The Role of Cardio-oncology Nurse

Anecita Fadol, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN is an Associate Professor and Education Director, Nursing Cardio-Oncology Program at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Fadol is a nursing pioneer in the evolving field of cardio-oncology. Her extensive and unique expertise in cardio-oncology have been recognized nationally and internationally. She has written numerous book chapters, published in peer-reviewed journals, and is the editor of the “Cardiac Complications of Cancer Therapy”, the first clinical reference book for nurses that examines the complexity of cardiac problems in conjunction with a cancer diagnosis. Her program of research included the validation of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Heart Failure (MDASI-HF) instrument, which was subsequently translated to Chinese and Spanish. She is on the leadership council for the Cardio-Oncology section of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Fadol is a fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Nursing, and was recently awarded as Honorary Fellow of 2021 by the Hong Kong Academy of Nursing.