Dr. Gail Pittroff has been a faculty member at Maryville University since 2015, teaching courses in several of Maryville’s nursing programs, including the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. In 2003, she earned a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies degree from Eden Theological Seminary, and in 2010, she received a PhD in Nursing from the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Prior to coming to Maryville, Dr. Pittroff taught at St. Louis University and the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College. She also worked for three years as a palliative care coordinator at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis.
In 2022, Dr. Pittroff was nominated by her students and colleagues to receive a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty.
Established in 1999 in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at age 33 of an autoimmune disease, Patrick’s family members created the Diseases Attacking the Immune System (DAISY) Foundation to honor the remarkable compassion and clinical skills of the nurses who cared for him. Several years later, the foundation created the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty to recognize and celebrate nursing faculty and the contributions they make to the field.
Dr. Pittroff is described by her students as being knowledgeable, highly educated, and a trusted mentor who shares her love of nursing with her students.