"Kathlene Ayala, AFNP, received board-certification as an advanced practice registered nurse. She holds certifications in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, ACLS, and Basic Life Support, BLS. She has also completed Essential of Critical Care Orientation, ECCO. At Conviva Margate – Specialists and Conviva Plantation – Specialists, she provides compassionate, patient-focused primary care with expertise in cardiology and dedicated to medical excellence. Ms. Ayala earned a Master of Science in Nursing, Advanced Family Nurse Practitioner, from the Florida International University Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences in Miami, Florida, in July 2017. As an undergraduate, she received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Florida International University Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences in Miami, Florida, in July 2011. Ms. Ayala graduated cum laude with a grade point average of 3.6-3.4, a member of Golden Key International Honor Society, on the Dean’s List, and a Bright Futures Scholarship recipient. She has nearly a decade of clinical experience in hospital progressive and intermediate care units, emergency care, and primary care settings."