Janet Lenz, APN

Janet has been a nurse and a nurse practitioner in the area since 1980, working in
many of the local hospitals over the years. She received her bachelor’s in nursing
science from Lewis University. Her career started in the intensive care and cardiac
intensive care units. From there, outpatient cardiac care and testing, and eventually moving
into the cardiac catheterization laboratory working alongside Drs. Sharma and
Tomasian. While at Good Shepherd Hospital she attended Loyola University obtaining
her Masters of Science in Nursing with cardiology sub specialty. She ultimately was the staff
educator for the cardiac intensive care unit and cardiac catheterization laboratory staff.
Janet and Dr. Bromet worked together and St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin where Janet
was clinical director of the heart failure program, with Dr. Bromet as her physician
advisor. During her 12 years at St. Joseph’s, Janet improved heart failure outcomes for
the clinic and the hospital, ranking the program in the top 10% in the nation. The clinic
was the first shared care center in the Midwest for heart failure patients with mechanical
assist devices and patients seeking or recipients of a heart transplant. Janet was
invited to speak across the country on how to implement and succeed as a nurse
practitioner led physician supported clinic and other topics. Provided heart failure
education at the request of local advanced practice nursing schools.

“My focus has always been patient advocacy, education and shared decision-making.
The more the patient understands their condition, the better able they are to choose
what is best for themselves.”

Janet and her husband Mike enjoy bicycling, hiking, kayaking and time with their
children and grandchildren.

Janet is board certified as an Adult Nurse Practitioner, Registered Cardiovascular
Interventional Specialist (RCIS), Critical Care RN (CCRN)