Amy Doneen
Born
Amy Lynn Hubbard

1969 (age 54–55)
Education
Known forBaleDoneen Method

Amy Lynn Doneen (born in 1969) is an American doctor of nursing practice (DNP)[1] and co-founder of the BaleDoneen Method for the prevention and treatment of heart attack, stroke and type 2 diabetes, and for treatment after one of these medical events.[2][3]

She holds professorships at Washington State University School of Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry and Texas Tech University Health Science Center.[4]

Early life and nursing education

Doneen received her associate degree in nursing (ADN) and registered nurse (RN) degrees from Spokane Community College.[5] After graduating from nursing school, she worked for 10 years as a registered nurse.[6] She subsequently received her Bachelor of Nursing Science (BSN), Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) degrees from Gonzaga University.[7] In 2014, she became the first graduate of Gonzaga's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program.[8]

Origin of the BaleDoneen Method

In 2000, while at Gonzaga, Doneen met Bradley Field Bale, then a family physician in Spokane whose practice focused on early detection and treatment of cardiovascular disease.[4][5]

Intrigued by one of the imaging technologies Bale was using to screen patients for arterial disease, called electron beam tomography (EBT), and wrote her dissertation on “The Relationship between Electron Beam Computed Tomography Calcium Scores and established Clinical and Serologic Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease,” was published in 2003.[9]

In 2004, she and Bale cofounded the BaleDoneen Method.

Publications

Doneen, Bradley Bale and Lisa Collier Cool published the 2013 book, Bale, Bradley; Doneen, Amy; Cool, Lisa Collier (April 15, 2013). Beat the Heart Attack Gene: The Revolutionary Plan to Prevent Heart Disease, Stroke and Diabetes. Wiley. ISBN 9781118454299. v

Postgraduate Medical Journal titled, “High-risk periodontal pathogens contribute to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.[10] A 2012 scientific statement from the American Heart Association, however, states that while observational studies support an association between periodontal disease and heart disease, independent of known confounders, these studies "do not support a causal relationship."[11]

Nursing career

Since 2005, Doneen has been the owner and medical director of the Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center in Spokane, Washington, a private clinical practice that treats patients using the BaleDoneen Method.[12][13]

In 2015, Doneen and Bale launched a nonprofit organization, the Institute of Arteriology dedicated to advancing “arteriology,” the study of arteries, and conducting research. One of its objectives, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, “is the establishment of a longitudinal, interventional registry of patients who have been screened to assess their cardiovascular disease risk by evaluating their subclinical arterial disease state and then treated to optimize arterial health.”[14][15]

Personal life

Born Amy Lynn Hubbard to American parents in Heidelberg, Germany, she married Daren Doneen in 1994. The couple has three children.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Heart Attack Prevention Expert Amy Doneen Becomes First Graduate of Gonzaga University's DNP Program". Newswire.com (Press release). Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Amy Doneen, DNO, ARNP". Linkedin.com.
  3. ↑ "Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention Specialists: The Time Is Now". HuffPost. November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  4. 1 2 McGregor, Anne (February 6, 2017). "A Heart -to-Heart with Amy Doneen". Inlander.
  5. 1 2 "Q&A with Amy Doneen, NP and Owner of The Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention Center | NEWS-Line for Nurse Practitioner". News-line.com. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Amy Doneen: Curbing cardiac events > Spokane Journal of Business". Spokanejournal.com. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Clinic helps people avoid heart attacks". Spokesman.com. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  8. 1 2 "2014 Graduates Shine with Many Gifts | Gonzaga University". Gonzaga.edu. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ "About Amy Doneen | The Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center". Theheartattackandstrokepreventioncenter.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ Bale, Bradley Field; Doneen, Amy Lynn; Vigerust, David John (April 1, 2017). "High-risk periodontal pathogens contribute to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis". Postgraduate Medical Journal. 93 (1098): 215–220. doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2016-134279. ISSN 0032-5473. PMC 5520251. PMID 27899684.
  11. ↑ Lockhart, Peter B.; Bolger, Anne F. (May 22, 2012). "Periodontal disease and atherosclerotic vascular disease: does the evidence support an independent association?: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association". Circulation. 125 (20): 2520–2544. doi:10.1161/CIR.0b013e31825719f3. PMID 22514251.
  12. ↑ "LiveWELL, September 23, 2012". Issuu. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Q & A with Amy L. Doneen, MSN, ARNP, Medical Director of the Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center in Spokane, Washington" (PDF). NEWS-Line for Nurse Practitioners. August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  14. ↑ "About the Institute of Arteriology | Institute of Arteriology". Institutearteriology.org. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Institute of Arteriology". Baledoneen.com. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
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