Sarah DaBella, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Sarah DaBella, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
NEA Certified Expert Witness — National Expert Academy, certified August 2026
Emergency Medicine, Trauma & General Medicine Nursing Expert Witness
Registered nurse and board-certified family nurse practitioner with eight years of clinical experience spanning emergency medicine, trauma, telemetry, progressive care and general medicine. Currently practices in the Emergency Department at UPMC Presbyterian, a Level I stroke and trauma center, following seven years in the same institution's General Medicine Division. Additional experience includes travel RN assignments across six U.S. health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic, managing high-acuity cardiac, respiratory and medical patients. Holds multistate registered nurse licensure through the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
Specialties: Emergency & Trauma Nursing, General Medicine Nursing, Telemetry & Progressive Care, Nursing Education, Family Nurse Practitioner Practice
Specialty focus: Emergency department standards of care, triage and assessment, stroke and trauma response (Level I center), telemetry and progressive care monitoring, medication administration and documentation, nursing education and clinical instruction, primary and urgent care evaluation
Professional Experience
Registered Nurse — Emergency Department, UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA (2025 – present). Level I stroke and trauma center.
Registered Nurse — General Medicine Division, UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA (2018 – 2025).
Registered Nurse — Travel Assignments (2020 – 2023). Progressive care, telemetry, medicine and float pool assignments during the COVID-19 pandemic at Hoboken University Medical Center (NJ), Hazel Hawkins Medical Center (CA), Banner University Medical Center (AZ), Boulder Community Health (CO), Novant Health Rowan Medical Center (NC) and HCA Healthcare Englewood (CO), managing high-acuity cardiac, respiratory and medical patients across multiple states.
Nurse Practitioner Clinical Education (600 Hours)
Supervised clinical training completed as part of a Post-Master's Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate at Carlow University: pediatric emergency assessment and stabilization at UPMC Children's Hospital Emergency Department; comprehensive assessment, preventive care and chronic disease management at Heritage Valley Primary Care; acute and minor-injury care at Heritage Valley Convenient Care; and gynecologic, preventive and reproductive health evaluation at UPMC Women's Health Outpatient Office.
Teaching Experience
Clinical Instructor for first-year nursing students, Allegheny Health Network — Forbes Hospital.
Licensure & Certifications
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP-BC), Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing. Registered Nurse Practitioner (C-APN), Colorado State Board of Nursing. Multistate Registered Nurse, Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing. BLS and ACLS, American Heart Association (expire 5/2027). National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), expires 3/2027.
Education
Post-Master's Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate, Carlow University (December 2025). Master of Science in Nursing Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (December 2022). Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (May 2018).
Professional Affiliations & Recognition
Member, Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners (PCNP) and American Nurses Association (ANA), December 2023 – present. DAISY Team Award, UPMC Presbyterian (2020). Lion's Club Humanitarian Award, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2018). Electronic medical records: Epic, Cerner, Meditech.
Retain This Expert
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