Janet Sparker, EdD, MS, PA-C, RN

Dr. Sparker received a baccalaureate degree cum laude from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Lake Erie College Physician Assistant Program in Ohio in 1979. Upon graduation she joined the Department at the Cleveland Clinic where she practiced as a Physician Assistant for 25 years in all subspecialties of Cardiology. While working at the Cleveland Clinic she earned a baccalaureate degree in nursing from Ursuline College in 1991. She earned additional degrees from Nova Southeastern University, including a Master of Science in Education in 2010 and a Doctorate in Education in 2017.

She transferred from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio to Cleveland Clinic Florida in Naples in 2005. She began teaching full time at the NSU Fort Myers PA Program in 2008 and is currently an Associate Professor. Her interests include andragogical strategies for teaching and learning, and up-to-date approaches in preventative and cardiovascular medicine.