PROFESSIONAL
ADVISORY BOARD

a generous group of professionals supporting our mission.

Our Professional Advisory Board shares their knowledge and experience to help guide our program. Their insights are invaluable in shaping what we do!

Professional advisory board. Close-up color photo three doctor's arms

Elizabeth Archer-Nanda, DNP, PMHCNS-BS
Clinical Director, Advanced Practice Provider
Behavioral Oncology Program
Norton Cancer Institute

Karlynn BrintzenhofeSzoc, PhD, MSW, FAOSW
Professor in Oncology Social Work
UofL Kent School of Social Work

Elizabeth Cash, PhD
Professor
Vice Chair for Research
Department of Otolaryngology-HNS and Communicative Disorders
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Abigail Chan, MD
Medical Oncologist
UofL Health Brown Cancer Center

John D’Orazio, MD, PhD
Pediatric Oncologist
Chief of Pediatric Hematoloty and Oncology
Kentucky Children’s Hospital

Lauren Hayes-Austin, PhD, HSP
Pediatric Psychologist
Norton Children’s Cancer Institute

Tanesha Johnson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Psychology
Department of Pediatrics
Kentucky Children’s Hospital
UK Health Markey Cancer Center

Renato La Rocca, MD, FACP
Cancer Medicine and Neurologic Oncology
Norton Cancer Institute, Kentucky Cancer Group

John Montville, FACHE
Executive Director, Oncology Service Line
Mercy Health – Paducah

Kelley Purcell
Practice Manager
Norton Children’s Behavioral & Mental Health
Norton Children’s Hospital

Rebecca Redman, MD
Deputy Director, Clinical Research
UofL Health Brown Cancer Center

Elizabeth Riley, MD, FACP
Deputy Director, Health Affairs
UofL Health Brown Cancer Center

Nicholas Rose, RN
Norton Audubon Hospital

Emily Schneider, RN, MSN
Oncology Nurse Navigator
Brown Cancer Center

Kimberly Williams, LCSW, OSW-C
Oncology Social Worker
UofL Health Brown Cancer Center

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