Lisa Nagle is a Senior Consultant based in Chicago, IL, and a highly experienced Registered Nurse with 24 years of clinical nursing, including 19 years in outpatient surgery. She has been instrumental in developing, managing, securing and maintaining licensure, accreditation, and Medicare certification for single and multi-specialty ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).

Lisa’s expertise spans ASC development, operations, compliance, staff training, infection control, risk management, DEA compliance, and safety. She has implemented electronic medical record and inventory management software across multiple centers. In her clinical and leadership roles—circulating nurse, pre/PACU, sterile processing, pre-admission testing, Director of Nursing, and Administrator—she has successfully led the establishment of several ASCs.

Additionally, Lisa has served as a legal nurse consultant and expert witness, advising on healthcare standards and regulations. She is a member of AORN and ASCA, currently pursuing her Certified Administrator Surgery Center (CASC) certification.

Lisa earned her Associate of Applied Science in Nursing in Colorado Springs, CO, and her BSN from the University of Phoenix. She is a Registered Nurse (RN) with certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).