Leaders in Nursing at MedStar Washington Hospital Center | MedStar Health

Our nursing executive leadership

Ariam Yitbarek, DNP, MHA, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer
Jani North Saale, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

Vice President, Nursing Operations
Kristin Spurr, MSN, RN-BC, NEA-BC, CPAN

Assistant Vice President, Perioperative and Procedural Services

Our senior nursing leadership

Hephzibah “Sophie” Edwin, PhD, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, PCCN

Senior Nursing Director, APP, NPD, Informatics & Research
DeSundera L. Faison, MSN, RN

Senior Nursing Director, Resource and Capacity Management
Donna D. Johnson, PhD, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CPHQ

Senior Nursing Director, Critical Care & Emergency Services
Carrie Richardson DNP, RN, NE-BC

Senior Nursing Director, MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute (MHVI)
Yelena Tuerk DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, CNRN

Senior Nursing Director, Women's & Infant's Services (WIS) and Ambulatory Services
Rachel Watkins MBA, BSN, RN, PCCN

Senior Nursing Director, Medical & Behavioral Health Sciences
Tonka Williams, MHA, MSN, RN, CMSRN

Senior Nursing Director, Practice & Innovation