
Ashley H. Seawright, DNP, ACNP-BC
Executive Director of Advanced Practice Providers
Department:
SOM-Surgery-Transplant
Email:
aseawright@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5065
Biography
Ashley Seawright completed her BSN at Baylor University in 1997. After which time she worked as an ICU nurse until 2007, when she graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical Center with an MSN and became board certified as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. She was then hired as an instructor in the department of surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center where she serves as a nurse practitioner/hospitalists for the abdominal transplant, hepatobiliary and surgical oncology division managing patients in both an inpatient and outpatient clinical setting. In 2010, Dr. Seawright completed the Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree at Johns Hopkins followed by the Business Advantage Program at Millsaps College.
In January of 2018, she was named the Advanced Transplant Provider of the year by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. In 2017, Mississippi Nurses’ Association & Mississippi Nurses’ Foundation awarded Dr. Seawright the Advanced Practice Nurse of 2017.
Her professional and research interest include: kidney, liver, and pancreas transplantation, living donation in minority groups, health disparities and access to care, quality improvement initiatives for the transplant population, as well as early recovery after surgery initiatives.
Currently Dr. Seawright serves as the Executive Director of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs). She is clinical director of transplant and surgical oncology. In addition, she serves on the council of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons as Associate Member at large.
Education
Millsaps College, Business Advantage Program, Business Advantage Program | 2011 |
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, DNP, Doctorate of Nursing Practice | 2010 |
University of Mississippi School of Nursing, MS, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program | 2007 |
Baylor University School of Nursing, BS, Nursing | 1997 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
Certification, ProCPR, ProCPR | |
Licensure, State of Mississippi | |
Certification, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, American Nurse Credentialing Center |
Current Positions
Director, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 07/2016 - Present |
Surgical Chief of Advanced Practice, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 03/2016 - Present |
Lead Nurse Practitioner, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 04/2014 - Present |
Transplant Nurse Practitioner, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 09/2007 - Present |
Instructor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 09/2007 - Present |
Executive Director of Advanced Practice Providers | 07/2018 - Present |
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
Instructor, University of Mississippi School of Nursing, School of Nursing | 08/2009 - 06/2011 |
Publications
Editor for peer reviewed journal | |
Progress in Transplantation December April 2014, 2015-present Progress in Transplantation December April 2014, 2015-present | |
Contributing Reviewer | |
AACN Procedure Manual for High Acuity, Progressive and Critical Care, 7th Ed. Contributing Reviewer for Chapter 115 Paracentesis (perform) pp1030-1035. AACN Procedure Manual for High Acuity, Progressive and Critical Care, 7th Ed. Contributing Reviewer for Chapter 115 Paracentesis (perform) pp1030-1035. | |
Ad Hoc Reviewer | |
Progress in Transplantation manuscript Reviewer (4/2014) | |
American Transplant Congress 2012 Abstract Reviewer (12/2011) | |
20th Annual International Transplant Nursing Society (ITNS) Symposium & General Assembly, Abstract Reviewer | |
Journal Article | |
Chambers, H., Reinschmidt, K., Smith, G., Agudelo, E., Brodahl, K., Herriman, E., Hoy, H., Pont, K., Seawright, A., Stearns,E., Tores,A-M., Weldon, E., & Blackstock, D. Examining the critical role of advanced practice providers on a multidisciplinary transplant team. American Journal of Transplantation, 2021;00:1-7. | 2021 |
Schlessinger S, Kokko K, Fratkin J, Butt F, Hawxby A, Todaro M, Henderson, H., Seawright, AH., et al. Balamuthia mandrillaris Transmitted Through Organ Transplantation – Mississippi, 2009 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2010 Sept 17; 59(36):1165-70 | 2010 |
Christopher, W. Seawright, AH., Wynn, JJ., Earl, TM., Anderson, CD., & Orr, SW Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A New Treatment Modality for Primary of Secondary Peritoneal Cancer in Mississippi. Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2018 (3). | |
Christopher, W., Earl, T., Puneky, L., Seawright, AH., Wynn, J., Anderson, C., & Orr, S. Invasive Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Arising in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of Heterotopic Pancreatic Origin Located in the Stomach The American Surgeon, 2017, 83(9):e370-e371(2). | |
Butt F, Seawright, AH Top 10 Facts You Need to Know About Kidney Transplantation. Journal MSMA, 2012, Feb., 41-44. | |
Seawright, AH, Taylor, L. A Systematic Approach to Postoperative Management of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Patient with a Clinical Pathway Progress in Transplantation, 2010; 21(1): 43-52. | |
Butt F, Seawright AH, Kokko K, Hawxby A An Unusual Presentation of a Page Kidney 24 Days after Transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings, 2010; 42: 4291-4294. | |
Book Chapter | |
Esccobedo, W. Seawright, AH. Kidney transplantation In Cupples, Lerret, McCalmont, Ohler (Eds.), Core curriculum for transplant nurses (pp.) Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer. |
Presentations
Poster Presentation, An Opportunity for Improvement in Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: A comparison between African Americans and Caucasians., University of Mississippi Medical Center Health Disparities Conference, Jackson, MS | 07/2018 |
Poster Presentation, An Opportunity for Improvement in Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: A Comparison between African Americans and Caucasians., Southwestern Surgical Congress 70th Annual Meeting, Napa, CA | 04/2018 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Advanced Practice Provider Panel Discussion, 2018 AHPBA Annual Meeting, Miami, FL | 03/2018 |
Poster Presentation, Management of Neuroendocrine Carcinomatosis with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy, Southeastern Surgical Congress 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL | 02/2018 |
Poster Presentation, Management of Wolfiann Duct Carcinoma with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL | 02/2018 |
Poster Presentation, Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL | 02/2018 |
Poster Presentation, Neoadjuvant Talimogene Laherparpvec (T-VEC) in the Treatment of In-Transit Melanoma of the Chest Wall., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL | 02/2018 |
Poster Presentation, Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-VEC) Treatment Shows Continued Systemic Response in Metastatic Melanoma When Transitioning from Subcutaneous Lesions to Lymphatic Metaseses., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL | 02/2018 |
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Socioeconomic Factors Including Race Increase Odds of Late Stage Diagnosis of HCC., The James D. Hardy Surgical Forum, UMMC, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Neoadjuvant Talimogene Laherparpvec (T-VEC) in the Treatment of In-Transit Melanoma of the Chest Wall., The James D. Hardy Surgical Forum, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater., The James D. Hardy Surgical Forum, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-VEC) Treatment Shows Continued Systemic Response in Metastatic Melanoma When Transitioning from Subcutaneous Lesions to Lymphatic Metaseses., The James D. Hardy Surgical Forum, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, An Opportunity for Improvement in Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: A Comparison Between African Americans and Caucasians., The James D. Hardy Surgical Forum, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Invasive pancreatic adenocarcinoma arising in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of heterotopic pancreatic origin located in the stomach., Southeastern Surgical Congress, Nashville, TN | 02/2017 |
Poster Presentation, Surgical Treatment of Metastatic Pheochromocytoma., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting, Nashville, TN | 02/2017 |
Poster Presentation, Delayed Presentation and Treatment of Melanoma in African Americans: A Case Series of African Americans with Plantar Acral Lentiginous Melanoma., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting, Nashville, TN | 02/2017 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, ATP Utilization on the Team: Actualizing the Role and Responsibilities of ATPs., American Society of Transplant Surgeons 17th Annual State of the Art Winter Symposium, Miami, FL | 01/2017 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, African Americans have Greater Odds of Late Stage Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Mississippi., American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA | 06/2016 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Best Practice for A Multidisciplinary Approach to Discharge Planning: How we do It., American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA | 06/2016 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Groove Pancreatitis: A commonly underdiagnosed condition., International Hepatopancreatobiliary Association Meeting, Sao Paulo, Brazil | 04/2016 |
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Diabetes in the World of Transplantation, 2015 Harriet Williamson Diabetes Conference, Jackson, MS | 11/2015 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Expansion of HPB and liver transplantation in an underserved state: Creating growth and maintaining quality., Americas-Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Program, Miami, FL | 03/2015 |
Poster Presentation, Post renal transplantation diabetes mellitus in relation to corticosteroid dosing., Mississippi Academy of Sciences 79th Annual Meeting, Hattiesburg, MS | 02/2015 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Multidisciplinary Team, Mississippi Transplant Forum, Jackson, MS | 08/2014 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Ethical Challenges in Transplantation, Mississippi Transplant Forum/UMMC, Jackson, MS | 08/2014 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Planning, Implementing and Documenting Multidisciplinary Care: How We Do It, 2014 World Transplant Congress, San Francisco, CA | 07/2014 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Race, Free Lunch, Single Parent Homes, and Other Factors May Predict Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Rates., 9th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA | 02/2014 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, A Three-Year (2010-2012) Nationwide Look at Center and Regional Specific Disparities in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant., 9th Annual Academic Surgical Congress., San Diego, CA | 02/2014 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Center Specific Factors and Racial Disparities Related to Deceased Donor Renal Transplants., 9th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA | 02/2014 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Allied Health Symposium: Clinical Management Issues in Transplant for the Allied Health Professional, 2013 American Transplant Congress, Seattle, WA | 05/2013 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Allied Health Symposium III: The Complexity of Transplant Care Partnering with the Medical Community, 2012 American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA | 06/2012 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Allied Health Symposium: Are we speaking the same language? Transplant education and consent, 2011 American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA | 05/2011 |
Poster Presentation, Nursing Implications for Implementation of a Clinical Pathway for the Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Patient., National Kidney Foundation 2011 Spring Clinical Meetings, Las Vegas, NV | 04/2011 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Annual Patient Meeting. Short and Long Term Complications of Transplantation., Mississippi Kidney Foundation & Network 8, Jackson, MS | 08/2010 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pre-Emptive Transplantation: Is this an option?, American Association of Kidney Patients, Jackson, MS | 08/2010 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, An Unusual Presentation of a Page Kidney 24 Days after Transplantation., The Transplantation Society Congress 2010, Vancouver, BC, Canada | 08/2010 |
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, First Report of Balamuthia mandrillaris Transmission through Organ Transplantation, The Transplantation Society Congress 2010, Vancouver, BC, Canada | 08/2010 |
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Where do patients thrive best? Building a Home program and Transplantation: Risks & Benefits, UMMC, Jackson, MS | 05/2010 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Present and Future of Transplant at UMHC., University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 11/2008 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Solid Organ Transplantation., Hinds Community College, Raymond, MS | 08/2008 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Caring for the Post-operative Transplant Patient and Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Renal Transplant Evaluation, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 05/2008 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
Sherilyn Gordon Memorial Travel Award, American Society of Transplant Surgeons | 2019 |
Advanced Transplant Provider of the Year, American Society of Transplant Surgeons | 2018 |
Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year, Mississippi Nursing Association | 2017 |
Healthcare Heroes of Mississippi Nominee, Mississippi Business Journal | 2016 |
Mississippi DNP Wall of Fame, Mississippi Educational Consortium for the Doctorate of Nursing Practice | 2012 |
Travel Grant, ASTS Fellows Symposium of Transplantation Medicine | 2008 |
Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Beta Chapter, UMMC |
Professional Membership and Service
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Officer, Other Officer | 2020 - 2023 |
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Living Donor Committee, Advanced Transplant Provider Committee Member | |
American Society of Transplantation, Member | |
Mississippi Kidney Foundation, Board of Directors of a Company | |
Mississippi Nurses Association, Member | |
American Nursing Association, Member | |
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Member | |
Advanced Practice Provider Executives, Member | |
American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Member | |
Mississippi Association of Nurse Practitioners, Member | |
Sigma Theta Tau, Member |
Committee Service
ASTS Diversity Equality and Inclusion Committee, Council Liason | 2020 - 2021 |
ASTS Nomination Committee, Member | 2020 - Present |
MEDICAL CENTER-ETHICS ADVISORY, Member | 2020 - Present |
Ambulatory Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
Opioid Task Force, Member | 2018 - Present |
Medical Center Controlled Substance Diversion Prevention Oversight, Member | 2018 - Present |
Medical Center Institutional Standardized Order Set Committee, Member | 2017 - Present |
Department of Surgery Quality Improvement Committee, Member | 2016 - Present |
Council of Clinical Chairs Advanced Practice Provider Council, Co-Chair | 2016 - 2018 |
Council of Clinical Chairs, Dept of Surgery Rep, Member | 2016 - Present |
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS-CREDENTIALS, Member | 2016 - Present |
Medical Staff Risk Management Committee, Member | 2016 - Present |
Senior Leadership Group Advanced practice Provider, Member | 2015 - 2016 |
Adult Advance Practice Provider Board, Member | 2014 - 2016 |
Advanced Transplant Provider Committee for American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Member | 2013 - 2017 |
MEDICAL CENTER-ETHICS ADVISORY, Member | 2013 - Present |
Mississippi Kidney Foundation, Board of Trustee Member | 2012 - Present |
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS-CREDENTIALS, Member | 2012 - 2014 |
Medical Staff Risk Management, Member | 2011 - 2013 |
Lifesavers Donate Collaborate UMMC/MORA, Member | 2007 - Present |
Living Donor Committee for American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Member |
Community Service
Mississippi Kidney Foundation, Board member | |
Junior League of Jackson, Sustainer |
Other Service
American Transplant Congress 2021, Abstract and Poster Reviewer | 12/2020 - Present |
Progress in Transplantation, Contributor, Reviewer, and Editorial Board | 2015 - Present |
Progress in Transplantation, Contributor, Reviewer, and Editorial Board | 12/2014 - Present |
American Transplant Congress 2012, Abstract Reviewer | 06/2012 - 06/2012 |
20th Annual International Transplant Nursing Society (ITNS) Symposium & General Assembly, Abstract Reviewer | 09/2011 - 09/2011 |
AACN Procedure Manual for High Acuity, Progressive and Critical Care, 7th Ed., Contributing Reviewer Chapter 115 Paracentesis (perform) pp 1030-1035 | |
AACN Procedure Manual for High Acuity, Progressive and Critical Care, 7th Ed., Contributing Reviewer Chapter 116 Paracentesis (assist) pp 1036-1040 |
Teaching Experience
Nursing, Course, Course Presenter, Systematic Review | 08/2009 - 2011 |
Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator |
Directed Student Learning
Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Olivia Becker, Darius Kennedy, Dean Scafidi | 2021 - Present |
Clinical Rotation, Advised: Mariegene Almand, Hayley Schrock, Kristen Roberts | 2021 - Present |
Advised: Cailey Crawford, Hailey Peterson | |
Clinical Faculty, Advised: Brittany Mitchell, Benjamin Rushing |
Fellows supervised
Abdominal Transplant & HPB Fellowship for Advanced Practice Providers, Fellowship Director, 2 fellows supervised |
Residency Training
Surgery, Training Faculty |