Regina Izu, MSN, RN, PHN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Email: rizu@sandiego.edu

Regina Izu is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist Program. She completed her MSN at the University of San Diego in 1985 as a Family Health Nurse Specialist with a minor in Administration. She has practiced as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in SDVAMC hospital based home care program focusing on HIV/AID patients, UCSD Alzheimer Disease Research Center as a co-investigator for Exelon™, and multiple acute care settings with expertise in telemetry and medical-surgical nursing. Currently, Regina works as a Medical Advanced Practice Nurse at Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla. She is pursuing a PhD in Nursing at the University of San Diego with a clinical focus in Palliative Care.