Kaneez R. Odgers

Kaneez earned her Masters of Science in Nursing and became a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2009. The recipient of the Stanley S. Bergen Jr. MD Medal of Excellence award, she was named Distinguished Graduate Ambassador following her international practice in the United States, Canada and Namibia.  Born in Kenya, Kaneez’ family moved to Canada when she was a child and she later moved to the United States.  Today, she is married, has two children.

Medical Education

2009: Masters of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
1995 – 2000: Bachelor of Nursing (BN), University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada

Professional Experience

2009 – 2011: CVS Minute Clinic, Wayne
2012: First Health at Woodbridge, Woodbridge, NJ
2009 – 2014: Clinical Instructor, Graduate Nursing Program, UMDNJ
2007 – 2008: St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
2008 – 2009: The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ
2004 – 2007: Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, Vancouver, BC Canada

Certifications

Family Nurse Practitioner, ANCC Board Certified
Telemetry/Arrhythmias
Current BLS, PALS, ACLS
Tracheostomy/Ventilator care

Professional Memberships

American Nurses Association
Sigma Theta Tau, Honors Nursing Society
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners