Kate Fanslau has been a registered nurse for over 20 years working in various settings including medical-surgical, labor and delivery, pediatric home care, nuclear medicine, and oncology. She has been an oncology nurse navigator for Penn Medicine for 7 years. For the past 5 years, Kate has served as the oncology nurse navigator for patients with leukemia and lymphoma facilitating equitable access to oncology care such as cellular therapies.
Kate earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Wilkes University followed by a Master in Science from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Most recently, Kate graduated with a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Capella University in 2020. In 2022, she participated in the Association of Community Cancer Centers’ (ACCC) Financial Advocacy Services Guidelines Panel. Kate and her colleagues are developing a financial navigation program for patients with multiple myeloma to decrease the burden of financial toxicity; the goal is to offer this new program for all oncology patients at Penn Medicine in the future. Kate also serves as President of the Board of Directors of ChildrenSong of New Jersey, a non-profit youth choir based in Haddonfield. The choir has an exciting year planned with performances at a Trenton Thunder game, Madison Square Garden, and Lincoln Center.
Kate is the proud mom of three daughters, a dog, and a cat. She and her husband have a busy household with two teenagers and a rising second grader. Her one-year-old puppy, Bowie, and 8-year-old cat, Sasha keep the family entertained. Bowie has been known to make spontaneous cameos during virtual meetings.