About
Nurse. Clinician. Educator.
Known to clinicians nationwide as Dr. G the NP — a cardiology nurse practitioner who fell in love with cardiology, then fell in love with teaching it.
15+
Years in nursing & cardiology
18+
National talks & publications
14
Podcast & TV appearances
Background & experience
My career began at the bedside in Louisiana and Texas, where I learned cardiac care the way most nurses do: under pressure, in real time, with a monitor alarming and a patient who needed someone to know what the rhythm meant. That experience shaped everything about how I teach today.
I earned my BSN from Southern University, then completed my Doctor of Nursing Practice at the University of Arizona and board certification as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. My doctoral work on provider adherence to hypertension guidelines in African American adults was nominated for the AANC Outstanding DNP Project and earned the Mary Opal Wolanin Award for excellence in nursing with vulnerable populations.
Clinically, I've practiced outpatient cardiology — coronary artery disease and ischemia, heart failure, lipid and hypertension management, and arrhythmias — and I currently serve as a cardiovascular Medical Science Liaison, translating cardiac science for physicians and advanced practice providers.
Along the way, colleagues and students kept pulling me aside with the same request: “Can you explain this to me the way you just explained it to the patient?” So I started drawing. Cartoons, analogies, and stories — because a bundle branch block explained through a picture beats a paragraph every single time.
What began as unit teaching grew into precepting, clinical education leadership at Medical City Dallas, an adjunct faculty role at West Coast University, and finally Dr. G the NP, LLC — a national clinical education practice and approved continuing nursing education provider.
Education & credentials
Doctoral training, national board certification, and active acute care licensure — the credentials behind every session.
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
DNP Project: Provider Adherence to JNC 8 Pharmacological Guideline Recommendations in African American Adults Diagnosed with HypertensionView
Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Honors Graduate Inductee
Professional experience
Medical-surgical staff nurse, charge nurse, clinical education specialist, cardiology nurse practitioner, adjunct professor, medical science liaison — every role added another layer to how I teach.
Dr. G the NP, LLC
Irving, Texas · 2021 – present
Cardiovascular imaging industry
Dallas, Texas · Aug 2025 – present
Papaya Primary Care
Brandon, Florida · Feb 2025 – present
Career history
Locum Tenens
St. Joseph, Michigan · Mar 2025 – Apr 2025
Pharmaceutical industry
Dallas, Texas · May 2023 – Oct 2024
HeartPlace South Arlington — Cardiovascular Provider Resources
Arlington, Texas · Oct 2018 – Apr 2023
West Coast University
Irvine, California · Oct 2019 – Apr 2022
Medical City Dallas
Dallas, Texas · Jan 2017 – Sep 2018
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, Texas · Sep 2012 – Nov 2014
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · May 2011 – May 2012
Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center
Houma, Louisiana · Aug 2010 – Apr 2011
Speaking & publications
Conferences, universities, state NP associations, and health systems — from introductory EKG interpretation to lipid management and QT prolongation.
19
Invited talks & articles
15
Host organizations
ARNPs United of Washington State Conference
University of Massachusetts
Rush University Medical Center
Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nursing Conference
ARNPs United of Washington State Conference
Louisiana Nurse Practitioner Association Conference
Nice Healthcare
Colorado Society of Advanced Practice Nurses Meeting
Louisiana Nurse Practitioner Association Meeting
Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nursing Conference
Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nursing Conference
Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nursing Conference
Claflin University
Capitol Nurse Practitioner Group
Advanced Practice in Primary Care Conference, University of Washington
North Texas Chapter, Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
Podcast & television
S2 E26 — A New Pulse: Dr. G's Approach to Heart Health
Listen / watchEp. 3 — The Heart of Healthcare: A Cardiology NP's Real Talk
Listen / watchEp. 55 — Cardiology NP with Tranise Goodlow
Listen / watchEp. 30 — All About Outpatient Cardiology Nursing
Listen / watchEp. 2 — Cardiology, EKGs, Patient-Centered Care, Entrepreneurship
Listen / watchEp. 118 — Should NPs Start in Specialty Practice?
Listen / watchEp. 5 — Transforming nurse education through e-learning
Listen / watchEp. 60 — Untangling Cardiology & EKGs with Ease
Listen / watchEp. 22 — A-fib RVR with Dr. G the NP
Listen / watchEp. 32 — The Journey of Dr. G the NP
Listen / watchEp. 2 — Cardiology NP & Entrepreneur
Listen / watchEp. 12 — Want Something Special, Do Special Things
Listen / watchS2 E6 Part II — Hustle & Heart
Listen / watchS2 E6 Part I — Heart to Heart
Listen / watchRecognition & service
Peer-nominated awards, leadership on the committees shaping NP practice, and volunteer care in the community that keeps the work grounded.
Head Basketball Coach
Carrollton Mystics, Carrollton, Texas · 2013 – 2015
Promoting exercise and healthy lifestyles in 11–13-year-old girls
My why
Confidence is contagious.
I remember standing in front of a monitor, terrified of being wrong in front of someone more experienced than me. I remember cardiac lectures that made me feel less capable, not more. And I remember the one educator who slowed down, drew me a picture, and changed how I saw the heart forever.
That is the experience I try to recreate in every room I'm invited into. When a clinician truly understands what they're looking at, patients get recognized sooner, escalated faster, and treated better. Teaching one nurse well ripples out to every patient they will ever care for.
I teach in a room where questions are welcome and confusion is normal. Psychological safety is the prerequisite for learning anything hard — and cardiac care is hard.
If a concept isn't landing, the explanation needs to change. I rebuild content until it makes sense to the person in front of me.
Every session ends with something learners can apply on their next shift — not just something they enjoyed hearing.
Tell me about your event and your clinicians, and I'll tailor a session to fit.
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