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Karen Sanders, A.P.R.N.

Karen Sanders is a nurse practitioner in the  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the  University of Connecticut Health Center. She has experience working with elite athletes and weekend warriors. Karen has a dual license, both as an adult nurse practitioner and as a family nurse practitioner. She graduated from the undergraduate nursing program at the University of Connecticut and went on to earn a Masters degree from the University of Connecticut and her Post-Masters degree from George Washington University. She has a background in emergency medicine, and has worked in women’s health.

Appointment

• Nurse Practitioner, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UConn Health Center

Specialty

• Orthopaedic Surgery

Subspecialty

• Sports Medicine

Certifications
American Nurses Credentialing Center, ANP
American Nurses Credentialing Center, FNP
Quinnipiac University, Sexual Assault Forensic

Education
B.S., University of Connecticut 1989
M.S., University of Connecticut 1999
Post-Graduate Post Masters, George Washington University

State Licensure
State of Connecticut R.N. and A.P.R.N.

Awards

• Academic Award of Distinction, University of Connecticut
• Induction into Sigma Theta Tau, National Honor Society
• Dean’s Academic Advisory Committee, University of Connecticut
• Connecticut Nurse of the Month, March 1999
• President, Graduating Class of 1989, University of Connecticut
• Co-President and Co-Founder, Student Nurses Association, University of Connecticut

Research Interests

Clinical Research

• Athletic injury prevention
• Exercise physiology
• Hip labral tears
• Sports nutrition
• Efficacy of patient care by nurse practitioners