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Center Director - Edward Cropper, RN, BSN

Education:

Certificate of Aging Studies –Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 2000

Bachelors of Science in Nursing – Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 2000

License:

Florida State Board of Nursing

Military Service:

United States Army, Medical Core, 1992-1996

Management Experience:

Center Director, University Eye Surgery Center, Ft. Myers, FL 2005-Present

Administrator of Acute Dialysis Program, 5 Local Hospitals, Gambro Healthcare, Ft. Myers, FL, 2003-2004

Director of Operations, 6 Facilities, Gambro Healthcare, Tallahassee, FL, 2001-2003

Center Director, 2 Facilities, Gambro Healthcare, Tallahassee, FL, 1999-2001

Dan Foxx - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Graduated from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) with a degree in Nursing. Postgraduate in Anesthesia was completed at the University of Cinncinati - Medical Center School of Anesthesia for Nurses.

Dan's experience is extensive. After several years of practice he returned to University of Cinncinati School of Nurse Anesthesia as a clinical faculty member. He later was one of 4 primary anesthesia providers for the Heart Institute of Spokane, Washington.

Most recently, he has been on the staff of Lee Memorial Healthpark - Medical Center, where he continued his interest not only in cardiothoracic anesthesia, but a variety of care and anesthestic challenges - to include endoscopy.

He is an active member of "Heart-to-Heart", a medical mission to the Dominican Republic, founded by local heart surgeon, Dr. Robert Pascatto, providing open heart surgery to the medically indigent of the country. His next trip will be his 6th.

Joy Thomas-Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Educational History:
Edison State College, Fort Myers, FL - Associate of Science in Nursing, Associate of Arts in Health Science 1993-1995
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL - Bachelors of Science in Nursing 1995-1997
Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL - Masters of Science in Nursing 2000-2002
Norman R.Wolford School of Nursing Anesthesia, Naples, FL - Master of Science in Nursing Anesthesia 2000-2002

License and Certifications:
Council on Certification for Nursing Anesthesia Florida State Board of Nursing
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification

Ms. Thomas brings extensive clinical experience and public service. Joy was a captain in the Army Nursing Corps. Before anesthesia school she worked for 5 years in ICU. She brings a further 8 years of hospital based experience as a nurse anesthetist (including Open Heart surgeries) before joining Gulf Coast Surgery Center.