Affiliation and title:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Medical specialty:
Oncology nursing
Education and training:
BS in Nursing and MS in Nursing from the State University of New York at Stony Brook
Research/special and awards/honors:
- 2014 Clinical Lectureship Award from the Oncology Nursing Society related to work on cancer and fertility
- Co-investigator on Moffitt Cancer Center’s R-25 training grant to educate nurses about cancer and fertility
In 2009, Joanne established the Cancer and Fertility Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering to ensure patients are informed about options for fertility preservation before cancer treatment and for building a family after treatment. As the Clinical Nurse Specialist for the program, her responsibilities include education and counseling of patients, development of resources for patients and clinicians, education of staff, and facilitation of clinical research within MSK related to reproductive health of cancer survivors.