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Mary Heffernan, Adult Care Nurse Practitioner, Kirkland, WA

MaryJoanHeffernanNP

Adult Care Nurse Practitioner • Kirkland, WA

ARNP, AOCNP

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Summary

  • Mary J. Heffernan is an Adult Care Nurse Practitioner with a Master's in Nursing from the University of Washington, completed in 2009. In 2020, she founded By Your Side LLC, a practice designed to provide personalized education and counseling for individuals with breast cancer. She has been employed as a Nurse Practitioner in clinical research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and Overlake Medical Center breast surgery, where she designed and implemented a breast cancer survivorship program and served as first assistant in surgery. Her clinical expertise lies in breast cancer, stem cell transplantation, chemotherapy, and patient/family education. She has several publications, including works on breast cancer and emotional intelligence in nurses. In 2014, Seattle Met Magazine recognized her as a Top Nurse Practitioner.

Certifications & Licensure

  • American Nurses Credentialing Center Adult Nurse Practitioner

Education & Training

  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonMSc, Nursing, 2009
  • Seattle University
    Seattle UniversityB.S., Nursing, Cum Laude, 1983

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Nurse Practitioner Seattle Met Magazine, 2014

Professional Memberships

Publications & Presentations

Books/Book Chapters

  • AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care 
    Chapter: Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration (Perform) 
    Page 1031 - 1036Heffernan MJEditors: Debra J. Lynn-McHale Wiegand and Karen K. Carlson.Elsevier Sanders2005
  • AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care 
    Chapter: Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration (Assist) 
    Page 1037 - 1040Heffernan MJEditors: Debra J. Lynn-McHale Wiegand and Karen K. Carlson.Elsevier Sanders2005

Abstracts/Posters

  • Symptom Assessment and Optimal Management of Ocular Graft Versus Host Disease
    Heffernan MJ, American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 1/1/2011
  • Nausea and Vomiting In Women with Breast Cancer Who Undergo Same Day Port Placement and Chemotherapy
    Heffernan MJ, Oncology Nursing Society Annual Congress, 1/1/2008

Lectures

  • Fundamentals of Breast Cancer 
    University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, WA - 1/1/2014

  • Office

    1205 Market Street
    Kirkland, WA 98033
    Phone+1 425-655-9151
    Fax+1 425-284-1151