"I really enjoy working with the patients.  It is so important to just listen to them, and in most cases the patients will tell you what is wrong with them.  Also, working collaboratively with great physicians gives the patients the best possible care, it  truly makes them feel valued."

Education
Gail received her Masters of Science degree in Nursing from Oakland University in Rochester, MI.

Certification
She is board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner. 

More about Gail:
Gail is the project manager of a National Institutes of Health study of Chronic Kidney Disease (CRIC).  This is a large study being done also at Wayne State University and the University of Michigan.  It focuses on the cardiovascular outcomes of kidney patients.

Gail has many years of clinical and research experience.  She sees patients in the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Clinic and the Hypertension Clinic at SCSP.  

Professional Affiliations:

• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

• Preference for Information and Blood Pressure Control Status Influence Blood Pressure Reductions in Women,
  
  Steigerwalt, S., Makos, G., Scisney-Matlock, M., Preference for Information and Blood Pressure Control Status Influence Blood Pressure Reductions in Women, American Society of Hypertension 21st Annual Scientific Meeting, New York, NY, 2006.
• The Role of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring (HBPM) in the Control of Hypertension in Renal Transplant Recipients
  
  Awosika, B., Makos, G., Steigerwalt, S., El-Ghoroury, M., Provenzano, R., The Role of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring (HBPM) in the Control of Hypertension in Renal Transplant Recipients. American Society of Transplantation, Boston, MA, 2004.
• Comparison of Quality-of-Hypertension-Care Indicators for Groups Treated by Physician Versus Groups Treated by Physician-Nurse Team
  
  Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Vol. 16 Issue 1 Page 18 January 2004.