MS Community Expert

Carrie L. Sammarco DrNP, FNP-C, MSCN

Nurse Practitioner, MS Comprehensive Care Center of NYU Langone Medical Center
Certifications
Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DrNP) from the Columbia University School of Nursing Nurse Practitioner (ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner)

Carrie Lyn Sammarco was awarded a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DrNP) from the Columbia University School of Nursing. She was awarded the John Dystel Nursing Fellowship in MS, mentored by Dr. Aliza Ben Zacharia. She has served as PI for several nursing generated research projects at the NYU MS Center. Findings generated from research projects and clinical experiences have been presented as posters at CMSC and ECTRIMS.

Dr. Sammarco is co–author of the 2013 Multiple Sclerosis: The Nurse Practitioner’s Handbook sponsored by the National MS Society. Well published in peer review journals as an author and co-author, Dr. Sammarco has been an invited speaker at university programs and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She has been a speaker and on the planning committee for the annual Janet Pearce MS Nurse Education Program sponsored by the National MS Society and Advances in MS Research & Practice at the NY Academy of Science in NYC.

In addition, she has served as annual co-host for “The Nurse Practitioner Show: MS – Comprehensive Care & Management” on Sirius XM Satellite Radio’s “Doctor’s Radio Show”.