Dr. Barbara Drew is a Professor at the University of California, San Francisco where she teaches cardiovascular and critical care nursing in the Master of Science and Doctoral programs and conducts research related to cardiac electrocardiology and cardiac monitoring. The primary goal of Dr. Drew's research is to improve cardiac monitoring techniques and practices for more accurate diagnosis of arrhythmias and myocardial ischemia. She brings to the research enterprise the knowledge and skills gleaned over 20 years of clinical experience in coronary intensive care units. Currently, she is principal investigator of a 3-year study funded by the National Institutes of Health to determine the value of 12-lead ST segment monitoring in patients with acute coronary syndromes.
Dr. Drew is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Heart Association's Council of Cardiovascular Nursing, is active in the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, and is an editorial board member and manuscript reviewer for many cardiovascular and critical care journals. She has published over 100 articles and research abstracts. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Distinction in Teaching Award at UCSF, the Hewlett-Packard AACN Critical Care Nursing Research Award, the 1995 Sigma Theta Tau International Research Utilization Award, and the 1997 Martha Hill New Investigator Award from the American Heart Association.
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