Cancer Care Access Program Staff Profiles

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Leadership Team

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Christopher Lathan, MD, MS, MPH

Chief Clinical Access Officer
Christopher and Constance Hadley Family Chair
Associate Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director, Dana-Farber Regional Campuses
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Christopher Lathan grew up in Springfield, MA. While in college at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, Dr. Lathan quickly realized he didn't want to be a PhD scientist. He transitioned to medicine at Tufts Medical School, and has been focused ever since on on addressing the impact of systemic barriers, access to high quality cancer diagnostics, and treatments for communities most burdened with the disease. Dr. Lathan's clinical specialty is lung cancer treatment and screening.

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Ludmila Svoboda, RN, MSN, MA, OCN, ACS LION

Nurse Director, Cancer Care Access Program

Ludmila Svoboda has many years of experience in the field of oncology nursing. She is passionate about bringing access to oncology care to local communities, and has been working with the Cancer Care Access program since its inception. Ludmila educates patients and helps them navigate the complex health care system.

Administrative Team

Emma Green, MSW
Associate Director

Gladys Muñoz Romero, MPH
Project Manager

Alexis Tice
Executive Support Specialist

Mary Eggers
Administrative Specialist

Clinical Team

Laura Garber, PA-C
Physician Assistant

Paula Aguilera, BSN, RN, OCN
Oncology Nurse Navigator

Jonathan Colon
Patient Navigator

Fabia Federico, MPH, OPN-CG
Lead Patient Navigator

Manisha Fleurismé, ACS LION
Patient Navigator

Enid Harding, BSN, ACS LION
Patient Navigator

Imani Holloman, ACS LION
Patient Navigator

Janneliz Melendez
Patient Navigator

Marlene Navarro
Patient Navigator

Roxana Patroni
Clinical Trials Educator

Wilmary Peralta
Patient Navigator

Judy Thyme, MSPH, ACS LION
Lead Patient Navigator

Ariana Vazquez, ACS LION
Patient Navigator

Physician Team

Narjust Florez, MD
Associate Medical Director, Cancer Care Access Program
Physician, Thoracic Oncology

Shail Maingi, MD
Network Liaison, Cancer Care Access Program
Physician, Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center at South Shore Health

Research Team

Meera Sreedhara
Senior Research Scientist

Sarah Pohl, MPH
Research Project Manager

Tanjeena Patwary, MPH
Research Assistant

Cancer Care Access Program Collaborators

CCAP collaborates with many faculty and staff across Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC), including:

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