Nursing Pioneer Linda Burnes Bolton Named Inaugural Recipient of James R Klinenberg MD and Lynn Klinenberg Linkin Chair in Nursing Skip to main content Close Select your preferred language English عربى 简体中文 繁體中文 فارسي עִברִית 日本語 한국어 Русский Español Tagalog Menu Close Call 1-800-CEDARS-1 toggle search form Close 19 December 2016 01:00 AM America/Los_Angeles Nursing Pioneer Linda Burnes Bolton Named Inaugural Recipient of James R Klinenberg MD and Lynn Klinenberg Linkin Chair in Nursing Contact Laura Coverson Email: [email protected] Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN, (right) with Lynn Klinenberg Linkin Los Angeles - Dec. 19, 2016 - In recognition of her extraordinary accomplishments in nursing leadership, innovation and clinical practice throughout her 45-year career, Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN, has been named Cedars-Sinai's first James R. Klinenberg, MD, and Lynn Klinenberg Linkin Chair in Nursing. Burnes Bolton serves as health system chief nursing executive, vice president for Nursing, chief nursing officer and director of Nursing Research at Cedars-Sinai. Her work has impacted healthcare policy, clinical practice and patient care across the nation while elevating the role and enhancing the professional training of nurses. "There are very few professionals who have a sure grasp of policy and practice, who navigate Washington, D.C., Sacramento, board rooms, classrooms, laboratories, patient care units and community clinics with equal assurance," said Thomas M. Priselac, president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai. "Her devotion to patients, and the staff that care for them, is unwavering." In addition to her responsibilities at Cedars-Sinai, Burnes Bolton has served as president of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Organization of Nurse Executives and the National Black Nurses Association. She also was vice chair of the Institute of Medicine Commission on the Future of Nursing, as well as chair of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation committee on Transforming Care at the Bedside. During a dedication ceremony, Burnes Bolton expressed gratitude to the Klinenberg and Linkin families, as well as her fellow nurses. "This chair is much bigger than me. It is about nursing as an enduring and vibrant profession and about our responsibility to everyone who trusts us with their lives," Burnes Bolton said. "It emphasizes our commitment to delivering effective, efficient, equitable and inclusive care to each patient who comes to us." The late James R. Klinenberg, MD, held various leadership roles at Cedars-Sinai during his 30-year career. His wife, Lynn Klinenberg Linkin, is a public relations professional with a deep commitment to community and philanthropy. Share this release Nursing Pioneer Linda Burnes Bolton Named Inaugural Recipient of James R Klinenberg MD and Lynn Klinenberg Linkin Chair in Nursing Share on: Twitter Share on: Facebook Share on: LinkedIn Search Our Newsroom Social media Visit our Facebook page (opens in new window) Follow us on Twitter (opens in new window) Visit our Youtube profile (opens in new window) (opens in new window) Latest news 07 Oct 2022 - HealthDay: Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries 07 Oct 2022 - Faculty Publications: Sept. 29-Oct. 6 07 Oct 2022 - Fine-Tuning Organ-Chip Technology 06 Oct 2022 - KCRW: Want New Omicron Booster? Wait at Least 2 Months After Last Shot 05 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Schedules Free Flu Vaccine Clinics 04 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Showcases Hispanic and Latinx Art Newsroom Home