Jae is a Behavioral Health Therapist, Oncology at Inova Schar Cancer. Prior to joining Life with Cancer, Jae worked at Inova’s partial hospitalization program. He is currently a Licensed Masters Social Worker and Qualified Mental Health Professional in Virginia and received his Master of Social Work degree from Fordham University. Jae is looking forward to […]

Kiersten is a Behavioral Health Therapist II, Oncology, at Inova Schar Cancer. Prior to joining Life with Cancer, she worked with adults at Inova’s Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Program. Kiersten has worked at Inova since 2017 holding various social work positions in both inpatient and outpatient settings to address the psychosocial needs of […]

Sylvia is a Behavioral Health Therapist, Oncology at Inova Schar Cancer. Prior to joining Life with Cancer (LWC) in 2023, Sylvia worked with adults at Inova’s Inpatient Behavioral Health unit at Mount Vernon Hospital. Over her career to date, Sylvia has worked in several settings providing individual, group, and family therapy with children, adolescents, and […]

Lauren Sloss joined Life with Cancer in November 2023 as a Care Coordinator III. She has three years of healthcare experience working with a Pediatric Dental office and completing a nurse externship at Inova Fairfax Hospital on Medical-Surgical Telemetry. Lauren also has had the opportunity to meet her nursing clinicals in various hospital units such […]

Carrie is a Registered Dietitian who has been working with the Inova Health System since October 2020. She joined the Inova Schar Cancer team in May 2021. Carrie graduated from the College of William and Mary with her bachelor’s degree in neuroscience. She then went on to receive her master’s degree in clinical nutrition from […]

Kelsey is a Registered Dietitian who joined the team at Inova Saville Cancer Screening & Prevention Center as well as Inova Life with Cancer in September 2022 and uses nutrition recommendations to help patients decrease their risk of developing cancer occurrence and recurrence. Kelsey has been working in the Inova Health System since 2020. Kelsey […]

Caitlin is a registered dietitian (RD) and a board-certified specialist in oncology nutrition (CSO) who joined the Inova Schar Cancer Institute and Life with Cancer team in January 2023. Having always been fascinated by the relationship between food and behavior, she completed bachelors’ degrees in both psychology and nutrition/dietetics and then went on to obtain […]

Alex Pannell joined Life with Cancer in December of 2022 as a Senior Administrative Coordinator. She has over ten years of professional experience, including a healthcare administrative support background. In her previous roles, Alex coordinated prostate cancer patient appointments specific to their treatment plans while addressing the potential barriers when serving patients with various needed […]

Stephanie joined Life with Cancer at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in November 2022 as an Oncology Nurse Navigator to provide support, education, and resources to patients and family members impacted by genitourinary cancer. Born in Sydney, Australia, Stephanie completed her bachelor’s degree in nursing at the University of Wollongong and worked with both adults […]

Molly is a Behavioral Health Therapist, Oncology for Life with Cancer at the Inova Schar Cancer and the Inova Saville Cancer Screening and Prevention Center in Fairfax, providing counseling, psychoeducation, and resources to meet the unique needs of the individuals with whom she works. She received her master’s degree in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth […]