CURRICULUM VITAE    

                                                            February 2026

Svetlana Zaharova, RN, PhD, FNP-BC

Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber

Family Nurse Practitioner

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Cardiovascular Medicine

Office Address:          Medical College of Wisconsin

                                    8701 Watertown Plank Rd

                                    Milwaukee, WI  53226

Phone: (414) 617-6274, (414) 805-6547

Fax:     (414) 805-8778

Email:  szaharov@mcw.edu

Education:              May 2019 - PhD in Nursing

                                 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Nursing

May 2005 - Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN, FNP)

                                 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Nursing

                                 1997 Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN)

                                 College of Nursing

                                 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Experience:             May 2007 – present. 

                                 Cardiology Nurse Practitioner

                                 Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division

                                 Medical College of Wisconsin

Experience:             October 2005 –May 2007

                                 Heart Transplant Nurse Practitioner

                                 Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division

                                 Medical College of Wisconsin

Experience:             July 2004 – September 2005

                                 Research Nurse

                                 Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care

                                 Medical College of Wisconsin

                                 2000 – 2004

                                 Research nurse

                                 Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division

                                 Medical College of Wisconsin

Research:                HF Self-Management Study (Research Award, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee)

Cardiac Rehabilitation in Cardiomyopathy Patients (Chart Review Study)

Research NP with Dr. Strande project of Micro RNA in diastolic dysfunction 

Poster

Presentations:         Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy, Pearls, and Challenges of Treatment

HF Self-Management Study - Department of Medicine Research Retreat Cardiac Rehabilitation in Cardiomyopathy Patients UW- Milwaukee Student Research Symposium

Presentations:        S. Zaharova Syncope Evaluation and ECG to remember, 5/2026

                                 S.Weden, S. Zaharova, Chest pain evaluation in blunt force trauma, 2/2024

                                  S. Zaharova Chest Pain, Abnormal ECG, now what?  5/2024
 

Publications:          Zaharova S, Freund K, Klapperich A. The Clinical Challenge of Diagnosing Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy at Midwest Medical Center. The Clinical Advisor. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/features/hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-diagnosis-at-midwest-medical-center/.  Feb 5, 2026

 Zaharova S, Litwack K, Gopalakrishnan S, Ellis J, Saltzberg MT. Self-management in Heart Failure: The Importance of Self-regulation but not Complexity of Condition. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 2021 Mar 12:0193945921997428.

Kamaraju S, Mohan M, Zaharova S, Wallace B, McGraw J, Lokken J, Tierney J, Weil E, Fatunde O, Brown SA. Interactions between cardiology and oncology drugs in precision Cardio-Oncology. Clinical Science. 2021 Jun;135(11):1333-51.

De Boer RA, Aboumsallem JP, Bracun V, Leedy D, Cheng R, Patel S, Rayan D, Zaharova S, Rymer J, Kwan JM, Levenson J. A new classification of Cardio-Oncology syndromes. Cardio-oncology. 2021 Dec;7(1):1-7.

Brown SA, Patel S, Rayan D, Zaharova S, Lin M, Nafee T, Sunkara B, Maddula R, MacLeod J, Doshi K, Meskin J. A virtual-hybrid approach to launching a Cardio-Oncology clinic during a pandemic. Cardio-oncology. 2021 Dec; 7(1):1-5.

Brown SA, Zaharova S, Mason P, Thompson J, Thapa B, Ishizawar D, Wilkes E, Ahmed G, Rubenstein J, Sanchez J, Joyce D. Pandemic perspective: commonalities between COVID-19 and Cardio-Oncology. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2020; 7:301.

Zaharova, S, Gill E. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Treated with PCI: Multidisciplinary Outpatient Management of Complications, Clinical Practice Changes, JACC electronic version March 2020.                             

Leadership

Opportunities:       Member of American College of Cardiology, ACC-27 scientific meeting committee

                                 Co-Chair of Cardiology Clinical Excellence and Innovation Group for Heart Failure, Froedtert hospital

Member of Wisconsin Chapter of American College of Cardiology, CV team representative

Member of Cardiovascular Team Leadership council, American College of Cardiology- Present

Former Member of Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Department of Medicine (MCW), and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Former Member of Advanced Practice Provider Educational Council

                                 Former member of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) advanced practice ambulatory counsel.

Former Member of the MCW advanced practice preceptors committee

MCW Education

Responsibilities:    UWM School of Nursing Adjunct Clinical Faculty, 2022-2023

Preceptor for Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant and MCW medical students

                                 Judge for medical students’ summer research virtual posters 2023-2024

Applications:           2022, Submitted application for American College of Cardiology grant: Improving cardiovascular care by via utilization of a mentorship program

Awards:                  Harriet H. Werley Doctoral Student Nursing Research Award, 2014

                                 Department of Medicine Research Retreat: First Abstract Submission Recognition 2018

                                 Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Student Poster Award 2018, Sigma Theta Tau International Best Doctoral Student Award 2017

Certification:          Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner on 7/25/2005

                                 Basic Life Support certified

                                 ACLS certified.

Professional

Organizations:         American College of Cardiology