Behavioral Health/ Psychiatric • Burn Treatment/ Wound Therapy • Cardiology • Case Management • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist • Critical Care/ ICU • Emergency/ Trauma • Home Health • Hospice/ Palliative Care • Informatics • Inpatient • Medical/ Surgical • Neonatal • Nurse Manager • Nursing Home/ Long-Term Care • Nursing School Educator • OB/GYN • Oncology/ Hematology • Orthopedics • Outpatient/ Ambulatory Care • PACU • Pediatrics • Student Health Services (College Level) • Student Health Services (K-12)
Nursing Legend
Jo Ann Flounders
Jo Ann Flounders begins her day at 3:30 a.m. Ninety minutes later, she’s starting her rounds, checking in on cancer patients before moving to the outpatient side, where she assists survivors and those preparing for chemotherapy treatments. “I usually don’t leave until 5:30 or 6 in the evening,” says Flounders, a nurse with Broomall’s Consultants in Medical Oncology and Hematology.
Flounders has spent more than half a century caring for patients. Her career has taken her from Villanova University’s nursing school to the United States Navy Nurse Corps, Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Jefferson Home Health (now Main Line Health HomeCare and Hospice), and her current position, where she’s spent the last 23 years. Flounders is also a mother to 10 children.
In 1997, she returned to Villanova for her master’s degree. Over the years, she’s worn everything from a white dress and cap to a naval uniform to lavender scrubs. “Then I earned a white lab coat with my name on it,” she says with a smile. “No matter what the uniform, the nurse in it is still the same and always part of a team caring for others.”
Flounders has been involved in oncology since the 1980s. “I’ve learned the most from patients—people who bravely face their challenges and keep going in spite of their adversities,” she says. “Helping patients attain a degree of wellness and survive serious illness is why I’m an oncology nurse. I can’t think of anything I’d rather do.”
Behavioral Health/ Psychiatric
#1 Regina Reilly
Main Line Health
Annemarie Browne, Megan Day, Geoffrey Hoxie, Erin Lopes, Gina Nardello, Meghan Szczerba, Katherine Wiedmann
Main Line Health
Jackie Ximines
Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic
Burn Treatment/ Wound Therapy
#1 Kathy Boyle
Main Line Health
Jennifer Delozier, Jennifer McNicholas
Main Line Health
Cardiology
#1 Jessica Burdsall
Main Line Health
Helen Black, Barbara Brogan, Maeve Callahan, Lisa Cilia, Linda Clark, Jen Hickerson
Main Line Health
Case Management
#1 Jennifer Harper
Crozer Health
Theresa Belville, Deanna Burns
Main Line Health
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
#1 Lisa Deppen
Main Line Health
Dana Rodgers
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Rebecca Epp
Main Line Health
Critical Care/ ICU
#1 Gail Greco
Main Line Health
Bonnie Broderick, Heather Chambers, Meghan Hayes, Joy Meservey, Linnea Si, Katrina Skibicki
Crozer Health
Kelsey Brinton, Maureen Damico, Rachael Georges, Susan Molitoris, Erin Monaghan, Dawn Morris, AnnMarie Puliti, Mary Beth Sedwick
Main Line Health
Denise Davies
Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic
Emergency/ Trauma
#1 Tara Lathbury
Main Line Health
Lisa Barnett, Amy Botta, Karen Delange, Nick Delloso, Angel Estep, Loreen Evans, Denise Gibbons, Denise Hale, Christina Olenik, Caroline Tyson
Crozer Health
Samantha Beck, Sandra Jones, Liz McKinney, Kelsey Newman, Linda Schanne, Jenny Smith, Jessica Strickland, Jaime Tate, Indi Tollini
Main Line Health
Susan Brusco, Stacey Rutland
Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic
Home Health
#1 Cecilia Pizzino
Penn Medicine at Home
Hospice/ Palliative Care
#1 Bernadette Dugan
Main Line Health
Mary Beth Dane, Diane Hayes, Caitlyn Moore, Concetta Murray, Donna Rugh, Christina Truax
Main Line Health
Informatics
#1 Amy Fairbanks
Main Line Health
Lauren Bradley, Lee Cowley, Sarah O’Donnell
Crozer Health
Betsy Cullinan, Theresa Czapka, Michelle Gray, Michelle Holman, Amy Kramer, Sara Landis, Maryann Mattes, Eileen Phillips, Jacki Smith, Cheryl Steward
Main Line Health
Ayesha Gonsalves, Patricia Montella, Nicholas Novella
Penn Medicine
Inpatient
#1 Joyce Plank
Main Line Health
John Kime
Crozer Health
Sara Coffin, Kathleen Dobbins, Alexandra Frank, Danielle Junk, Judy McCollum, Brooke Moebius, Kate Moyer, Laura Sidebotham, Leah Wade
Main Line Health
Lindsay Fulton, Madison Heffron
Penn Medicine
Medical/ Surgical
#1 Anna Garton
Main Line Health
Mike Abdalla, Kelli Anspach, Marsha Fortunato, Corinne Graci, Colleen Jennings, Gina Kirk, Alexis Kurtz, Jeannine Scarpato
Main Line Health
Neonatal
#1 Carol Hand
Main Line Health
Barbara Dozsa, Tammy Kuhn
Main Line Health
Nurse Manager
#1 Christina Myers
Main Line Health
Nicki Alesi, Nick Brunetti, Heather Kostyk
Crozer Health
Deborah Donahue, Rebecca Farrell, Tatiana Villamarin
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Rachael Amodei, Kelly Amoroso, Jaime Bartholf, Mary Beth Berry, Penelope Bivens, Jennifer Brockson, Elizabeth (Betty) Craig, Geralyn Esworthy, Jaclyn Holmes, Colleen Irey, Emily Keller, Karen Maggio, Joann Martin, Johanna McNally, Jessica Nardi, Simone Nicholson, Theresa Ritz, Ivan Scott, Mary Lance-Smith, Colleen Terinoni, Kyle Wills, Kelly Ann Zazyczny
Main Line Health
Nursing Home/ Long-Term Care
#1 Ryan Anne Pishock
Family Practice of Jeffersonville
Nursing School Educator
#1 Nancy Barker
West Chester University
Christina Hays, Rita Linus
Main Line Health
Joanne Mandell
Penn Medicine
Michelle Kaulback, Megan Mraz
West Chester University
Rose Rossi
Widener University
OB/GYN
#1 Nancy Shields
Main Line Health
Ashley Cautillo, Nancy Fisher, Crystal Hallermeier, Kelsey Horvath, Christina Ketler, Mallorie Marrone, Danielle Morris, Lisa Sullivan, Heather Wigmore
Main Line Health
Oncology/ Hematology
#1 Marianne Casale
Penn Medicine
Kimberly Berman, Valerie Heron, Christa Shine
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Orthopedics
#1 RoseMarie Dooling
Main Line Health
Lauren Granata, O’Shell Higgins, Amy Russo, Erin Spangler, Erin Zembruski
Main Line Health
Outpatient/ Ambulatory Care
#1 Karen Acello
Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic
Christine Amoroso, Susan Smolenski Burke, Debora Gallelli, Maria Hicinbothem, Lisa Lettieri, Carol Shellock, Maureen Sims
Fox Chase Cancer Center
MaryPat Ahern, Sara Biju, Lauren Braybrook, Kelly Cashman, Jackie Kane, Leanne Tascone
Main Line Health
PACU
#1 Melanie McCusker
Main Line Health
Theresa Wisely
Crozer Health
Crystal Davenport, Patrick DeCecco, Jamie Miller, Susan Osborne, Elizabeth Williams
Main Line Health
Pediatrics
#1 Meghan McCusker
Main Line Health
Haley Dyer, Elizabeth Kelly, Meghan Maguire
Main Line Health
Student Health Services (College Level)
#1 Judd Strauss
West Chester University
Student Health Services (K-12)
#1 Kristin Hartner
Springton Lake Middle School
Kathleen McNulty
Lower Merion School District
Peg Gallagher
Upper Darby School District
FAQS
Q: How selective is the top nurses directory?
A: Main Line Today employs an annual peer-to-peer balloting system that determines the cream of the crop in the nursing profession.
Q: How many votes does a nurse need to make the list?
A: It depends. Most categories have a standard threshold based on the overall number of nurses. We will sometimes lower the threshold for certain specialties when balloting numbers are low.
Q: Can healthcare systems pay to have their nurses on the list?
A: Never. We receive no compensation from health systems or any other source in exchange for placement on the list. Advertisers are not guaranteed placement. Only after the list has been finalized are nurses notified. At that point, healthcare systems may choose to advertise to celebrate their nurses.
Q: How do you choose the specialties on the list?
A: We consult with healthcare systems for their recommendations.
Q: Do you verify all nurses on the list?
A: Yes. All voters and nominees are vetted using the appropriate state licensure resources, and a balloting coordinator confirms practice information. Every effort is made to collaborate with healthcare systems and employers during the verification process.
Q: I’m a nurse. Why didn’t I receive a ballot?
A: Every effort is made to include as many nurses as possible in the balloting process. Marketing and communications teams at healthcare systems and group practices are called on to help facilitate nominations and verify winners.
Q: Can I find the directory online?
A: Yes. The Top Nurses directory can be accessed for free anytime at mainlinetoday.com.
