Aimee L Strong, DNP
Thoracic Surgery
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Bio & Overview
Aimee Strong also works as a nurse practitioner in thoracic surgery, where she sees patients with cancer of the chest such as lung and esophageal cancer, as well as noncancerous conditions. She sees patients who are at an increased risk for lung cancer, working closely with them on all aspects of lung cancer screening and prevention, including smoking cessation efforts.
Strong received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Virginia Commonwealth University, followed by a master’s degree from the University of Virginia. She worked in a variety of specialties, including psychiatry, digestive health and hepatobiliary surgery before continuing her training at Old Dominion University, where she received a Doctorate in Nursing Practice.
Strong is a native of Nelson County, where she lives with her husband and two children.
- Gender
- Female
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Certification
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) (Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner)
Highlights
Radiology Nurse Practitioner Aimee Strong, DNP
I'm Aimee Strong. I'm an acute care nurse practitioner in the department of radiology and work in the lung cancer screening program for the Emily Couric Cancer Center. I see patients who are at high risk for lung cancer, and that means that I see them for an office visit to talk about the pros and cons of lung cancer screening based on people's age, smoking history, and other riskfactors for lung cancer. I think the exciting thing with lung cancer screening is it really encompasses what we do as nurse practitioners. We kind of view patients from a veryholistic view and deal with a lot of disease prevention and health promotion, and that's what lung cancer screening is. It's meeting patients who are otherwise fairly healthy, but at high risk for lung cancer and trying to intervene in their life at a point where we can talk about smoking cessation to improve their overall health and decrease their risk of cancer. So it's really nice as aprovider to be able to take that patient from being so anxious and so nervous about coming in for lung cancer screening, by the end of that visit feeling really good about what they've done. I started out as an associate's degree nurse at age 22 and over the last 25 years have really just continued my education, getting my bachelor's and master's and then doctorate degree. And I think it's just a nonstop love of learning. And being somewhere like at UVA, you're constantly exposed to new learning opportunities, lectures by cutting-edge researchers from around the world. So it's a great experience here and a great ability here to continue to learn every day.
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