Cardiovascular Manual for the Advanced Practice Provider Mastering the Basics

Richard S. Musialowski, Jr., M.D. F.A.C.C.

Atrium Health, Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute (SHVI)

Charlotte, NC 

Krista Allshouse, PA-C, MSPAS

Atrium Health, Levine Children’s Congenital Hearth Center

Charlotte, NC

Dr. Richard S. Musialowski
 is a director of Cardiovascular Education at the Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute. He is also the acting Cardiology Teaching Service Coordinator at Atrium Health Charlotte Campus. Presently, he is an active staff member the Atrium Health Main Medical Center and is a Clinical Assistant Professor for Wake Forest University-Charlotte Campus. His current lecture presentations include Pulmonary Artery Catheters in the Surgical Patient Parts I and II and Atrial Fibrillation overview for the Advanced Practice Provider. Most recently, Dr. Musialowski presented at the ACC summit on Ambulatory Clinic Optimization of Emergency Department Utilization in February 2021.   Rapid Transformation in Care Delivery to Cardiovascular Patients on Vitamin K Antagonists during the Covid-19 Global Pandemic was published in the NEJM Catalyst Journal 2021. He was awarded the Excellence in Teaching by the Wake Forest University Third- and fourth medical students in April 2023.

Krista Allshouse
 is a Pediatric/Adult Congenital Electrophysiology PA at Atrium Health/Levine Children’s Congenital Heart Center.  She has been practicing in cardiology for a total of 17 years with the last 5 being in ACHD/Pediatric Electrophysiology. She has written chapters for the PCICS APP Curriculum, Interventional Critical Care Manual and presented educational lectures for APPs and nursing at her hospital facility.  Krista recently reviewed abstracts for the upcoming HRS conference and will be a presenter at the July 2023 SACS Annual Meeting. She is currently involved in writing abstracts and case presentations for the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery.