Oncology Nurse Navigator
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Megan Lurvey is a Pediatric Oncology Nurse Navigator in the Perini Survivorship Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Megan has both bedside and nursing leadership experience having previously worked as a nurse on the Inpatient Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Unit for 13 years and as a Clinical Coordinator on the Inpatient Hematology/Oncology/Clinical Research Unit at Boston Children’s Hospital for 4 years. She also served as a nurse representative on the MIBG Committee for several years. Megan is interested in improving pediatric oncology care and treatment outcomes worldwide and reducing healthcare disparities at local and global levels. Her passion for global health and quality improvement led her to obtain a Master’s Degree in Public Health from University of Massachusetts and to partake in initiatives in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Myanmar. Megan has co-authored articles related to disparities in the delivery of pediatric oncology nursing care by country income level and addressing racism, social justice, and health equity through programmatic initiatives.