Student Health Service - Nurse Practitioners

Our Staff

Nurse Practitioners

Jill Ballard, N.P. Title Nurse Practitioner, Director of Nursing in Group III At SHS since 1990-1993, and 2000 to present
Education B.S., Nursing, University of Massachusetts M.S., Nursing, University of San Diego Board Certification American Nurses Credentialing Center Family Nurse Practitioner	Training and Experience General,Neuro-Surgical, and Critical Care Nursing Nurse Manager-Critical Care Staff R.N. and Women's Clinic Coordinator, UCSD Student Health Nurse Practitioner-Internal Medicine Medical Interests Women's Health, Mental Health, General Health Hometown Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Bonnie O'Meara, N.P. Title Nurse Practitioner in Group I At SHS since 1990
Education B.S., Nursing, University of Illinois College of Nursing M.S., Nursing, University of Illinois College of Nursing Board Certification American Nurses Credentialing Center Adult Nurse Practitioner	Training and Experience M.S.N. in Community Health Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner Program Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago Veterans' Administration Medical Center, La Jolla Medical Interests Tuberculosis/Infectious Diseases, Travel Medicine, Education Abroad Program, Health Promotion Hometown Chicago, Illinois

Deborah Lee Pearson, N.P. Title Nurse Practitioner in Urgent Care At SHS since 2005
Education B.S., Cell Biology and BioChemistry, UC San Diego B.S., Nursing, The Johns Hopkins University M.S., Nursing, The Johns Hopkins University Board Certification American Nurses Credentialing Center Family Nurse Practitioner	Training and Experience Community Clinic, Linda Vista Health Care Neurovascular ICU, Johns Hopkins Hospital Medical Interests Health Promotion, Preventative Care, Women's Health, General Medicine Hometown Los Gatos, California

Jan Pertschuk, N.P. Title Nurse Practitioner in Group II At SHS since 1986
Education B.S., Nursing, Duke University N.P., George Washington University Board Certification American Nurses Credentialing Center Adult Nurse Practitioner	Training and Experience Intensive Care Unit, George Washington Univ. Primary Care, Internal Medicine Practice Washinton Free Clinic Medical Interests Urgent Care, Women's Health, Headache, General Health Hometown Austin, Texas

Suzanne Ward, N.P. Title Nurse Practitioner in Group III At SHS since 1987
Education B.S., Nursing, Seattle University N.P. Certificate, San Jose State University Board Certification American Nurses Credentialing Center Family Planning Nurse Practitioner	Training and Experience Imperial Beach Community Clinic Clinical Preceptor, UCSD/SDSU Certified Nurse Midwifery Program Medical Interests Reproductive Endocrinology Hometown Concord, California