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Duke Radiation Oncology Nurses
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Gail Funk, R.N., O.C.N., Clinical Nurse IV. Past recipient of a Friends of Nursing Excellence Award. Past member Great 100 Nurses in North Carolina.
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Jayne Waring, R.N., B.S.N., O.C.N. Clinical Nurse IV. Past recipient of a Friends of Nursing Excellence Award. Nominated to North Carolina Great 100 Nurses.
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Ruth Loyer, R.N., B.S.N., Clinical Nurse II
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Georgie Dacuycuy, R.N., B.S.N., O.C.N., Clinical Nurse III
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Lisa Dowd, M.S., ANP-BC, is an adult-nurse practioner with several years of oncology experience. She provides follow-up care for patients who have received radiation treatment for breast and prostate cancers. Lisa is a preceptor for students in the Nurse Practioner Program at Duke University.
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Mary Ann Downey, PA-C, is a certified physician assistant who has over 20 years experience. Her primary role is to assist radiation oncology physicians with in-patient consultations. Mary Ann has extensive experience in head-and-neck malignancies and currently assists in providing follow-up care to patients who have been treated for these types of cancers. She also serves as a preceptor for students enrolled in the Physician Assistant Program at Duke and lectures on head-and-neck malignancies. |
At Duke’s Department of Radiation Oncology, our nurses are specialized to provide superior care to patients receiving radiation treatment. We practice primary nursing, which means that we work closely with both the patient and the entire radiation oncology team (physicians, therapists, and resource specialists) to ensure that the treatment process is positive. At your first consultation visit, you will meet your nurse and will see her weekly throughout your course of treatment.
Our nurses average 26 years of experience, and most are Oncology Certified Nurses (OCN). To achieve their OCN, registered nurses complete specialized training and education in the care of cancer patients and then must pass rigorous board examinations. Maintaining the OCN requires continuing medical education in the newest and best practices for the treatment of cancer patients.
In their commitment to improving the practice of oncology patient care, our nurses have earned the respect and admiration of staff and patients who have nominated them for many special awards. Five of our nurses have received Duke Friends of Nursing Awards, and in 2008, a Duke Radiation Oncology nurse was named one of the Great 100 Nurses in North Carolina. Our nurses are also active in professional organizations at both the local and national level. They have presented research papers at conferences of national organizations, such as the Oncology Nursing Society and the American Society of Radiation Therapy and Oncology. Our nurses have published articles in scientific journals and chapters in medical textbooks. The professionalism of the nurses in the Department of Radiation Oncology extends well beyond Duke University Health Systems.
Celia Cadilla, R.N., B.S.N., O.C.N., Clinical Nurse III. Past recipient of a Friends of Nursing Excellence Award.
Mary Ann Robbins, R.N., B.S.N., O.C.N., Nurse Manager for the Department of Radiation Oncology. Past recipient of a Friends of Nursing Excellence Award.
Betsy Robinson, R.N., B.S.N., O.C.N., Clinical Nurse II. Nominated for a Friends of Nursing Excellence Award.
Lynn Lawson, C.M.A.
Although pictures are not available, the following Radiation Oncology nurses have been recognized for their professionalism.
- In 2008, Radiation Oncology nurse Carolyn Scott was named one of the North Carolina Great 100 Nurses. She also passed the oncology nursing exam recently to become an Oncology Certified Nurse. Carolyn practices at the radiation oncology clinic at Durham Regional Hospital, which is part of the Duke University Health System.
- Betsy Wyman was nominated in 2008 for a Friends of Nursing Excellence Award.
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The Department of Radiation Oncology houses an impressive and ever-growing Clinical Trials Program. The Clinical Trials Office consists of the Clinical Trials Manager, Madeline Carroll, and two Clinical Research Nurses, Eileen Duffy and Paula Kennedy-Newton. Madeline, Eileen and Paula work together with the Radiation Oncology Physicians and all members of the Radiation Oncology team to safely and successfully implement research protocols in our department. As Oncology Certified Nurses, Eileen and Paula are responsible for coordinating and monitoring the care of all our who are enrolled in research studies. Working closely with the Clinic Nurses and the Medical and Surgical Oncology teams, they help patients participating in research studies to navigate through their treatment course. The Clinical Trials nursing team ensures that on-study patients receive extremely safe and effective treatments
Karen Allen, R.N., B.S.N., O.C.N., a 16-year veteran of this department, works closely with Clinical Director John Kirkpatrick, M.D., Ph.D., to coordinate specialized radiosurgery procedures. She is a past recipient of a Friends of Nursing Award.
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Paula Kennedy, R.N., O.C.N.
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