CURRICULUM VITAE

Harry E. Scher, MS, APRN, ANP, BC

April 15, 2015
Education
Post-Masters Certificate

1996

Adult Nurse Practitioner

Columbia University

Masters of Science

1994

Critical Care Nursing

Columbia University

Bachelor of Science

1992

Nursing

Columbia University

Associate Degree

1985

Nursing

El Centro College

Professional Certification and Licensure

Certification:

Adult Nurse Practitioner

American Nurses Credentialing Center

258625-1

Licensure:

Adult Nurse Practitioner (State of Texas)

#526749

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Date
01-08- present

Institution
VA North Texas Healthcare
Dallas, Texas

Title
Nurse Practitioner

10 -06- 01-08

Doctors at Home
Fort Worth, Texas

Nurse Practitioner

3-06 to 11-06

Craig Schwimmer, MD
Duncanville, Texas

Nurse Practitioner

10-04 to 2-06

Martin Luther King Family

Clinic Dallas, Texas

Nurse Practitioner

11-03 to10-04

VA North Texas Healthcare

Dallas, Texas

Nurse Practitioner

5-02 to 10-03

Arthritis Centers of Texas

Dallas, Texas

Nurse Practitioner

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Harry E. Scher

4-01 to 5-02

Anodyne Pain Care Center

Dallas, Texas

Nurse Practitioner

8-98 to 4-01

Beth Israel Medical Center

New York, New York

Nurse Practitioner

5-97 to 8-98

Stat Resource, Inc.

Dallas, Texas

Staff Nurse

2-96 to 4-97

Parkland Memorial Hospital

Dallas, Texas

Nurse Practitioner

9-92 to 2-96

Mount Sinai Medical Center

New York, New York

Staff Nurse

12-91 to 12-92

Doctors Hospital
Dallas, Texas

Staff Nurse

9-90 to 12-91

Columbia Presbyterian
Medical Center
New York, New York

Staff Nurse

TEACHING
Spring 1993

Columbia University School of Nursing

Associate in Clinical Nursing

Fall 1990

Columbia University School of Nursing

Basic Cardiac Life Support Instructor
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor
SCHOLARSHIP/CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS

Refereed Publications
Scher, H. E. (1995). Chest pain: Developing rapid assessment skills. Orthopaedic
Nursing, 14(3), 30-34.
Scher, H. E. (1995). Diagnosis, treatment and nursing care of the
patient with Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia. AIDS Patient
Care, 9(4), 172-174.
Scher, H. E., Drew, M., & Cottrell, D. B. (2015). Treatment of resistant hypertension in
the patient with chronic kidney disease. Accepted for publication March 23, 2015

Non-Refereed Publications
Scher, H. E. (1994). The Critical Care Nurse. In M. O. Mundinger, (Ed.), The Pfizer
Guide: Nursing career opportunities. (pp. 194-198). Old Saybrook, CT: Merritt
Communications, Inc.
Presentations
1998

Post-operative care of the patient following Bilateral Endoscopic

Transthoracic Sympathectomy. By invitation - presentation given to
surgical and post-anesthesia care unit nurses at Beth Israel Medical Center.

Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Program Accomplishments

Capstone Project
Treating Veterans with Hypertension in a Shared Medical Visit Clinic
Project defended April 10, 2015
Publications
Scher, H. E., Drew, M. L., & Cottrell, D. B. Treating resistant
hypertension in the patient with chronic kidney disease. The
Journal for Nurse Practitioners, accepted for publication
March 23, 2015.
Capstone Poster Presentations
April 15, 2015 Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium
Texas Womans University, Denton, Texas
April 18, 2015 North Texas Nurse Practitioners Annual
Conference, Dallas, Texas
Honors and Awards
1999

Nurse of Valor granted by the Columbia University

Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association

1998

Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare

1995

Whos Who in American Nursing

1994

Vision Partner scholarship recipient granted by the

American Association of Critical Care Nurses

Grants

1999

Unrestricted educational grant from Glaxo Wellcome, Inc. For the

opening of the STOP! Nicotine Dependence Treatment Program at Beth
Israel Medical Center

Other Research and Creative Achievements

1999 2001

Co-investigator Quality of Life following Bilateral Endoscopic

Transthoracic Sympathectomy for treatment of essential palmar
hyperhidrosis. (S. Keller, D. Sekons, H. Scher, M. Bookbinder,
R. Portenoy)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Service Activities for the University

2014 present

Texas Womans University Curriculum Committee Member

Service to the Profession

1994 1996
2000 2001
2000 2001
1999 2001
1994 1997
2011 present
2011 present
2011 present
2011 present
2013 present

Editorial Board Member

The Mount Sinai Nursing Grand Rounds Journal
JCAHO Pain Task Force
Beth Israel Medical Center
Acute Pain Task Force
Beth Israel Medical Center
Patient/Family Communication Committee
Beth Israel Medical Center
Awards Committee member
Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital
School of Nursing Alumni Associates
Health Program & Disease Prevention Program
Committee Chair
VA North Texas Health Care System
Nursing Professional Standards Board
VA North Texas Health Care System
Executive Committee of the Medical Staff
VA North Texas Health Care System
PACT Steering Committee
VA North Texas Health Care System
Ethics Committee
VA North Texas Health Care System
Professional Organization Membership

2013 present
2015 present

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

North Texas Nurse Practitioners