Lourdes James, MS, ACNP-BC, CCRN is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner within the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She graduated from Chapman University with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences and then attended the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Georgetown University, where she received the Dean’s Medal for academic achievement. Before completing her Master of Science in Nursing with a specialty in Acute Care at Georgetown, Ms. James worked for three years as a Registered Nurse in the Intensive Care Unit at George Washington University Hospital.

Ms. James holds certifications as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and in Critical Care Nursing (CCRN). She is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. She holds a post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education and currently teaches in the undergraduate nursing program at Georgetown University.