Nicola Hawkinson, RN, RNFA, NP

Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

NYU - Hospital for Joint Diseases
New York, NY USA
 

Nicola is an Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner working in collaboration with Dr. Frank Schwab at New York University's Hospital for Joint Diseases, where she cares for patients with spinal deformities. Nursing education is an important part of Nicola's work. As an Adjunct Clinical Professor, Nicola teaches physical assessment to registered nurses enrolled in NYU's master's program for Adult Nurse Practitioners.

Nicola received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Delaware and a Master of Arts, Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, from New York University. She is a doctoral candidate at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH.

She is a member of the North American Spine Society and Nurse Practitioners of New York. Nicola authored "Preparing for Your Recovery from Spinal Surgery" and has published research on spinal deformity presented at prestigious national congresses.

Nicola is the Founder and CEO of SpineSearch, a recruiting and education company focused on the spine field. SpineSearch works to partner highly qualified individuals with specialized career opportunities, and it also offers educational symposiums for all levels of spine professionals.

Financial Disclosure: 

Consultant/Stock/Shareholder: SpineSearch, LLC

Publications 

Publications

  1. "Preparing For Your Recovery From Spinal Surgery", iScoliosis.com.
  2. Standing Balance and Sagittal Plane Spinal Deformity: Analysis of Spino-Pelvic and Gravity Line Parameters. Virginie Lafage, PhD, Frank Schwab, MD, Nicola Hawkinson, NP, Stephen Ondra, MD, Wafa Skall, PhD, and Jean-Pierre Farcy, MD.

Posters

  1. Lafage, Virginie; Schwab, Frank J.; Patel, Ashish; Hawkinson, Nicola V; Farcy, Jean-Pierre. A new coronal pelvic parameter to estimate pelvic tilt. IMAST, July 11-14, Paradise Island, Bahamas.
  2. Lafage, Virginie; Schwab, Frank J; Skalli, Wafa; Hawkinson, Nicola V; Patel, Ashish; Farcy, Jean-Pierre. Spino-pelvic parameters following surgery for spinal deformity can be predicated: A pragmatic tool for the surgeon. SRS, September 4-8, 2007, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Presentations
Lafage, Virginie; Schwab, Frank J; Skalli, Wafa; Hawkinson, Nicola V; Patel, Ashish; Farcy, Jean-Pierre. Spino-pelvic parameters following surgery for spinal deformity can be predicted: a pragmatic tool for the surgeon. IMAST, July 11-14, 2007, Paradise Island, Bahamas.