1. Paola Pederzoli Carrillo RN, MSN, CPNP
10933 Wellworth Avenue Unit #17
Los Angeles CA 90024-4865
ppederzo@hotmail.com
Work 323-361-5507 ext 5586
Cell (310)-990-8485
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Education:
• University of California, Los Angeles
2001 Master of Science in Nursing, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
• University of California, Los Angeles
1996 Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Professional
Experience:
8/04-present Children Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Nurse Practitioner/Care Manager Hematology Program
Responsibilities include: providing nursing care to hematology
patients, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention.
Functions in collaboration with the health care team to diagnose
and manage clients’ health care problems in the inpatient and
outpatient settings.
In collaboration with the primary hematologist sees patients on
chronic blood transfusions, with sickle cell, thalassemia major and
other inherited hemoglobinopathies in clinic. Also work with
patients with aplastic anemia, ITP, hemolytic anemia, herediatary
spherocytosis and other hematological illness.
Manage children with iron overload.
Plan and write order for regular transfusions red cell patients
Provide case management for all patients-ensuring that chronic
disease monitoring is done.
Provide education to families and affected individuals with
hemoglobinopathy disease or trait.
10/02-8/04
• Children Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Nurse Practitioner/Care Manager, Leukemia/Lymphoma
Program

2. Coordinate care of patients with ALL, new diagnosis and relapsed,
in-patient and outpatient
Assess and reinforce families’ educational needs regarding
diagnosis and treatment
Coordinate admission to inpatient unit for scheduled
chemotherapy
Triage telephone calls for outpatients as needed
Resource to staff for leukemia and protocol related issues
Participate in multidisciplinary patient rounds and discharge
planning
Responsible for coordinating collection of research specimens
2/02-10/02
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: St. John Well Child Center, Los
Angeles: General Pediatrics
Worked in collaboration with physicians to provide primary health
care to patients by providing complete physical examinations,
diagnosis, and treatment.
Obtained histories, provided well infant and child physicals, and
anticipatory guidance. Managed acute problems as well as chronic
conditions for high-risk children who are medically underserved.
Followed and managed asthma patients and entered them in
asthma registry.
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Clinical Preceptorship
9/00-6/01 Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles: General
Pediatrics
Under the preceptorship of Julie Noble, M.D. obtained histories,
provided well infant and child physicals, and anticipatory
guidance. Managed common acute problems as well as chronic
conditions for high-risk children who are medically underserved.
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Clinical Preceptorship
1/01-4/01 Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles: Pediatric
Genetic Clinic
Under the preceptorship of Ashley Stone, MSN, PNP obtained
family histories, managed diagnosis, counseling, treatment and
follow up of patient with genetic disorders.
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Clinical Preceptorship
2/01-4/01 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles: Pre-Op
Under the preceptorship of Karen Rodriguez, MSN, PNP
performed preoperative physical exams and evaluation for patients
undergoing common pediatric surgeries.

3. • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Clinical Preceptorship
5/00-12/01 Kaiser Permanente, Santa Ana: General Pediatrics
Under the preceptorship of Valerie Rhinehammer, MSN, PNP
obtained histories, provided well infant and child physicals, and
anticipatory guidance. Managed common minor acute illnesses
and injuries.
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Clinical Preceptorship
4/01-5/01 San Fernando Teen Clinic, Los Angeles: Adolescent
Under the preceptorship of Stacey Bowen, MSN, CNS, FNP
Counseled on birth control, assisted in pap smears.
Managed common minor acute illnesses.
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Clinical Preceptorship
11/00-4/01 Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles: Subspecialties
Under the preceptorship of pediatricians and nurse practitioners,
rotated through adolescence, renal, cardiac subspecialty clinics.
• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
6/96- 9/04 Clinical Nurse II: Hematology/ Oncology
- Provide comprehensive care for pediatric patients and families
with common childhood cancers, and hematological disorders
- Provide assistance during diagnostic procedures: bone marrow
aspirations, and lumbar punctures
- Administration of Chemotherapy
- Administration of conscious sedation medications
- Administration of blood products
- Proficient in utilization and care of central lines
- Orientation/training for new nurses
- Charge nurse
Licensure/
Certifications:
• Registered Nurse, California Board of Registered Nursing License:
527692 (Expiration: 08/31/2016
• Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP) Cert# 20010720
(Expiration 2/28/2016)
• Nurse Practitioner, California Board of Registered Nursing License
and Furnishing License: 12772 (Expiration: 8/31/2016)
• DEA Registration Number #MP 1198046 (expires 3/31/2014)
• Basic Life Support Provider: American Heart Association
(Expiration: 7/2016)
• PALS certified: American Heart Association (Expiration: 3/2016)
• Certified Dr, Sears L.E.A.N health coach

4. Professional
Membership:
• UCLA Alumni Lifetime Member
• Past Member National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates
and Practitioners (NAPNAP), Los Angeles Chapter
• Past member Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses (APHON),
Southern California Chapter
• Past member of National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN),
Los Angeles Chapter
• Past board member Alpha Tau Delta, Gamma Chapter
Honors
& Awards:
• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Humanism Nominee 2004
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Gamma
Tau Chapter
• UCLA-Audrienne Moseley Scholarship
• Professional Nurse Traineeship, UCLA School of Nursing
• Alpha Tau Delta, Gamma Chapter Scholarship
• National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and
Practitioners (NAPNAP), Los Angeles Chapter Scholarship
• Nominee for nurse excellence at CHLA in 2012
Publications:
• Translated a 40 page manual on central line care in Spanish for
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles
Professional
Skills:
• Fluent in Spanish
• Working knowledge of computers
Lectures and Presentations:
• The 411 of Hematology
Presenter- Susan Carson PNP and Paola Pederzoli PNP
Staff Orientation-Childrens Hosptial Los Angeles
August 2005
• Sickle Cell Disease Case Studies

5. Presenter-Debbie Harris PNP and Paola Pederzoli PNP
Staff Orientation-Childrens Hosptial Los Angeles
October 2005
• Taking the Crisis out of sickle cell disease
Presentor-Paola Pederzoli CPNP
Staff orientation for new grads-Children's Hospital Los Angeles
October 2008
• Exjade education video for patients on iron overload
April 2009
• Poster for APHON national conference in Orlando, FL
“Transfusions, Transfusion, Are they all the same?” Knowledge
and Understanding of Blood Transfusions are vital to provide
expert Care of the Patient with Sickle Cell Disease
September 2009
• The 411 of Hematology
Presenter- Paola Pederzoli PNP
Staff Orientation-Childrens Hosptial Los Angeles
August 2010
• Got Meds?
Presentor Paola Pederzoli
Parents of sickle cell –Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
September 2010
• Taking the Crisis out of sickle cell disease
Presentor-Paola Pederzoli CPNP
Staff orientation for new grads-Children's Hospital Los Angeles
October 2010