Monica Sanford, Doctor of Nursing to Veteran Advocate

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Monica is a Doctor of Nursing Practice and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, with specialty practice in Cardiology and Hospitalist services.

Graduated from Johns Hopkins University with her Bachelors, Georgetown University with her Master’s and Vanderbilt University with her Doctor of Nursing Practice. She is active in local, state and Federal legislative affairs and advocating for NP Practice, Cardiology issues, Veteran Affairs and increasing access to care for minority and underserved populations.

She received the 2020 American Association of Nurse Practitioners State Award for Excellence, and the National Heart Hero Award from Mended Heart Organization in 2023 for her advocacy efforts to cardiac patients and their families.

She served 3 years on the FL State Board of American College of Cardiology and continues to serve on the Education and Legislative Affairs Committee. She was Gubernatorial appointed to Pediatric Cardiology Technical Advisory Panel and is an Assistant Editor for ACC CardioSmart. Multiple publications and local, state and national presentations.

She is Faculty at University of West FL as an instructor in Leadership and Health Policy in the nursing programs.

Active in the West Florida Defense Coalition that advocates for NWFL bases Legislative priorities.

She sees Veterans for VA disability claims and is the current President of the Northwest FL Nurse Practitioner Network in Pensacola, FL.

She as been married to a Marine for 35yr, he was prior enlisted and retired as the G2 of 2nd Mar Div Camp Lejeune.