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Matthew Ostroff, MSN, VA-BC, is an Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner and the Coordinator and Founder of the vascular access program at St. Joseph’s Health. The program has received multiple accolades, including the 2016 New Jersey Biz Healthcare Hero Award and the 2023 American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Award for Innovation, serving a diverse patient population from neonates to adults.

A graduate of Drexel University, Mr Ostroff received the Outstanding Graduate Award for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, and in 2022 , he was honored with the Suzanne LaVere Herbst Award for Excellence in Vascular Access. He has presented at national and international conferences focusing on critical thinking in complex patient scenarios. He continues to innovate with bedside tunneled dialysis catheter insertions, port placements, and other advanced techniques. Mr Ostroff is the author of Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access: Practical Solutions to Bedside Clinical Challenges (2022) and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.