Sharon C. Golden, NP

Sharon Conrad Golden is originally from Lima, Ohio. She has a bachelor's degree in arthistory and multiple nursing degrees. Her master's degree in nursing was completed atthe University of Washington, Seattle. Most recently her Clinical Doctorate in Nursingwas completed at the University of Colorado, Anshutz Medical Campus. She is amember of Sigma Theta Tau, the Honor Society of Nursing.Ms. Golden is trained to work as an advanced practice provider who is able to providehealth care for patients with common neurological conditions. Part of her duties includeoversight of the outpatient stroke clinic for St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction,Colorado. She is currently supervised by neurologist, Dr. Seth Kareus. She is boardcertified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is also a professionalmember of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Board of NeuroscienceNursing, and the American Heart Association.Ms. Golden has 26 years of combined nursing experience and 12 years of experienceas an Adult Nurse Practitioner. She is passionate about providing personalizedstrategies to empower patients to assert greater control over their health care througheducation and confidence building. She is also very interested in clinical research andquality improvement. She has been both a site principal investigator and sub-investigator for several NIH sponsored randomized control trials. She has served in therole as a quality improvement project lead. Examples of neurological problems treatedby Ms. Golden include: cerebrovascular disease, multiple sclerosis, dementia,headache disorders, epilepsy, neuropathic pain, idiopathic intracranial hypertension,and trigeminal neuralgia.When not at work. Ms. Golden enjoys reading, hiking, gardening, spending time withfamily, and appreciating art.

Mrs. Golden is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Vertebral Artery Dissection, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Legius Syndrome, and Pseudobulbar Affect.