Susan Devers, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC is a board-certified adult nurse practitioner. She has many years experience in cardiovascular diseases. Susan sees patients at our new Plano Imaging Center.
Post-Masters, Adult Nurse Practitioner: University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Graduate School, Master of Science in Nursing: University of Oklahoma, Rogers State Campus, Tulsa, OK
Undergraduate, Bachelor of Science in Nursing: University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
Undergraduate, Associate in Nursing: Tulsa Junior College, Tulsa, OK
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
American College of Cardiology (ACC) - Cardiac Care Associate
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)
American College of Lifestyle Medicine
PUBLICATIONS:
Articles
Mitchell TL, Pippin JJ, Devers SM, Kimball TE, Cannaday JJ, Gibbons LW, Cooper KH. "Age and sex-based nomograms from coronary artery calcium scores as determined by electron beam computed tomography. Am J Cardiol 2001; 87:453-456.
Mitchell TL, Pippin JJ, Devers SM, Kimball TE, Gibbons LW, Cooper LL, Gonzalez-Dunn V, Cooper KH. Incidental detection of preclinical renal tumors with electron beam computed tomography: report of 26 consecutive operated patients. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2000; 24:843-845.
Abstracts
Ho JS, Fitzgerald SJ, Devers SM, LaMonte MJ, Pippin JJ, Radford NB. "A coronary calcium score > 400 is significantly associated with myocardial ischemia independently of Framingham Risk score". J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006; 47:338A.
Pippin JJ, Devers SM, Buckner DJ, Weilbacher DC, Kettles MA. "The ST hump sign: a reliable indicator for false positive electrocardiographic response during treadmill exercise". Circulation. 2000; 102:II-394.
Pippin JJ, Durham SJ, Devers SM, Payne TD, Branstetter CJ, Brodie MA, Ross AD, Carr CM, Nemec JJ. "Maximizing diagnostic and prognostic cost effectiveness for coronary artery disease: gated SPECT thallium imaging". J Nucl Med. 1997; 38:164.
Carr CM, Pippin JJ, Devers SM, Durham SJ, Payne TD, Branstetter CJ, Ross AD, Nemec JJ. "Conversion of gated SPECT thallium cardiac imaging results into same day cardiac catheterization: a feasibility study". Clin Nucl Med. 1997; 22:203.
Branstetter CJ, Payne TD, Pippin JJ, Nemec JJ, Ross AD, Devers SM, Carr CM, Durham SJ. "Determination of delay required to permit SPECT thallium myocardial perfusion imaging after Nal-131 thyroid ablation". Clin Nucl. Med. 1997; 22:203.
Payne TD, Pippin JJ, Nemec JJ, Ross AD, Branstetter CJ, Devers SM, Carr CM, Durham SJ. "Assessment of the incidence and correlates of upward creep during gated SPECT exercise thallium cardiac imaging". Clin Nucl. Med. 1997; 22:202.
Ross AD, Payne TD, Branstetter CJ, Devers SM, Carr CM, Durham SJ, Nemec JJ, Pippin JJ. "Comparative evaluation of gated SPECT thallium cardiac imaging using standard and shortened acquisition protocols". Clin Nucl. Med. 1997; 22:204.
Pippin JJ, Payne TD, Nemec JJ, Branstetter CJ, Ross, AD, Devers SM, Carr CM, Durham SJ. "Left ventricular ejection fraction from gated SPECT thallium imaging: comparable to RNA and superior to cardiac cath". J Am Coll Cardiol. 1997; 29:262A.9.
Pippin JJ, Durham SJ, Devers SM, Payne TD, Branstetter CJ, Brodie MA, Ross AD, Carr CM. "Summary description of a clinically comprehensive method for noninvasive assessment of coronary artery disease: gated SPECT thallium imaging". Clin Nucl Med. 1996; 21:172.
Payne TD, Pippin JJ, Branstetter CJ, Ross, AD, Devers SM, Carr CM, Durham SJ. "Left ventricular ejection fraction from gated SPECT thallium imaging: comparison with RNA and contrast ventriculography". Clin Nucl Med. 1996; 21:172.
Devers SM, Pippin JJ, Payne TD, Carr CM, Branstetter CJ, Ross AD, Durham SJ. "Dobutamine mediated septal reversibility in gated dobutamine thallium imaging". Clin Nucl Med. 1996; 21:172.