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Heidi Jahnke, RN, MSN
Heidi Jahnke is a research nurse clinician with over 23 years of experience conducting neuroscience research at Barrow. She began her clinical research career at Barrow by working with physicians to establish the Barrow Stroke Center and managing several stroke research trials.
She is a life-long resident of Arizona and received her nursing degree from the University of Arizona. She began her nursing career in the adult intensive care unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. She has three children and enjoys spending time with her family in her spare time. Her hobbies include gardening, fly fishing, hiking, skiing, and attending college and professional baseball games.
For the past several years, Heidi has worked with doctors at the Barrow Pituitary Program to implement and conduct clinical research on pituitary diseases.
- MS, Nursing, University of Phoenix, 2004
- BS, Nursing, University of Arizona College of Nursing, 1982
- BA, University of Arizona, Liberal Arts, 1981
Resumption of Positive-Pressure Ventilation Devices for Obstructive Sleep Apnea following Transsphenoidal Surgery: An Institutional Experience of a Surgical Cohort.
Date: 06/2020
Authors: Nicholas Gravbrot, Heidi Jahnke, William L White, Andrew S Little
Proposal and Validation of a Simple Grading Scale (TRANSSPHER Grade) for Predicting Gross Total Resection of Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenomas After Transsphenoidal Surgery.
Date: 11/2019
Authors: Michael A Mooney, Christina E Sarris, James J Zhou, Garni Barkhoudarian, Michael R Chicoine, Juan C Fernandez-Miranda, Paul A Gardner, Douglas A Hardesty, Heidi Jahnke, Daniel F Kelly, Brandon D Liebelt, Marc R Mayberg, Daniel M Prevedello, John Sfondouris, John P Sheehy, James P Chandler, Kevin C J Yuen, William L White, Andrew S Little
Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trial Comparing Two Multimodal Opioid-Minimizing Pain Management Regimens Following Transsphenoidal Surgery
Date: 01/2018
Authors: Deborah M. Shepherd, Heidi Jahnke, William L. White, Andrew S. Little
Comparison of Sinonasal Quality of Life and Health Status in Patients Undergoing Microscopic and Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Lesions: A Prospective Cohort Study
Date: 01/2015
Authors: Andrew S. Little, Daniel F. Kelly, John Milligan, Chester Griffiths, Daniel M. Prevedello, Ricardo L. Carrau, Gail Rosseau, Garni Barkhoudarian, Heidi Jahnke, Charlene Chaloner, Kathryn L. Jelinek, Kristina Chapple, William L. White
Delayed Hyponatremia is the Most Common Cause of 30-Day Unplanned Readmission After Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Tumors
Date: 01/2015
Authors: Michael A. Bohl, Shah Ahmad, Heidi Jahnke, Deborah Shepherd, Laura Knecht, William L. White, Andrew S. Little
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Heidi Jahnke, RN, MSN
Heidi Jahnke is a research nurse clinician with over 23 years of experience conducting neuroscience research at Barrow. She began her clinical research career at Barrow by working with physicians to establish the Barrow Stroke Center and managing several stroke research trials.
She is a life-long resident of Arizona and received her nursing degree from the University of Arizona. She began her nursing career in the adult intensive care unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. She has three children and enjoys spending time with her family in her spare time. Her hobbies include gardening, fly fishing, hiking, skiing, and attending college and professional baseball games.
For the past several years, Heidi has worked with doctors at the Barrow Pituitary Program to implement and conduct clinical research on pituitary diseases.

- MS, Nursing, University of Phoenix, 2004
- BS, Nursing, University of Arizona College of Nursing, 1982
- BA, University of Arizona, Liberal Arts, 1981
Resumption of Positive-Pressure Ventilation Devices for Obstructive Sleep Apnea following Transsphenoidal Surgery: An Institutional Experience of a Surgical Cohort.
Date: 06/2020
Authors: Nicholas Gravbrot, Heidi Jahnke, William L White, Andrew S Little
Proposal and Validation of a Simple Grading Scale (TRANSSPHER Grade) for Predicting Gross Total Resection of Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenomas After Transsphenoidal Surgery.
Date: 11/2019
Authors: Michael A Mooney, Christina E Sarris, James J Zhou, Garni Barkhoudarian, Michael R Chicoine, Juan C Fernandez-Miranda, Paul A Gardner, Douglas A Hardesty, Heidi Jahnke, Daniel F Kelly, Brandon D Liebelt, Marc R Mayberg, Daniel M Prevedello, John Sfondouris, John P Sheehy, James P Chandler, Kevin C J Yuen, William L White, Andrew S Little
Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trial Comparing Two Multimodal Opioid-Minimizing Pain Management Regimens Following Transsphenoidal Surgery
Date: 01/2018
Authors: Deborah M. Shepherd, Heidi Jahnke, William L. White, Andrew S. Little
Comparison of Sinonasal Quality of Life and Health Status in Patients Undergoing Microscopic and Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Lesions: A Prospective Cohort Study
Date: 01/2015
Authors: Andrew S. Little, Daniel F. Kelly, John Milligan, Chester Griffiths, Daniel M. Prevedello, Ricardo L. Carrau, Gail Rosseau, Garni Barkhoudarian, Heidi Jahnke, Charlene Chaloner, Kathryn L. Jelinek, Kristina Chapple, William L. White
Delayed Hyponatremia is the Most Common Cause of 30-Day Unplanned Readmission After Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Tumors
Date: 01/2015
Authors: Michael A. Bohl, Shah Ahmad, Heidi Jahnke, Deborah Shepherd, Laura Knecht, William L. White, Andrew S. Little
- English