Menaka Ponnambalam, MN NP-Adult

Nurse Practitioner
University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Menaka Ponnambalam, RN (EC), MN, NP-Adult, Nurse Practitioner, University of Ottawa Heart Institute

I am a Nurse Practitioner with over 15 years of experience providing comprehensive clinical care to patients undergoing cardiac surgery in both inpatient and outpatient settings. I specialize in preoperative optimization and clinical strategies that enable active recovery after surgery, ultimately improving outcomes and reducing hospital stays for cardiac surgery patients.
I am currently the vice-chair of the STS workforce on Multidisciplinary Team Care.

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Presentation(s):

• Clinical Session 1: Current Practices For Cardiothoracic Intraoperative Care

  Thursday, January 23, 2025
  1:50pm – 3:00pm PT

• APP Role in Reducing LOS and Readmission in CTS Patient

  Thursday, January 23, 2025
  3:40pm – 3:50pm PT

• Strategy is an Asset, Execution is an Art: Establishing Multidisciplinary ECMO, PERT, and Shock Institutional Programs

  Friday, January 24, 2025
  10:45am – 11:45am PT