Deirdre M Carolan Doerflinger PhD, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, FAANP
Dr. Deirdre Carolan Doerflinger is an Assistant Professor, Veteran Affairs Nursing Academy Partnerships (VANAP) Director at the Conway School of Nursing at The Catholic University of America, and the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Coordinator at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Dually certified as both an Adult Nurse Practitioner and Gerontologic Nurse Practitioner, she has 34 years’ of nurse practitioner experience in acute care, long term care and community, focusing on delivery of evidence-based care for all older adults. She received her diploma from DePaul Hospital School of Nursing, BSN, MSN and PhD from George Mason University. Dr. Carolan Doerflinger has been recognized as NGNA APRN of the year, received the award for Excellence in Clinical Practice twice and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy’s Outstanding Service Award.