Irina Benenson, DNP, FNP-C

Associate Professor

Division of Advanced Nursing Practice

Newark

SSB 1115

(973) 972-3222

Specialty: Primary care, hypertension, diabetes, obesity

Dr. Irina Benenson serves as an associate professor at the Advanced Nursing Practice Division, Rutgers University School of Nursing. She teaches clinical courses in the BSN-to-DNP program that includes advanced pathophysiology and primary care.   

A nationally certified family nurse practitioner, Dr. Benenson has worked for many years providing direct care for patients in inpatient and outpatient care settings. She maintains her clinical practice as a primary care nurse practitioner at the New Jersey Family Practice Center affiliated with New Jersey Medical School, where she precept nurse practitioner students from a variety of programs.  

Dr. Benenson’s scholarship focuses on improving healthcare outcomes of individuals with chronic medical conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes and obesity. She is a leading author of more than 20 manuscripts and abstracts. She has presented at numerous international, national and regional conferences. Her scholarly efforts have received international recognition and her research has been cited in several news outlets and more than thirty professional journals across the globe. 

Dr. Benenson is a recipient of 2018 New Jersey Health Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award and 2022 Outstanding Preceptor Award from the American College of Nurse-Midwives. Acknowledging her leadership to improve hypertension care, Dr. Benenson was elected as a New Jersey chapter co-leader for the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association.  

Education & Training

  • MSN: Rutgers School of Nursing
  • DNP: Rutgers School of Nursing

Research/Scholarly Interests

  • Hypertension, diabetes, obesity, quantitative systematic reviews and meta-analysis

Clinical Specialties

  • Primary care, hypertension, diabetes, obesity