Carolyn Rosner, MSN, NP-C, MBA is the Director of Innovative Programs at Inova Schar Heart and Vascular, overseeing the strategy and operations of several cardiovascular programs, including ECMO, cardiogenic shock, complex coronary therapeutics and interventional heart failure. Clinical and research expertise encompasses the management of cardiogenic shock, complex coronary artery disease, as well as decompensated heart failure and adult congenital heart disease.

She completed all of her nursing education at Marymount University, including an MSN with a concentration as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2011, and completed an MBA in Health Care Management from the Johns Hopkins University’s Carey Business School. She is passionate about improving access, quality and value in cardiovascular care and improving the utilization of advanced practice providers in the health care system.