Beatrice W. Welters Breast Health Outreach & Navigation Program

Our Leadership

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  Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD, MPH
  

  Co-Director | Breast Cancer Surgery, Surgical Oncology

  Dr. Joseph is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at NYU Langone Health and director of breast surgery at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, where she is chair of the Cancer Center committee. She works with women who have breast disease and those who are at high risk of developing it. A recipient of the American Cancer Society’s Leadership in Cancer Care Award, she has been named Physician of the Year at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue and one of the top 10 Caribbean-born female doctors in the United States.

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  Joseph E. Ravenell, MD
  

  Co-Director | Internal Medicine

  Dr. Ravenell is an associate professor in the Departments of Population Health and Medicine and the associate dean for Diversity Affairs and Inclusion at NYU School of Medicine. In 2010, he established the Men’s Health Initiative, a community-based research and outreach program to address health inequities in New York City. The initiative has partnered with more than 200 community-based organizations, provided cancer prevention education to more than 20,000 New Yorkers, and enrolled more than 1,000 black men into research studies that address colorectal cancer screening.

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  Anita McFarlane , MPH
  

  Senior Program Manager

  Ms. McFarlane has served as the Director of Grants and Public Policy at Susan G. Komen Greater NYC. She has worked in cancer health disparities for more than 20 years.

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  Margaret Cheng , MSN, WHNP-BC
  

  Case Manager and Clinical Coordinator

  Ms. Cheng is a board-certified women’s health nurse practitioner. She received a BA in psychology from Bryn Mawr College before earning a BSN and an MSN at the University of Pennsylvania with a specialty minor in adult oncology.

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  Megan Haseltine , LMSW
  

  Administrative Director, Patient Screening and Navigation Programs

  Ms. Haseltine has worked for the New York State Department of Health and community-based organizations in New York and St. Louis, Missouri. She is an adjunct faculty at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College.

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  Patricia Hepburn-Moody
  

  Community Health Representative and Patient Navigator

  Ms. Hepburn-Moody works to increase awareness for cancer research and screening while navigating people through care. She has volunteered for the American Cancer Society.

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  Neftali Perez
  

  Community Health Representative and Patient Navigator

  Prior to joining the program, Mr. Perez was a mental health navigator for an ambulatory care clinic at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull.

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  Berangere Pierre-Louis
  

  Community Health Representative and Patient Navigator

  Ms. Pierre-Louis has a background in colorectal cancer navigation as well as advocacy for children with special needs.

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  Karen Rosario
  

  Community Health Representative and Patient Navigator

  Ms. Rosario graduated with a BBA in business with a concentration in health. Prior to joining NYU Langone, she volunteered at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue’s patient advocacy office.

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  Lisa Vega
  

  Community Health Representative and Patient Navigator

  Ms. Vega has an MBA from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. A breast cancer survivor, she volunteers for the American Cancer Society and Susan G. Komen Greater NYC.

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  Sheila Willis
  

  Community Health Representative and Patient Navigator

  Ms. Willis has served as a navigator for the American Cancer Society. She is a passionate advocate who shares valuable health information with the public.