Professional Summary
Certified oncology nurse practitioner with extensive experience at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Specializes in outpatient solid tumor gastrointestinal oncology with a focus on clinical assessment, treatment coordination, symptom management, and evidence-based patient support.
Credentials
Languages
Portuguese - Native
Spanish - Fluent; coursework completed at Fisk in December 1998
English - coursework completed at CCAA in December 1996
Experience
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Manages outpatient solid tumor gastrointestinal oncology cases. Performs histories and physical examinations, orders and evaluates diagnostic testing and imaging, establishes diagnoses, prescribes interventions, provides patient education, manages symptoms, and coordinates care with attending physicians.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Supported outpatient Solid Tumor Gastrointestinal Department operations, administered outpatient chemotherapy, coordinated multidisciplinary care, and assisted with diagnostic testing and patient support.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Integrated clinical expertise into care for clinical trial participants, ensured protocol compliance, monitored symptoms, and advocated for patient rights and wellbeing throughout clinical trials.
Physician Affiliated Group of New York, P.C.
Coordinated oncology and hematology clinical research protocols at Jacobi Medical Center, managed study data, supported informed consent conversations, and ensured data quality across active trials.
Montefiore Medical Center
Delivered per diem nursing care on the Medical-Surgical floor, including assessment, care planning, medication administration, vital sign monitoring, and supervision of ancillary staff.
Jacobi Medical Center
Provided Medical-Surgical nursing care, supported admissions, transfers, and discharges, monitored patient condition, and guided LPNs and nursing aides in safe patient care.
Lincoln Medical Center
Provided inpatient psychiatry nursing care within a therapeutic environment including pharmacotherapy, group therapy support, family crisis intervention, addiction services, and case management coordination.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Served as a teaching assistant for coursework in pedology applied to geology.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Served as a teaching assistant for undergraduate geomorphology coursework.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Conducted research in geomorphology and soil erosion under the guidance of Prof. Antonio Jose Teixeira Guerra.
Research
Clinical oncology publications are followed by earlier Brazilian geology and geomorphology scientific works under Claudia Mega de Meireles.
Memberships
Association of Clinical Research Professionals
North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society
Oncology Nursing Society
Epstein AS, Knezevic A, Romano DR, Hoque A, Raj N, Reidy D, Rosa WE, Cruz E, Calderon C, O'Shaughnessy S, et al. Patient portals to elicit essential patient-reported elements of communication supporting person-centered oncologic care: A pilot study of the PERSON Approach. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics. 2023.
Raj N, Cruz E, O'Shaughnessy S, Calderon C, Chou JF, Capanu M, Heffernan O, DeMore A, Punn S, Le T, Hauser H, Saltz L, Reidy-Lagunes D. A Randomized Trial Evaluating Patient Experience and Preference Between Octreotide Long-Acting Release and Lanreotide for Treatment of Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumors. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 Jun 20:OP2200055. doi: 10.1200/OP.22.00055. PMID: 35724357.
Hollen PJ, Gralla RJ, Gentzler RD, Hall RD, Coyne B, Cheng H, Halmos B, Gildersleeve J, Calderon C, Hinton I, Weiss G, Crawford J, Cerise J, Lesser M. Do Patients Regret Having Received Systemic Treatment for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Prospective Evaluation. Oncologist. 2021 Mar;26(3):224-230. doi: 10.1002/onco.13571. PMID: 33098189; PMCID: PMC7930410.
Epstein AS, Desai AV, Bernal C, Romano D, Wan PJ, Okpako M, Anderson K, Chow K, Kramer D, Calderon C, Klimek VV, Rawlins-Duell R, Reidy DL, Goldberg JI, Cruz E, Nelson JE. Giving Voice to Patient Values Throughout Cancer: A Novel Nurse-Led Intervention. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Jul;58(1):72-79.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.04.028. PMID: 31034869; PMCID: PMC6849206.
Calderon C, Gildersleeve J, Gralla RJ, & Hollen PJ. Patients' Greatest Concerns When Deciding to Stop Anticancer Treatment for Advanced Lung Cancer: Results of a Prospective Study and Implications for Nursing. Oncology Nursing Society 43rd Annual Congress, May 17-20, 2018, Washington, DC.
Mega de Meireles C. Correlation between drainage networks and soils in circular samples from the mountainous region of the middle valley of Paraiba do Sul river (RJ). II National Geomorphology Symposium. 3-8 November 1999, Florianopolis, SC.
Mega de Meireles C. Generation of a slope map as a tool for the study of erosive processes in the upper reaches of the Acailandia River (MA). II National Geomorphology Symposium. 3-8 November 1999, Florianopolis, SC.
Mega de Meireles C. Study of the relationship between soil, geology, and relief through the use of GIS in Itaipava (Petropolis/RJ/Brazil). 14th Latin American Congress of Soil Science. 8-14 November 1999, Pucon, Chile.
Mega de Meireles C. Mineralogy of cambisol profiles in circular drainage network samples (Petropolis/RJ/Brazil). 14th Latin American Congress of Soil Science. 8-14 November 1999, Pucon, Chile.
Mega de Meireles C. Drainage network photointerpretation and its relationship with soil types: A case study in Petropolis/RJ. VIII Brazilian Symposium on Applied Physical Geography. 25-31 October 1999, Belo Horizonte, MG.
Mega de Meireles C. Mineralogical analysis of red-yellow podzolic profiles and their relationship with erosion susceptibility (Petropolis/RJ). VIII Brazilian Symposium on Applied Physical Geography. 25-31 October 1999, Belo Horizonte, MG.
Mega de Meireles C. Semi-detailed survey on the soils of the Itaipava district (Petropolis/RJ). XXVII Brazilian Congress of Soil Science. July 1999, Brasilia, DF.
Mega de Meireles C. Mineralogical characterization of cambisols in a mountainous area (State of Rio de Janeiro/Brazil). Regional Conference on Geomorphology. 17-22 July 1999, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Mega de Meireles C. Correlation between drainage networks and soils in circular samples from the mountainous region of the middle valley of Paraiba do Sul river (RJ). XIX Scientific Initiation Journey. November 1998, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Mega de Meireles C. Circular drainage network samples from the mountainous region of the middle valley of Paraiba do Sul river (RJ). XIX Scientific Initiation Journey. November 1998, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Mega de Meireles C. Using circular samples from drainage networks for the characterization of soils in mountainous regions. XL Brazilian Congress of Geology. 11-16 October 1998, Belo Horizonte, MG.
Mega de Meireles C. Circular samples from drainage networks: a methodology for the characterization of relief units. V Brazilian Congress for Environmental Protection. 14-18 September 1998, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Mega de Meireles C. Thrust structure of the central part of the Itatiaiucu mountain range, Quadrilatero Ferrifero (MG). XIX Scientific Initiation Journey. November 1997, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Mega de Meireles C. Circular drainage samples from the mountainous region of the middle valley of the Paraiba do Sul river (RJ). VII Brazilian Symposium on Applied Physical Geography. 11-15 October 1997, Curitiba, PR.
Mega de Meireles C. Mineralogical characterization of the clay fraction found in Gleba Facao - Caceres (MT) soils. I National Symposium on Geomorphology. 25-28 November 1996, Uberlandia, MG.
Mega de Meireles C. The importance of fracture traces in the detection of gullies: A case study in Petropolis/RJ. XVIII Scientific Initiation Journey. November 1996, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Mega de Meireles C. The importance of fracture traces in the detection of gullies: A case study in Petropolis/RJ. 10th National Geographers Meeting. 14-19 July 1996, Recife, PE.
Education
Master of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Associate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing
Degree in Geology
Honors
State University of New York at Delhi
