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Nancy M. Albert, PhD, CCNS, CCRN, NE-BC, FCCM, FAHA, FHFSA

Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing research/Innovation and Advance Practice RN, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure Treatment and Recovery
Aalborg University, Aalborg Denmark
Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Dr. Nancy M. Albert PhD, CCNS, CCRN, NE-BC, FAHA, FCCM, FHFSA, FAAN is an Associate Chief Nursing Officer-- Office of Nursing Research and Innovation, Nursing Institute; Clinical Nurse Specialist-- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic main campus and Consultant Staff-- Cleveland Clinic Research within the Cleveland Clinic Health System (Cleveland, OH). In addition, she is adjunct Professor at Aalborg University, Aalborg Denmark. Dr. Albert administers and provides nursing research and innovation services throughout Cleveland Clinic, a multicenter system. She mentors nurses in research and evidence-based practice and conducts her own heart failure programs of research on understanding bio-behavioral issues that impact self-care adherence and clinical outcomes and improving conformity to recommended care advocated in national guidelines. In the clinical nurse specialist role, Nancy is an advanced pratice provider in an advanced heart failure ambulatory clinic. In her innovation leader role, Nancy educates nurses (and multidisciplinary teams) about ideation, innovative thinking and enhancing novelty. She is a national and international consultant, educator and faculty member to healthcare professionals on research, innovative thinking, heart failure, and evidence-based practices. Nancy is widely published with over 500 peer-reviewed publications in medical and nursing journals, 2 books (on research and leadership) and 27 book chapters. Dr. Albert served as the 2020-2021 President of the Heart Failure Society of America, a national multidisciplinary organization and was the first President of the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (2004-2006). Nancy received the Nursing Leadership Award by the Heart Failure Society of America in September 2018, Healthcare Volunteer of the Year by the American Heart Association in June 2015, and Distinguished Research Lecturer by the American Association of Critical-care Nurses in May 2013. She has 4 fellowships, including the honor of being a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing since October 2015.

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