Fellow Information

Maria De Los Ángeles Ortega DNP, APRN, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CDP, FAAN, FAANP

Dr. María Ordóñez is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at FAU. She combines her expertise in a plenary practice that researches, co-creates, and sustains a healing environment for individuals with memory disorders, their families, staff, and students. Born in Nicaragua of Spaniard parents, she regards as living obligation the offering of culturally and linguistically appropriate care to meet the needs of Hispanic elders. Some of her awards include Emerging Edge Runner and Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.