Ian Hewer

Ian Hewer is an Associate Professor of Practice in the School of Nursing, College of Health and Human Sciences at Western Carolina University (WCU). He has been on faculty since 2011 and serves as Director of the Nurse Anesthesia Program. Contact: ihewer@wcu.edu | Phone: 828.654.6508 | Office: 309 Biltmore Park Building.

• PhD, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Health Services Research)
• MSN, University of California San Francisco (Nurse Anesthesia)
• MA, New York University (Sociology)
• BSN, University of Southampton (United Kingdom, Nursing)

Research Interests: Focus on comparative models of anesthesia care teams and post-anesthesia complications. Teaching emphasizes cardiac anesthesia and health care economics.

Scientific Awards:

• AANA Research Fellow

Clinical & Professional: Maintains clinical practice at Mission Hospital (Asheville, NC). Active in professional associations including American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists (Region 4 Director), and International Anesthesia Research Society.