Theresa is an Adult Nurse Practitioner with nearly 30 years’ experience at Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto, California. She received her graduate degree from University of California, San Francisco.

Theresa’s current clinical practice within the Division of Pain Medicine, focuses primarily on evaluation and treatment of individuals suffering from acute and chronic pain conditions in both the hospital and outpatient settings.

As part of her commitment to education and professional development, she lectures extensively on topics surrounding pain management both locally and regionally.  She has authored and co-authored numerous articles, abstracts, and book chapters on topics pertaining to pain assessment and management.

Theresa is currently involved in multidisciplinary research and education projects at Stanford University and Medical Center involving the use of motivational interviewing in time to opioid cessation post-surgery.  She also recently completed a pilot study looking at the self-perceived educational needs of APRNs and PAs in pain management.

Theresa is actively involved in multiple professional organizations including:  The American Association of Nurse Practitioners, where she was inducted in 2025 into the Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners; California Association of Nurse Practitioners; American Academy of Pain Medicine, where she also sits of the Board of Directors for the AAPM Foundation. In 2024, she was one of the co-founders of Pain Medicine Academy of Advanced Practice Providers, where she continues to serve a acting Treasurer on its executive committee on the BOD.