Melissa Barzola, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, CCRN

Associate Director, Critical Care Center; Director of Advanced Practice Providers, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Melissa Barzola

Phone

(212) 639-3108

I am an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Director at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). I work closely with different teams in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and the Department of Radiology.

I joined MSK in 2009 as a nurse practitioner (NP) in the intensive care unit, providing care for people who were critically ill. Several years later, I became an APP Manager and have been an APP Director since 2019.

During my time as an NP, I have learned so much about providing care to people with cancer. I provide compassionate care that is based on actual data to people with cancer who are critically ill. I focus on caring for the whole person and not just the disease. It has been the most rewarding experience.

Clinical Expertise

Cancer-related intensive care; Emergency cancer-related care; Post-anesthesia care

Languages Spoken

English

Education

Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership (DNP-EL), University of Pennsylvania;
Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN), University of Pennsylvania;
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), The College of NJ

Certifications

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP-BC);
CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse)

Licensures

Registered Professional Nurse; Nurse Practitioner (NP), Acute Care