Renee E. Tierney, ACNP

Overview

Gender

Female

Languages

English

Specialties

Cardiac Surgery

Biography

Renée Tierney is a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner. She graduated Sigma Theta Tau with a Bachelor of Science in nursing and graduated Phi Kappa Phi with a Master of Science in nursing, both from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.

Ms. Tierney has a strong interest in patient and family experiences associated with cardiac surgery, and for enhancing the quality of life of those impacted by heart disease. In her most recent clinical experience, she served as the lead nurse practitioner for the Adult Hospitalist Group at St. Mary’s Hospital and prior to that she worked several years with the Cardiac Surgery Specialists, caring for pre- and post-operative cardiac surgery patients. Ms. Tierney also worked as a cardiac surgery intensive care registered nurse for 15 years at VCU, where she served on the operations committee, worked as an LVAD coordinator, taught intra-aortic balloon pump classes, and achieved the highest designation on the clinical ladder for nursing. She is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners.

In her spare time, Ms. Tierney enjoys spending time with her husband and three daughters, and playing squash and tennis, skiing, volunteering at her children’s school, and being active in her church. She is a member of the Parent’s Association board at St. Catherine’s School, a Circle of Red member with the American Heart Association, a member of the junior board of The Virginia Home, and she volunteers for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Ms. Tierney can be reached at 804-764-7340.