She currently splits her time between clinical duties as the Lead Nurse Practitioner in the Section of Advanced Heart and Transplantation and research activities within the Adult and Child Consortium for Outcomes Research and Delivery Science. Dr. McIlvennan received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and then completed her Master of Science – Adult Nurse Practitioner and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees at the University of Colorado. Her research interests include patients with left ventricular assist devices and their caregivers.