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Linda Camacho, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC

Nurse Practitioner

I have been at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for the past 22 years. I was a pediatric surgical nurse for 10 years and transitioned to a nurse practitioner role with the Division of Pediatric Surgery for the past 12 years. I graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a master’s degree in nursing. I completed a pediatric nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist program at UCLA June 2011.

The earlier years of my career I had worked with adults. Soon after my pediatric nursing rotation I realized that I wanted to become a pediatric nurse. I love caring for children because they are fun-loving and all they want to do is play and have fun. My favorite story is when a child was allowed to eat, I gave him a popsicle and the smile on his face was priceless.

I initiated a pediatric nurse practitioner-led outpatient gastrostomy tube clinic. My latest endeavor is being the lead nurse practitioner in our outpatient multidisciplinary nasogastric tube feeding clinic. I enjoy learning and knowledge sharing and support academia by precepting nurse practitioner students and mentorship.

On my free time I love to cook, bake, and sew. I enjoy spending time traveling with my nieces and nephews. I spend my relaxing time working in the garden growing vegetables, herbs, flowers and caring for my fruit trees.

Education

Graduate School

University of California, Los Angeles

Accomplishments

Certifications

Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)