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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.

  • Anne Gross

    Anne Gross, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

    Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer

    Janet Bagley

    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)

    Vanessa Battista, DNP, MBA, RN, MS, CPNP-PC, CHPPN, FPCN

    Vanessa Battista, DNP, MBA, RN, MS, CPNP-PC, CHPPN, FPCN

    Senior Nursing Director, Palliative Care
    Kecia Boyd, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, AOCNS, BMTCN

    Kecia Boyd, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, AOCNS, BMTCN

    Director, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity
    Angela Creta

    Angela Creta, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CNL, NE-BC

    Senior Advisor, Director Professional Practice

    Barbara Cuccovia, PhD, RN, BMTCN

    Barbara Cuccovia, PhD, RN, BMTCN

    Nurse Director, Pediatric Oncology
    Emma Dann

    Emma Dann, DNP, RN, OCN, NEA-BC

    Vice President of Adult Nursing and Clinical Services and Associate Chief Nurse (Dana-Farber Network and Collaborative)

    Marilyn Hammer, PhD, DC, RN, FAAN

    Marilyn Hammer, PhD, DC, RN, FAAN

    Director, Phyllis F. Cantor Center for Research in Nursing and Patient Care Services

    Kara Garfield, MPA

    Kara Garfield, MPA

    Administrative Director
    Kristen Legor

    Kristen Legor, PhD, RN, JD, OCN

    Vice President of Clinical Research Nursing Operations and Associate Chief Nurse

    Alexandra McKeever, MBA

    Alexandra McKeever, MBA

    Senior Director, Business Administration

    Kim Noonan, NP, RN, AOCN

    Kim Noonan, NP, RN, AOCN

    Chief Nurse Practitioner

    Jeanine M. Rundquist, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

    Jeanine Rundquist, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

    Executive Director, Center for Clinical and Professional Development
    Deborah Toffler, MSW, LCSW

    Deborah Toffler, MSW, LCSW

    Senior Director, Patient Care Services