Chasity Walters
MSKCC Director, Patient & Caregiver Engagement
Brooklyn, NY, USA
As the Director of Patient and Caregiver Engagement at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Chasity Burrows Walters is responsible for the vision, leadership, and strategic planning related to patient engagement across the center, including patient education and patient communication. An advocate for equality in the care of LGBT patients, she is also the center’s Trans* Patient Advocate. Dr. Walters is a member of multiple professional organizations and sits on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Nursing. She was last year’s recipient of the Oncology Nursing Society Excellence in Patient and Public Education Award and CPEN’s Distinguished Service Award. She is also currently CPEN's Chair-Elect.