Roberta
Rubin Greenberg,
RN, CNOR, RNFA*, has been working in the field of Neurosurgery for more
than 20 years, and specializing in Movement Disorders and their surgery
for more than 13 years. She has been on staff of some of the most progressive
neurosurgical centers in the country, including New England Medical
Center, Barrow Neurological Institute and Cedars Sinai Medical Center,
and has been instrumental in creating movement disorder surgery programs
at each of them.
•Through Feb. 2006, Roberta was clinical supervisor and head nurse
at California Neuroscience Institute, at St. John’s Regional Medical
Center in Oxnard, CA. At this center, she created a unique “perioperative”
approach to DBS patient care, where one nurse is assigned to each
patient for the whole experience ... before, during, and after surgery.
This allows for a high level of communication and bonding between patient
and nurse, and results in a greater outcome satisfaction for both patient
and nurse.
•In 2005, Roberta also joined the WeMove
faculty for the DBS-STN Discussion Forum. Among her other professional
credits, she regularly contributes expert advice to online DBS forums
at Yahoo and DBS-STN (see links to join these
groups) and provides consulting and training services to DBS centers
nationwide.
•In
December 2006, Roberta became the Movement Disorders Coordinator
at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, CA.
••
Roberta is once again doing DBS programming
at the offices of Liliana Cohen, MD and Neuron
Medical Corp. in Thousand Oaks, CA.
Click here for appointments.
*RN: Registered Nurse; CNOR: Certified Nurse in the Operating Room; RNFA: Registered Nurse First Assistant. These are advanced certifications that required additional training.
Cover girl (right): Roberta was the featured nurse in the Oct. 3, 2005 issue of Advance for Nurses magazine. Click here for article.
What professionals say about Roberta
“Roberta is an extremely competent, knowledgeable and efficient nurse. Her skills in programming DBS are magical.” — Michael Rezak, MD, Director of Movement Disorders Funtional Neurosurgery program, Northwestern Univerversity School of Medicine
“Roberta
is a resource and a reliable one.” — Abe Lieberman,
MD, medical director, Lieberman Parkinson Clinic, Florida
What patients say about Roberta
“Your love and concern for your patients is unmatched ... you have been Godsent!” — Derold and Carmen, West Covina, CA
“It
is not only your expertise, which is phenomenal, but your caring.”
— Sherrie and Ted, Moorpark,
CA
“Ordinary
she is not -- it’s what God put in her heart that sets her apart.”
— James W, Bakersfield,
CA
What professionals say about Roberta
“Roberta’s
skills, knowledge and creativity — combined with her intense desire to
make every single patient as good as they can be — make her one of the
best nurses/programmers in this country — maybe in the world.”
— Carol Walton, Executive
Director, Parkinson Alliance, Princeton, N.J.
What patients say about Roberta
“Roberta is our special angel. Her dedication and loving care are unsurpassed. Her expertise at programming and nursing puts her at the top of her profession. We are blessed to be one of her patients.” —Shirley & Ron, Victorville , CA (shown at right)
