Rodica Catrava, DNP, APRN
My specialties:
- Adult gerontology
- Cardiovascular disease
Professional interests:
- Preventive cardiology
- Lipid management
- Heart failure
- cardiothoracic surgery
Practice philosophy: I believe in tailoring care to fit each patient's unique lifestyle and partnering with them in medical decision making
What are you passionate about and why? I am passionate about providing care to people with a focus preventing heart disease and improving the health of population
What is something you have learned from your patients? Listening carefully to patient's story and symptoms helps to build trust between provider and patient and aids in diagnosis and treatment
What is one of the challenges of this career you enjoy? And why? Keeping always up to date with latest research, the constant change in treatments and new technologies. Medicine is truly an art and we are constantly learning.
Credentials
- DNP
- APRN
- AGNP-BC
Specialties
- Adult gerontology
- Cardiovascular disease
Educational institutions
- University of Minnesota
Memberships
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- American College of Cardiology
Current licenses and certifications
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Years of experience
- 10
Hospital affiliations
- United Hospital
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Major health plans we participate in
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we participate in
- Medicaid/Medicare
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)