloucester County College for medical terminology and billing, Joan joined Wound Healing Solutions in March 2007 as our medical transcriptionist. Joan provides documentation support and organization for the clinical staff of the practice. She maintains the electronic medical records for day-to-day visits and assists in accounts receivable operations. Joan is proficient in Altapoint medical practice software and Microsoft office suite.

Prior to joining Wound Healing Solutions, Joan worked for Precision Orthotics Laboratory from May 2000 to March 2007 as a shipping and receiving manager and quality control technician. Additionally during this time, Joan worked for Acme Markets.

Joan says "I was extremely grateful to find such a wonderful company (WHS). They have given me a wonderful opportunity to work for a compassionate and caring company. I felt like I was part of the family. The staff has been so understanding and patient with me."

Gianna Donato (Office Staff)

While attending college, Gianna Donato, is a part-time member of Wound Healing Solutions frontline office staff. Assisting billing and collection operations, Gianna augments our focus on patients, facilities, and clinicians with support to your questions and requests.

As a nineteen year old student at Burlington County College, she plans to transfer to a university and pursue a major in Public Relations as an aspiring Publicist. She is active in the community by partaking in a variety of community service projects and enjoys reading, writing and music.

Ann Marie DuCigno (Billing Specialist)

Ann Marie DiCugno brings over 27 years of medical office experience to Wound Healing Solutions. Providing a wealth of knowledge in medical billing and coding, Ann Marie provides office support for the day-to-day operations. With a background in acute care as well within many outpatient settings, she brings forth a diverse perspective. She has real-time experience in administrative and financial operations, as well as management experience in business office administration, billing and coding compliance and collection management services. Ann Marie has been instrumental in solidifying our billing and collections efforts while maintaining a healthy relationship with our patients.

Prior to joining our team, Ann Marie began her medical career with Lankenau Hospital as a unit secretary. After which she joined Cross Keys Physical Therapy and eventually became their billing manager.

Tiffany S. Melton (Medical Transcriptionist)

Tiffany has been a certified medical transcriptionist for over 11 years working in various specialties. Her career began as an independent contractor for a home-based business and progressed to a hospital setting at South Jersey Health Care - Elmer.

Before joining Wound Healing Solutions, Tiffany worked in the Cardiology department at Cooper Hospital as a full-time medical transcriptionist. She has extensive medical terminology, as well as editing skills. Throughout her career, she has utilized various dictation systems, now proficient in Altapoint.

Tiffany is also a certified nursing assistant, for over 3 years. She is experienced in nursing home care, as well as home care, including hospice at the VA Hospital of Philadelphia.

She is currently continuing her education as a Licensed Practical Nurse.