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Critical Care Inpatient Fellowship – Advanced Practice Clinician - Faculty

Kirsten Lorenz, AGACNP-BC, MSN, RN

Kirsten Lorenz, AGACNP-BC, MSN, RN

Critical Care APP Fellowship Director

Kirsten graduated from Vanderbilt University with her Master of Science in Nursing, Adult - Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner degree in 2015. She has worked as a Pulmonary Critical Care Nurse Practitioner since 2016, initially practicing in New Orleans, Louisiana prior to moving to Greenville, South Carolina and joining the Prisma Health team in 2019. She enjoys the fast-paced, continuous learning environment that is fostered by the critical care patient population. In her personal time, Kirsten enjoys traveling and hiking with her family.

Sean M. White, AGACNP-BC, MSN, RN

Sean M. White, AGACNP-BC, MSN, RN

Critical Care APP Associate Program Director

Sean joined the Prisma Health team in 2021 after working as a Locum Tenens Provider during the COVID-19 pandemic. He graduated from The University of Memphis with a Bachelor of Science, Nursing and graduated from Colorado State University – Pueblo with a Masters of Science, Nursing. He was adjunct faculty at Colorado State University – Pueblo in the graduate nursing department, is a board certified Adult Geriatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and has practiced in Tennessee, Colorado, Kansas, and South Carolina. In his free time he enjoys triathlon, restoring classic cars, and traveling with his family.

Melissa Palmer, AGACNP-BC, MSN, RN

Melissa Palmer, AGACNP-BC, MSN, RN

Critical Care APP Associate Program Director

Melissa has 15 years of critical care experience, obtained her bachelor degree in Microbiology from Clemson University, a bachelor degree in Nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina, and a masters of science in Nursing as an Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner from the Medical University of South Carolina. Melissa started with the Pulmonary/Critical care team in 2019 and has been involved in recruiting and training our amazing team of Advanced Practice Clinicians.She loves the Clemson Tigers and is married to wonderful Julio.  Her favorite place to visit is Paris. 

Hannah Schenk, AGACNP-BC, MSN, RN

Hannah Schenk, AGACNP-BC, MSN, RN

Hannah was born and raised in Greenville, SC. She graduated from USC upstate with her BSN in 2010 and USC Columbia with her MSN in 2020. She has spent the majority of her career in critical care (as both an RN and an NP). She started at Prisma in 2021 as a new grad NP.  In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her nephews and sisters, playing with her dogs, and riding bikes with her husband.

John J. Kudlak, Jr., DO

John J. Kudlak, Jr., DO

Margo T. Lannan, MD

Margo T. Lannan, MD

Azim E. Surka, MD

Azim E. Surka, MD

Christopher J. Vaughan, MD

Christopher J. Vaughan, MD