Biography

I have been a nurse practitioner in the Lymphoma practice at Dana-Farber since 2005. I started my nursing career at Boston City Hospital in the oncology rehab unit in 1994 and have treated oncology patients in a number of settings since then, including home care and inpatient at MGH on the bone marrow transplant unit. I believe strongly in providing holistic, multidisciplinary care for patients and their families. I am an active member of the Boston Oncology Nursing Society (BONS) chapter of ONS and currently sit on the Board as Director at Large. I also work on the BONS planning committee.

Background

Education and Training
University of California, Santa Cruz (BA), 1976
UMass Boston (BSN), 1994
UMass Boston (MS), 2004

Certification
Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN), 2001

Select Publications

• Radwin, L., Fahrquar, S., Knowles, M., & Virchick, B.  Cancer patients descriptions of their nursing care. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 50(2), 162-169. April 2005