Benjamin Hocutt DNP AGACNP-BC AACC HF-Cert FHFSA — Faculty ; Assistant Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences ; College of Nursing & Health Sciences ; Areas of Expertise: Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure | Mechanical Circulatory Support | Cardiogenic Shock | Pulmonary Hypertension .

Benjamin Hocutt DNP AGACNP-BC AACC HF-Cert FHFSA, is an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at Seattle University and an advanced heart failure nurse practitioner at Pulse Heart Institute. With more than 20 years of experience in cardiac critical care and advanced heart failure, his work centers on optimizing guideline-directed medical therapy, improving clinical trajectories, and advancing evidence-based heart failure management.

Dr. Hocutt is an active scholar and national educator, with peer-reviewed publications in The Journal for Nurse Practitioners and Heart & Lung, a forthcoming book chapter in Cardiovascular Nursing Secrets, and frequent presentations for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the American College of Cardiology, and regional academic partners. He also serves in leadership roles across multiple professional organizations and contributes as a reviewer for leading cardiovascular and advanced practice journals.

His teaching at Seattle University spans diagnostics, acute care management, and clinical practicum instruction for graduate nursing students.