Laura L. Peters, DNP, FNP-C, NP

Professional Titles

• Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Nurse Practitioner
• Lead, Advanced Heart Failure Advanced Practice Providers, Division of Cardiology

Recognitions

• Nursing Clinical Excellence Leadership Award, Heart Failure Society of America (2023)
• Cardiovascular Team Member of the Year, Colorado Chapter of the American College of Cardiology (2022)
• Magnet Nurse of the Year, UCHealth (2019)
• Citizenship Award, Division of Cardiology (2018)

Research Interests

Impact of mental health, healthy lifestyle habits, and advance care planning in patients with chronic disease states

Publications

• Fraser M, Page RL 2nd, Chow S, Alexy T, Peters L. Pharmacotherapy in the heart transplant recipient: A primer for nurse clinicians and pharmacists. Clin Transplant. 2024 Feb;38(2):e15252. PubMed PMID: 38341767
• Suarez-Pierre A, Zakrzewski J, Anigbogu C, Iguidbashian JP, Ziogas IA, Peters LL, Ambardekar AV, Hoffman JR, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Rove JY. Prolonged travel time to transplantation center is associated with poor outcomes following heart transplantation. Am J Surg. 2024 Feb;228:279-286. PubMed PMID: 38030453
• Suarez-Pierre A, Zakrzewski J, Anigbogu C, Iguidbashian JP, Ziogas IA, Peters LL, Ambardekar AV, Hoffman JR, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Rove JY. Prolonged travel time to transplantation center is associated with poor outcomes following heart transplantation. Am J Surg. 2023 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38030453
• Peters LL, Raymer DS, Pal JD, Ambardekar AV. Association of COVID-19 Vaccination With Risk of COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Death in Heart Transplant Recipients. JAMA Cardiol. 2022 Jun 1;7(6):651-654. PubMed PMID: 35475896
• Peters LL, Ambardekar AV, Rosenthal LD, McIlvennan CK. Universal Depression Screen of Ambulatory Heart Transplant Recipients With Referral for Mental Health Intervention: A Quality Improvement Project. J Nurs Care Qual. 2021 Jul-Sep 01;36(3):236-241. PubMed PMID: 32956136
• Riordan M, Oreschak K, Peters LL, Aquilante CL, Ambardekar AV. Bariatric Surgery Is Associated With Decreased Calcineurin Inhibitor Time in Therapeutic Range After Heart Transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2021 Mar;53(2):681-685. PubMed PMID: 33549348
• Peters LL, Ambardekar AV, Rosenthal LD, McIlvennan CK. Universal Depression Screen of Ambulatory Heart Transplant Recipients With Referral for Mental Health Intervention: A Quality Improvement Project. J Nurs Care Qual. 2021 Jul-Sep 01;36(3):236-241. PubMed PMID: 32956136
• Riordan M, Oreschak K, Peters LL, Aquilante CL, Ambardekar AV. Bariatric Surgery Is Associated With Decreased Calcineurin Inhibitor Time in Therapeutic Range After Heart Transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2021 Mar;53(2):681-685. PubMed PMID: 33549348
• Peters LL, Ambardekar AV. An immunosuppression tightrope: Successful heart transplantation after giant cell myocarditis in a patient with HIV complicated by recurrent giant cell myocarditis and Kaposi sarcoma. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Dec;39(12):1506-1508. PubMed PMID: 33067104
• Peters LL, Ambardekar AV, Rosenthal LD, McIlvennan CK. Universal Depression Screen of Ambulatory Heart Transplant Recipients With Referral for Mental Health Intervention: A Quality Improvement Project. J Nurs Care Qual. 2020 Sep 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32956136
• Peters LL, McIlvennan CK, Khazanie P. Evaluation and Management of BK Polyomavirus Viremia in Patients With a Heart Transplant. Prog Transplant. 2019 Dec;29(4):367-370. PubMed PMID: 31711393

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), Member
• American Heart Association, Member
• International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Member
• American College of Cardiology, Member
• Heart Failure Society of America, Member
• American Association of Heart Failure Nurses, Board Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Transplant Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
7th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0005

UCHealth Heart Failure Program - Anschutz
12505 E. 16th Ave
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, 3rd floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-5300

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Cardiology
• Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
• Family Nurse Practitioner, License (2012)

Conditions & Treatments

• Heart and Circulation
• Organ Transplant - Heart transplant
• Organ Transplant
• Critical Care
• Heart and Circulation - Cardiomyopathy
• Heart and Circulation - Heart Failure
• Heart and Circulation - Heart Diseases
• Heart and Circulation - Heart Valve Diseases
• Heart and Circulation - Coronary Disease
• Organ Transplant - Transplant Evaluation
• Mental Health and Behavior - Caregiver stress
• Mental Health and Behavior
• Mental Health and Behavior - Compliance with diabetes/cardiovascular disease lifestyle changes
• Mental Health and Behavior - Mood and Anxiety