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 2023 Nursing and Patient Care Services Annual Report.
Anne Gross, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer
Susan Ayers, MSN, RN, OCN, NEA-BC
Senior Director, Dana-Farber Inpatient Hospital
Janet Bagley, MS, RN, AOCNS
Vice President and Associate Chief Nurse, Adult Ambulatory Nursing and Clinical Services, Dana-Farber - Longwood Medical Area and Dana-Farber - Chestnut Hill
Vanessa Battista, DNP, MBA, CPNP-PC, CHPPN, FPCN, FAAN
Senior Director, Supportive Oncology
Kecia Boyd, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, AOCNS, BMTCN
Director, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity
Barbara Cuccovia, PhD, RN, BMTCN, NEA-BC
Associate Chief Nurse for Pediatric Oncology and Strategic Initiatives for Nursing and Patient Care Services
Emma Dann, DNP, RN, OCN, NEA-BC
Vice President and Associate Chief Nurse, Network Nursing and Clinical Services
Kara Garfield, MPA
Managing Director, Nursing and Patient Care Services Administration
Marilyn Hammer, PhD, DC, RN, FAAN
Director, Phyllis F. Cantor Center for Research in Nursing and Patient Care Services
Kristen Legor, PhD, JD, MS, RN, OCN
Vice President and Associate Chief Nurse, Clinical Research Nursing Operations
Alexandra McKeever, MBA
Senior Director, Business Administration
Caitlin Murphy, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AOCNP
Chief Nurse Practitioner
Jeanine Rundquist, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Executive Director, Center for Clinical and Professional Development
Deborah Toffler, MSW, LCSW
Senior Director, Patient Care Services