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Portrait of Melanie Ferraro

Honor Society® member

Melanie Ferraro

Nurse Practitioner Manager at NYU Langone

  • Doctor of Nursing Practice, Executive / Master of Business Administration
  • Class of 2028
  • Florida

Member since December 2024

Education

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Doctor of Nursing Practice, Executive / Master of Business Administration

    2025 – Present

  • Duke University

    Family Nurse Practitioner / Cardiology

    2015 – 2017

  • Florida State University

    Registered Nursing

    2014 – 2015

  • Florida State University

    Music Therapy

    2008 – 2012

Honors and awards

  • JetBlue Healthcare Heroes Award

    Selected for the JetBlue Healthcare Heroes grand prize award for serving the New York City pulmonary population during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Good Catch Award presented by Duke University Hospital Leadership

    Recognized for identifying a critical near miss safety event, resulting in system-wide improvements to enhance quality and safety.

Goals and interests

Career goal

Healthcare Administration, Nursing

Graduate school interests

Increasing healthcare access, quality, and cost.

Outside the classroom

Jazz, Travel, Pilates, Gardening, Piano

Experience

  • Nurse Practitioner Manager

    NYU Langone

    May 2023 – Nov 2024

  • Family Nurse Practitioner

    NYU Langone

    Nov 2019 – Nov 2024

  • Registered Nurse

    Duke University Hospital

    Sep 2015 – Nov 2019

Volunteering

  • Volunteer

    Clean Miami Beach

    May 2024 – Dec 2025

  • Volunteer

    Habitat for Humanity

    Mar 2017

  • Sickle Cell Disease Unit Champion

    Duke University Hospital

    Mar 2016 – Dec 2019

  • Nurse Volunteer

    Florida State College of Nursing

    Sep 2014 – Aug 2015

  • Volunteer Advisory Council Member

    Alzheimer's Association

    Jul 2013 – Nov 2014

Additional information

  • American Organization for Nursing Leadership

  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners

  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners Network for Research

  • American Nurses Association

  • Florida Nurses Association

  • Sigma Theta Tau