Patricia Klos is an Adult Nurse Practitioner in the Division of Neurosurgery at SIU School of Medicine.  She has special interest in health promotion and disease and management of adult and geriatric patients.

She earned both her Bachelor's in Nursing and her Master's in Adult Nurse Practitioner at North Park University in Chicago.

Prior to joining SIU, Ms. Klos was a Team Leader for Neurosurgery at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare.  She has over 30 years of healthcare experience including a clinical nurse manager in otolaryngology,

RN First Assist Norwestern Healthcare and Nurse Practitioner in Internal Medicine.

She is a member of several organizations including the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.