Jody Pelusi, PhD, FNP, AOCNP, is an oncology nurse practitioner at Honor Health Research Institute in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she cares for oncology patients undergoing phase 1 clinical trials and standard of care therapies.
Dr. Pelusi is recognized as an Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner by the National Oncology Nursing Society. She has 47+ years of experience in oncology care in a multitude of settings. Her research focuses on long-term cancer survivorship issues, educational needs of cancer caregivers, cancer genetics, and implementation of oral chemotherapy medication programs into private practice.
Dr. Pelusi has had a 4-year appointment to the FDA’s Oncological Drug Advisory Committee where she was the first nurse and first non physician to serve on this Committee. She also served on the FDA‘s ODAC Pediatric and Quality of Life subcommittees. She has previously served on the National Oncology Nursing Society’s Board of Directors and is currently on the Governing Board of the Intercultural Cancer Council.