Thao Rodriguez, N.P.
Research Nurse Practitioner
About
Kagan Clinical Trials Program and Vossel Lab
Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer's Research and Care at UCLA
710 Westwood Plaza, Room 1-123
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1769
Tel: (310) 794-6191
Fax: (310) 794-0540
Email: TTRodriguez@mednet.ucla.edu
Biography
Thao Rodriguez earned a bachelor of science in biology at UC Davis, followed by a bachelor of science and master of science in nursing from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON). While studying at JHUSON, she worked as a registered nurse on a surgical floor, taking care of urology, thoracic surgery, and general surgery patients.
Her first position as a nurse practitioner was at Medstar Washington Hospital Center in Washington D.C., working as an interventional cardiology nurse practitioner for over a year before working with Yale New Haven Hospital – Northeast Medical Group, where she was a geriatric nurse practitioner and provided care for patients at their home, the geriatric assessment center, or the primary care clinic. More recently, Thao worked as a research nurse practitioner at the USC Clinical and Translational Science Institute and was responsible for all aspects of patient and research-related care, including acting as a sub-investigator and/or research nurse for multiple research studies, including studies related to pre-clinical stages of dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and other medical conditions.
Specialty
Adult and Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner.
Affiliations
Katherine and Benjamin Kagan Alzheimer's Disease Treatment Development Program