Our Nursing Staff

Nicole began her nursing care, inpatient at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center before moving to outpatient at the Ahamanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center. For 8 years, she worked on the adult cardiac observation unit (COU) and critical care unit (CCU), where she enjoyed working with the young adult congenital heart patients.

Aurora joined the UCLA Children’s Heart Center in November 2020. Graduated from California Career Institute in 2017. She began her nursing career at UMMA Community Clinic in 2017 where she provided care for a variety of patients on a daily basis. She then joined Pacific Cardiovascular Associates Medical Group in Long Beach in 2018 where she cared for infants, children and adolescents with congenital heart disease and other cardiac disorders in outpatient pediatric cardiology clinic. 

Robyn Goldstein has worked with UCLA Children’s Heart Center as a Nurse Practitioner for 2 years. She comes to UCLA after caring for Cardiology and Electrophysiology patients in private practice for 12 years as a Nurse Practitioner. As a staff nurse, Robyn worked at the USC University Hospital for 8 years where she held multiple positions including Staff Nurse, Lead Preceptor, Charge Nurse, and ultimately as the Clinical Nurse Educator for the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit.

Erin Mendoza, RN, BSN joined the UCLA Pediatric Cardiology team in 2018. Her previous fifteen years of implanted cardiac device experience includes the management and care of adult patients with implanted cardiac devices in a large private cardiology group where she also managed multiple long and short-term research studies. 

Education: Master of Science in Nursing, California State University, Dominguez Hills 2007; Family Nurse Practitioner Program, 2007; Bachelor of Science Physical Education, CSU Northridge, 1982.
Certifications: Board Certified American Academy of Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner