Kathleen T. Hickey EdD, FNP, ANP, FAHA, FAAN

Dr. Kathleen T. Hickey is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Columbia University School of Nursing. She also holds a joint appointment in the Division of Cardiology (electrophysiology) as both a family and adult nurse practitioner, and is a Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar (link is external). Her interdisciplinary research and clinical practice is focused in the areas of cardiogenetics, the clinical care and management of those with atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, and the prevention of sudden cardiac death.
Her recent grant awards include an R01 from the National Institute of Nursing Research (iHEART) focusing on arrhythmia telehealth monitoring in those with atrial fibrillation, her newly awarded (multiple-PI) P30 award with Dr. Suzanne Bakken is focusing on improving symptom self-management for underserved populations with or at risk for chronic health conditions.
Her past research includes an R03 from the National Institute of Nursing Research focused on cardiac ECG monitoring in the detection of atrial fibrillation in those with chronic conditions, a Clinical Translational Service Award-funded pilot award, and a Columbia University Glenda Garvey Teaching Academy award that developed a remote web-based ICD learning system. She was the first recipient of Columbia University School of Nursing’s Outstanding Young Investigator Award in 2007, and was selected to attend the NINR Summer Genetic Institute in 2009 to gain a deeper understanding of the application of genetics as it relates to her focus in area of cardiac electrophysiology.