Lead Advanced Practice Provider
Stanford Health Care
Dr. Colleen Vega is the Lead Advanced Practice Provider (APP) at the Stanford Health Care (SHC) in the Palliative Care Department. Her 22-year health care career spans clinical practice in emergency care, leadership roles, quality outcome improvement initiatives, and nursing professional development. Most recently, Dr. Vega has been working on quality initiatives to improve access to care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Dr. Vega earned her Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) at the San Jose State University in 2021. She is national certified as an advanced practice provider in hospice and palliative care and certified as an emergency nurse. Other career highlights include a master’s degree in acute care/trauma clinical nurse specialist at University of California-San Francisco.
Caring for Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled Patients in the ICU
Saturday, March 7, 2026
11:15am - 11:40am PST
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose