Nursing and Patient Care Services Leadership Team
Nursing and Patient Care Services leadership comprises associate chief nurses and directors who lead specific clinical areas or who have department-wide responsibilities.
Leaders partner with staff at all levels to create environments that support healing, develop excellent nursing practice, and support day-to-day operations.
One of the core pillars of the 2023-25 Dana-Farber Nursing and Patient Care Services (NPCS) strategic plan is to “Advance and Transform the Practice of Nursing and Other Patient Services.” To support this goal, Dana-Farber is committed to disseminating the latest advances in care and research to oncology nurses at the Institute and to the greater oncology community.
For more information about Dana-Farber’s leadership in the advancement of oncology nursing science and practice, and improved patient experience, please refer to the 2022 Nursing and Patient Care Services Annual Report.
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Anne Gross, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer
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Susan Ayers, MSN, RN, OCN
Senior Director, Dana-Farber Inpatient Hospital
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Janet Bagley, MS, RN, AOCNS
Vice President of Adult Nursing and Clinical Services and Associate Chief Nurse (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Longwood Medical Area and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Chestnut Hill)
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Vanessa Battista, DNP, MBA, RN, MS, CPNP-PC, CHPPN, FPCN, FAAN
Senior Nursing Director, Palliative Care
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Kecia Boyd, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, AOCNS, BMTCN
Director, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity
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Barbara Cuccovia, PhD, RN, BMTCN
Associate Chief Nursing Officer/Senior Director Pediatric Oncology and Nursing and Patient Care Services Strategic Initiatives
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Emma Dann, DNP, RN, OCN, NEA-BC
Vice President of Adult Nursing and Clinical Services and Associate Chief Nurse (Dana-Farber Network and Collaborative)
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Kara Garfield, MPA
Managing Director, Nursing and Patient Care Services Administration
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Marilyn Hammer, PhD, DC, RN, FAAN
Director, Phyllis F. Cantor Center for Research in Nursing and Patient Care Services
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Kristen Legor, PhD, RN, JD, OCN
Vice President of Clinical Research Nursing Operations and Associate Chief Nurse
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Alexandra McKeever, MBA
Senior Director, Business Administration
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Kim Noonan, NP, RN, AOCN, FAAN
Chief Nurse Practitioner
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Jeanine Rundquist, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Executive Director, Center for Clinical and Professional Development
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Deborah Toffler, MSW, LCSW
Senior Director, Patient Care Services