Email

asokan@bcm.edu

Positions

Instructor/Np

Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Education

DNP from Chamberlain College of Nursing

03/2017 - Addison, Illinois United States

Advanced Practice Leadership

MSN from UT School of Nursing

05/2009 - Houston, Texas United States

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

BSN from College of Nursing

09/1989 - Trivandrum, Kerala India

Certifications

ACNP-BC

#2009005475 (08/20/2014 - 08/19/2019)

American Nurses Credentialing Center

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Licensure

CCRN (ADULT)

#000000305595 (10/01/2015 - 09/30/2018)

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Critical Care Registered Nurse certification

CNRN

#00015918 (01/01/2012 - 12/31/2017)

American Association of Neuroscience Nurses

Certified Neuro Registered Nurse certification

RN

#586762 (10/01/2015 - 10/01/2017)

Texas Board of Nursing

RN Licensure

Professional Interests

• Research Study Coordinator
• Research Study Coordinator
• Research Study Coordinator
• Nurse Practitioner

Professional Statement

I am an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with 8+ years of experience as a Neurosurgery nurse practitioner. I work collaboratively with the residents, multidisciplinary team and attending physicians to ensure the highest quality, evidence-based specialty care to our neurosurgery patient population. My treatment philosophy is to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to all our patients and families with the highest respect. I also believe in respecting patient autonomy. I usually like to discuss with the patient about their disease condition and understand from them what is most bothersome for them to decide the best plan of care for our patients. I am also a research study coordinator for a couple of the industry-sponsored clinical trials for Neurosurgery patient population in the same department.

Websites

Professional Development

Implementation of Critical Care Pathways in Mild and Moderate Head Injury Patients

Conference (Presenter, 2004)

Sponsor: Summer Institute on Evidence-Based Practice

A poster presentation

Fifth Neuro ICU Symposium: Cutting-edge Management of Neurological and Neurosurgical Emergencies and Critical Care

Conference (Presenter, 2017)

Sponsor: Memorial Hermann Health System

Discharge Care Program and 30-day Hospital Readmission Among Mild and Moderate Head Injury patients.

PRIMED

Conference (Participant, 2017)

Sponsor: PRIMED

NTI

Conference (Participant, 2017)

Sponsor: AACN

TANS ANNUAL MEETING

Conference (Participant, 2015)

Sponsor: Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons

Selected Publications

• I.Y.Petrov, Y.Petrov, D. S. Prough, C. J. Richardson, R. A. Fonseca, C. S. Robertson, C. V. Asokan, A. Agbor, R. O. Esenaliev "Transmission (forward) mode, transcranial, noninvasive optoacoustic measurements for brain monitoring, imaging, and sensing,” in Photons Plus Ultrasound." Proc. of SPIE 9708. 2016 Mar 18;97084P:1-8.

Projects

Discharge Care Program and 30-day Hospital Readmission Among Mild and Moderate Head Injury patients.

Memorial Hermann Hospital System (11/2016 - 12/2016)

Houston, Texas. 77030

The purpose of this project was to assess the impact of a Discharge Care Program on hospital readmissions in mild and moderate head injury patients with a goal to reduce avoidable readmissions or emergency room (ER) visits within 30 days after discharge.