Carolyn holds a BS degree in nursing from Duke University. She has a certification in Legal Nurse Consulting and held CCRN and ACLS certifications while employed as a critical care and cardiothoracic surgery intensive care recovery nurse.
Carolyn joined the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery in 2012. Her professional experience includes working as a clinic administrator in San Antonio, Texas, disease management manager, manager trainer and patient advisor in San Antonio, Texas and Baltimore, Maryland, and cardiothoracic surgery intensive care recovery nurse in Baltimore, Maryland and Atlanta, Georgia.
Carolyn Jenkins is a surgical nurse coordinator and case manager for the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. She works primarily with Dr. Edward Y. Sako and Dr. Chad N. Stasik and their patients, providing pre- and post-operative assistance, instruction, education and advice.