Edith Boyes
Chicago ,IL
Summary
Strategic healthcare leader with 15 years of experience in advanced heart failure, cardiac surgery, and mechanical circulatory support. Expertise in fostering executive partnerships with cardiothoracic surgeons and hospital leadership to drive growth and improve patient outcomes. Skilled in launching innovative programs, adopting new technologies, and developing high-performing clinical teams.
Overview
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Certification
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Advanced Surgical Consultant
Johnson & Johnson Med Tech, Abiomed
Chicago, IL
06.2025 - Current
- Drive strategic growth across 20+ cardiac surgery and advanced heart failure programs throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, and Northwest Indiana.
- Partner with executive hospital leadership and physician champions to develop long-term program strategies that expand adoption of Impella-supported heart recovery therapies.
- Led successful launches of new Impella programs while supporting procedural excellence, physician training, and clinical adoption.
- Serve as regional expert for complex surgical Impella cases, providing intraoperative consultation and advanced troubleshooting.
- Influence complex multidisciplinary stakeholders including cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure, perfusion, ICU leadership, and C-suite executives.
- Generated 200% year-over-year territory growth through physician engagement, account development, and execution of strategic initiatives.
- Mentor physicians and clinical teams on best practices, improving procedural consistency and customer experience.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Medical Affairs, Clinical, Sales Leadership, and Field Clinical Specialists to execute territory objectives.
Consultant
Abbott LVAS
12.2024 - 06.2025
- Educated healthcare providers on effective management strategies for advanced heart failure using HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist system.: Managing Advanced Heart HF Using HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System.
- Developed and delivered a comprehensive educational program series for heart failure and MCS providers and VAD coordinators. for Heart Failure & MCS Providers & VAD Coordinators
- Led cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions for cardiac support systems.
Consultant
Acelis Connected Health, Abbott Cardiovascular
06.2024 - 06.2025
- Served as an expert consultant and provided education for Acelis VAD related services.
- Developed training materials for new consultants and team members on best practices.
- Analyzed client needs to recommend tailored solutions for advanced heart failure management.
Consultant
Abiomed, Inc
12.2023 - 06.2025
- Consulted as an expert on the APP Professional Innovations advisory board
- Led project teams to develop innovative solutions for cardiovascular devices.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline product development processes.
- Analyzed market trends to inform strategic recommendations for product enhancements.
Lead Advanced Heart Failure, VAD, ECMO, Shock Program Nurse Practitioner
Ascension Health Medical Group, Alexian Brothers Medical Center
03.2018 - 06.2025
- Founded one of the region's first comprehensive ECMO, durable LVAD, and cardiogenic shock programs.
- Led strategic planning with executive leadership to expand advanced heart failure services.
- Directed operational improvement initiatives across surgery, ICU, perfusion, and advanced heart failure.
- Managed clinical leaders while overseeing quality metrics, regulatory compliance, and program growth.
- Developed evidence-based clinical pathways adopted across multiple hospitals.
- Built multidisciplinary governance structures across a 14-hospital health system.
- Achieved a 94% two-year survival in INTERMACS 1-2 LVAD patients.
Advanced Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner
Loyola University Health System
10.2016 - 03.2018
- Diagnosed and treated patients with advanced heart failure and post heart transplantation in outpatient clinic, generating RVUs as an independent provider
- Collaborated with six advanced heart failure physicians/surgeons to provide direct medical care, consultations, and coordination for advanced heart failure and heart transplant patients
- Identify, screen, monitor, and treat, patients with the CardioMEMS device
- Established billing program for CardioMEMS patients, enhancing access to advanced heart failure management
- Top 30 out of 128 in RVU productivity for APN's throughout Loyola Health System after 6 months
- Serve as a sub-investigator for heart failure studies at LUMC
- Established billing program for patients with CardioMEMS
- Managed operations within the heart failure, heart transplant, and VAD department.
Consultant
Medtronic HVAD
01.2016 - 03.2018
- Delivered educational sessions to heart failure and MCS providers and VAD coordinators.
VAD Coordinator
Loyola University Health System
03.2013 - 10.2016
- Plan, coordinate, and implement the care of heart failure patients who are pre-and post-LVAD implantation in both the in-patient and out-patient setting.
- Developed and maintained nursing staff annual competencies for HeartMate II and HeartWare across telemetry units, ICU, acute rehab, ED, and ancillary procedure areas, ensuring compliance with community resource standards.
- Created and maintained materials for The Joint Commission DT Certification, achieving uninterrupted approval over 4 years.
- Developed and implemented VAD policy, protocol, and informed consent procedures across the health system, enhancing patient care standards.
- Received Magis Galaxy award for outstanding contributions in 2015.
- Department of Heart Failure/Heart Transplant
Staff RN/Charge Nurse
Loyola University Chicago, Loyola University Health System
07.2010 - 03.2013
- Specialty critical care experience in the 10 bed Heart Transplant/Coronary Care ICU
- Operated Maquet intra-aortic balloon pumps, Tandem Heart, Impella, and HeartMate II to support critical cardiac patients
- Provided critical care in Heart Transplant Unit and Coronary Care Unit.
Education
Masters - Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Loyola University Chicago
07-2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing (BSN)
Loyola University Chicago
05-2010
Skills
- Surgical Device Commercialization
- Team development
- Clinical Education
- Business Planning
- Market Analysis
- Strategic Leadership
- Cross-functional Leadership
- Industry leadership
Certification
- Registered Nurse Illinois license # 041385433
- Advanced Practice Nurse Illinois License # 209.015313
- Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC), ANCC- Active
- HF-Cert (HFSA, active since September 2023)
- VAD-C (ICCAC, active since June 2023)
- Certified Heart Failure Nurse- American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (active since 2018)
Research and Presentations
- Boyes, E., King, C. (2022, April 27-30). Highlights of Pulmonary Vascular Disease (PH & CTEPH) [Conference presentation]. ISHLT 2022 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, United States.
- Cook, A., & Boyes, E. (2016). Anticoagulation strategies in a ventricular assist device patient with heparin induced thrombocytopenia.
- Poster presented at the ISHLT 36th Annual Meeting, Washington DC.
- Safiran, M., Boyes, E., Duebner, B., Coglianese, E. (2016). A single center U.S. experience with the implementation of mandatory patient and caregiver pre-ventricular assist device implantation education.
- Walenga JM, Escalante V, Duebner B, Pemsl G, Boyes E, Bailey J, Casillian A, Pedone E, Jeske W, Heroux A, Coglianese E, Schwartz JP, Bakhos M. Prediction of hemostatic dysfunction in patients implanted with the HeartMate II LVAD. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2014; 33:S243
- Bailey J, Duebner B, Pemsl G, Boyes E, Dusek L, Schwartz J, Lietz K, Heroux A, Coglianese E. Etiology and timing of readmissions after LVAD implantation. Journal of Cardiac Failure 2014; 20: 217
- Bailey J, Guo, R, Duebner B, Pemsl G, Boyes E, Dusek L, Schwartz J, Lietz K, Heroux A, Coglianese E. Effects of prolonged postoperative inotrope administration after left ventricular assist device implantation. Journal of Cardiac Failure 2014; 20: 218
Affiliations
- The International Consortium of Circulatory Assist Clinicians 2019- 2025
- Board Member (2023-2025)
- Founding chair of Temporary MCS Committee (2022)
- Board of Directors, Secretary (2021)
- Board of Directors, Secretary Elect (2020) - The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 2015- Current
- Scientific Council on Nursing, Health Science & Allied Health: Heart Failure/Transplant Liaison (2018-2020)
- Leadership role in Pulmonary Vascular Disease Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee (2020-2021)
- Leadership role in Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee (2022-2025)
- ISHLT Program Planning Committee (Heart): 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 - American College of Cardiology 2020- Current
- American Nurses Credentialing Center 2016- Current
- American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN) 2015- Current
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Advanced Surgical Consultant
Johnson & Johnson Med Tech, Abiomed
06.2025 - Current
Consultant
Abbott LVAS
12.2024 - 06.2025
Consultant
Acelis Connected Health, Abbott Cardiovascular
06.2024 - 06.2025
Consultant
Abiomed, Inc
12.2023 - 06.2025
Lead Advanced Heart Failure, VAD, ECMO, Shock Program Nurse Practitioner
Ascension Health Medical Group, Alexian Brothers Medical Center
03.2018 - 06.2025
Advanced Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner
Loyola University Health System
10.2016 - 03.2018
Consultant
Medtronic HVAD
01.2016 - 03.2018
VAD Coordinator
Loyola University Health System
03.2013 - 10.2016
Staff RN/Charge Nurse
Loyola University Chicago, Loyola University Health System
07.2010 - 03.2013
Masters - Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Loyola University Chicago
Bachelor of Science - Nursing (BSN)
Loyola University Chicago