Kristin Eckland

Kristin Eckland, ACNP-BC Medellin Colombia +52 686 552 8468 www.cirugiadetorax.org

Specialty

• General Thoracic Surgery

Interests

• Stratified Intensive Insulin therapies to prevent post-operative hyperglycemia after CABG
• Creating guidelines/ educational training to standardize and improve the care of thoracic surgery pa
• Blood Conservation in cardiac and thoracic patients
• Data compliation for outcomes reporting for cardiac surgery
• Mobile applications and the STS General Thoracic database
• The Role of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Cardiovascular effects of the methyxanthines
• Aggressive cardiovascular risk reduction in Diabetic patients
• Surgical Tourism and the globalization of healthcare.
• Thoracic surgery outcomes at moderate-high altitude

Research Interests

• The use of social media & technology to promote specialty practice
• Surgical outcomes in thoracic surgery at moderate to high altitude

Positions

• Internship in private Thoracic and Vascular surgery practice, Fall 2005.
• West Virginia University, CT Surgery (2006-7)
• Duke University regional facility, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (2007- June 2010)
• Cardiology practice, July 2010 - Jan 2011
• Medical writer, author and creator of Cirugia de Torax.org
• Locum tenums Nurse Practitioner in cardiothoracic surgery

Education & Training

• Dalhousie University (B.A.)
• Truckee Meadows Community College (AAS, Nursing)
• Vanderbilt University (MSN, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program)
• Lakeland Community College (Registered Nurse First Assistant)

Journal Publications

Mexicali! a mini-gem guide to surgical tourism

Online Articles

Blister and Skin Necrosis in a Cancer Patient

Carotid Stenosis: What is It? How is it Diagnosed? What Are the Treatment Options?

Carotid Stenosis: My Doctor Ordered a Carotid Duplex, Now What?

Who is performing your thoracic surgery?

Bogota hospital offers hope to abdominal cancer patients

Colombia's Cartagena as an emerging medical tourism destination

Eckland, K. & Klein, A. (2010). Hidden gem: A guide to surgical tourism in cartagena, colombia. ISBN # 9781452842721. Published July 20, 2010.

Eckland, K. & Klein, A. (2011, July). Bogota! a hidden gem guide to surgical tourism. ISBN-13: 978-1456497514.

Eckland, K. (2011, July). The Thoracic Surgeons: Bogota, Colombia. A brief narrative. ISBN-13: 978-1463595791

Dr. Gonzalez Rivas: Changing the future of thoracic surgery