Colleen Walsh-Irwin DNP, RN, ANP-BC, AACC, EBP-C, FAANP, FAAN
Dr. Colleen Walsh-Irwin is an Adult Nurse Practitioner in cardiology for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). She has developed cardiac guidelines for the VA that have been implemented nationally across the VA healthcare system. Dr. Walsh-Irwin has been involved in the implementation of full practice authority and increasing productivity for NPs in the VA. She has spoken locally and nationally and is well published. Dr. Walsh-Irwin has been the recipient of numerous awards including Nurse Practitioner of the Year for the New York State NP Association of Long Island and the VA Secretary’s Award for Nursing Excellence.