Aaron Michael Ostrowski, DNP, APRN, CRNA

CRNA

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Anesthesiology

Classification:

Staff

Clinical Assistant Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Nursing

Department:

Family / Community Health Department

Classification:

Faculty

Nurse Anesthesia Program Director

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Nursing

Department:

Office of Academics

Classification:

Faculty

• DNP, University of Pittsburgh, 2016
• MSN, University of Pittsburgh, 2001
• BSN, California University of Pennsylvania, 1996

Justice, C. M., Carter-Templeton, H., & Ostrowski, A. M. (2025) Effect of Tiered Implementation of Clinical Decision Support System for Acute Kidney Injury and Nephrotoxin Exposure in Cardiac Surgery Patients (Vol. 16, pp. 1–10). Washington, DC USA: Applied Clinical Informatics. Retrieved from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39742871/

Ostrowski, A. M., Morrison, S., & O’Donnell, J. M. (2019) Development of a Training Program in Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Placement for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Utilizing an N-of-1 Methodology as an Opportunity to Optimize Patient-Centered Care (Vol. 87, pp. 11–18). Chicago, IL USA: AANA Journal. Retrieved from https://www.aana.com/docs/default-source/aana-journal-web-documents-1/development-of-a-training-program-in-peripherally-inserted-central-catheter-placement-for-certified-registered-nurse-anesthetists-using-an-n-of-1-method-february-2019.pdf?sfvrsn=a2838c59_4

• Kay Wagner Doctoral Fellowship - (September, 2016)
• Cameo of Caring for Advanced Practice Nursing - (November, 2012)
• Didactic Insructor of the Year - (May, 2011)
• Clinical Instructor of the Year - (May, 2005)
• You Are a Star - (2005)

• West Virginia RN-APRN Licenses - West Virginia Board of Examiners (2017)

Dr. Ostrowski has an extensive clinical background in trauma, transplant, and cardiac anesthesia for adults. He practices currently as a CRNA at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He had nearly 10 years of experience in the education of student nurse anesthetists prior to arriving at WVU and is honored to have developed and implemented this new program to train nurse anesthetists at West Virginia University.

Teaching interests: Physiology, pharmacology, and professional issues

Health policy