Baltimore magazine’s Excellence in Nursing Award winners
This year, 10 outstanding Johns Hopkins Hospital-affiliated nurses (and a doctoral student at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing) have been named “top nurses” by Baltimore magazine, earning its 2021 Excellence in Nursing award. The winning nurses are chosen from hundreds of nominations submitted by peers, supervisors, and patients. Baltimore magazine enlists an expert panel of senior RN advisers to review nominations and select the top nurses in 19 specialties.
Winners (specialty):
Carrie Bealefeld (Pediatrics)
Lead Clinical Nurse, Ambulatory Services—Johns Hopkins Hospital
Chad Bowman (Emergency Department)
Team Coordinator, Special Operations Response Team, Lifeline Critical Care Transport Team—Johns Hopkins Hospital
Robinah Campbell (Management/Nurse Executives)
Nurse Manager, Oncology—Johns Hopkins Hospital
Lora Clawson (Neurology/ Psychology/ Behavioral Health)
Founder and Director of ALS Clinic—Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jade Flinn (Educator)
Nurse Educator, Biocontainment Unit—Johns Hopkins Hospital
Nichole Jantzi (Educator)
Assistant Director, Nursing and Clinical Education—Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
Christina Kontogeorgos (Management/Nurse Executives)
Assistant Patient Care Manager—Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Ed Macsherry (Psychiatric)
Community Psychiatry Program—Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Marlene Meyer (Psychiatric)
Lead Clinical Nurse, Psychiatry Nursing—Johns Hopkins Hospital
Beth Onners (Research)
Immunology-Oncology Research Nurse—Johns Hopkins Hospital
Clifton Thornton (Two categories: Pediatrics; Oncology)
Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Oncology—Sinai Hospital of Baltimore; PhD candidate, School of Nursing