Carolyn Burke-Martindale, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC

Carolyn Martindale, MSN, APRN, ACNP, BC, is the Administrative Director of Neuroscience and Bariatric Services at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center. Martindale also serves as the Stroke Program Coordinator and Assistant to Amit Mody, COO of Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center.

Previously, Martindale was the Administrative Director/Nurse Practitioner for the Center for Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery Clinical Office Coordinator and Research Nurse for the Department of Surgery at Saint Francis Hospital.

Prior clinical experience includes Emergency/Trauma, Critical Care, Pulmonary, and Lung Transplant.

Throughout her educational career, Martindale has received three degrees: a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology/Pre-Medical from the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, MA; a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.; and a Master's Degree in Nursing from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Martindale has been certified as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner since 1997.

Martindale obtained several honors during her educational career. In 1993 she was inducted as a member of Delta Epsilon Sigma, National Scholastic Honor Society; Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing; and an Honors Member of the Nightingale Society.

In 1996, she received a Nightingale Society Fellowship and a scholarship from the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. In 1997, Martindale was the recipient of the Founders Award from the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.

Among her many professional affiliations, Martindale is a member of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN) and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).

Martindale has authored several publications including "Childhood Maltreatment in extremely obese male and female bariatric surgery candidate," and "Body checking and avoidance and the core features of eating disorders among obese men and women seeking bariatric surgery."