- Our Staff
- Kimberly W. Auriemma, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCN
- Ellen Badnin, MSN, RN, CS, OCN
- Tajuana Bradley, MS, FNP-BC
- Cassie DelGrosso, PA-C
- Laura A. Ellis, MS, RN, CS, OCN
- Erika Hammond, PA-C
- Jeff A. Harris, MSN, RN, FNP-C, OCN
- Mylene Perez James, MSN, RN, FNP-C, OCN
- Laurie G. Johnson, RT(R)(CV), RCVT, RCDS, MSN, RN, NP-C
- Dawn W. Key, MSN, APRN-BC, FNP
- Leona Lenaz, MSN, APRN-BC
- Christine Long, FNP-C
- Kennon H. McCollum, MSN, RN, FNP-C
- Millie Morgan, MSN, RN, NP-C
- Cheryl “Lynn” Norris, APRN, BC, FNP
- Sikirat Yettie Oropo, RN, MSN, FNP-C
- Jennifer D. Piper, MMSc, PA-C
- Letitia Price, PA-C, MT (ASCP)
- Helen R. J. Stockwell, MS, RN, APRN-BC
- Brandon West, PA-C
- Bethany Smith, RD, LD, CDE
- Kimberly Ford, LCSW
- Rachel Mathews, LCSW
- Michael Rodriguez, LCSW
Georgia Cancer Specialists Support Staff
Georgia Cancer Specialists uses a multidisciplinary team of cancer experts to treat our patients. The members of our support services team include nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nutritionists, and social workers. The nurse practitioners and physician assistants at Georgia Cancer Specialists are highly specialized healthcare providers who have completed additional education at the master's degree level, and have obtained national certifications in their specialty areas.
At Georgia Cancer Specialists, these two groups of professionals are known as midlevel providers. The oncology midlevel provider works in tandem with the physician to guide and plan patient care. The midlevel providers are proficient in performing physical examinations and requesting laboratory, diagnostic, and radiological testing. They assist the physician in ordering medications, and monitor patients for the side effects of cancer treatment. All of the midlevel providers at Georgia Cancer Specialists are authorized and licensed to practice by the Georgia Boards of Nursing and Medicine.
Midlevel Providers
Kimberly W. Auriemma, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCN
Kim is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society, Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society, and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. |
Ellen Badnin, MSN, RN, CS, OCN
Ellen is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society and the Oncology Nurse Network. She is also a member of Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society. Her special interests include the psychosocial aspects of medicine and spirituality. |
Tajuana Bradley, MS, FNP-BC
Tajuana is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society and United Advance Practice Nurses of Georgia. |
Cassie DelGrosso, PA-C
Cassie is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. |
Laura A. Ellis, MS, RN, CS, OCN
Laura is a member of the National Oncology Nursing Society, the Metropolitan Atlanta Oncology Nursing Society, the Atlanta Oncology Nursing Society, and United Advanced Practice Nurses of Georgia. |
Erika Hammond, PA-C
Erika is a member of the Georgia Association of Physician Assistants. |
Jeff A. Harris, MSN, RN, NP-C, AOCN
Jeff is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the National Oncology Nursing Society, the Central Georgia chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society, the United Advanced Practice Nurses of Georgia, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. |
Mylene Perez James, MSN, RN, NP-C, OCN
Mylene is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, National Oncology Nursing Society, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Society, Phi Beta Sigma Honor Society, Philippine Nurses of Georgia, Philippine Nurses Association of America, the Georgia Asian Pacific Islander Community Cancer Coalition, the Asian American Women's Association, and the International Who's Who of Professionals. |
Laurie G. Johnson, RT(R)(CV), RCVT, RCDS, MSN, RN, NP-C, AOCNP
Laurie is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the United Advance Practice RN’s of Georgia, the National Oncology Nursing Society, Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society of Nursing, and the Sylvia Bond Nursing Leadership Organization. She is a certified family nurse practitioner, a registered radiologic technologist, and a registered diagnostic cardiac sonographer. |
Dawn W. Key, MSN, APRN-BC, FNP, AOCN
Dawn is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society and Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society of Nursing. |
Leona Lenaz, MSN, APRN-BC
Leona is nationally recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Board Certified, Family Nurse Practitioner. She is a member of the American Nurses Association and the National Oncology Nursing Society. |
Christine Long, FNP-C
Christine is a member of the American Nurses Association, the Georgia Nurses Association, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the American College of Nurse Practitioners, the National Oncology Nursing Society, the Athens Oncology Nursing Society chapter, Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society for Nursing, and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. She also serves as President of the United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Northeast Georgia Chapter. For more information about the GCS-Athens office, please visit www.gacancer.com/athens. |
Kennon H. McCollum, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Kennon is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the National Oncology Nursing Society, the American Nurses Association, the Georgia Nurses Association, the Metro Atlanta chapter of Oncology Nursing Society, and Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society for Nursing. He has also served as adjunct clinical faculty for both Emory University and DeKalb Community College Schools of Nursing. |
Millie Morgan, MSN, RN, NP-C
Millie is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the United Advance Practice RNs of Georgia, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the National Oncology Nursing Society, the Central Georgia Chapter of Oncology Nursing Society, the American Nurses Association, and the Georgia Nurses Association. |
Cheryl “Lynn” Norris, APRN, BC, FNP
Lynn is nationally recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Board Certified, Family Nurse Practitioner. She is a member of the Georgia Nurses Association, the American Nurses Association, the Metropolitan Atlanta Oncology Nursing Society, and the National Oncology Nursing Society. |
Sikirat Yettie Oropo, RN, MSN, FNP-C
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Jennifer D. Piper, MMSc, PA-C
Jennifer is a member of the Georgia Association of Physician Assistants. |
Letitia Price, PA-C, MT (ASCP)
Letitia is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology. She is a certified physician assistant and medical technologist. Her special interests include immunohematology and hematology. |
Helen R. J. Stockwell, MS, RN, APRN-BC
Helen is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the American Nurses Association, the Georgia Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society, and Oncology Nursing Society. |
Brandon West, PA-C
Brandon is an active member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology. |
Nutritionists
Bethany Smith, RD, LD, CSO
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Licensed Clinical Social Workers
Kimberly Ford, LCSW
Kimberly is a member and also serves on a committee of the Georgia Social Work Oncology Group. She has special interests in adjustment to life-changing illnesses and disabilities, grief and loss issues, caregiver support, and children of cancer patients. Kimberly is a facilitator for several support groups at Georgia Cancer Specialists. |
Rachel Mathews, LCSW
Rachel is a member of the Jungian Society, the Society for Spirituality in Social Work, and the Georgia Society for Clinical Oncology Social Work. She has special interest in midlife issues, spirituality, and complementary medicine. |
Michael Rodriguez, LCSW
Michael is a member of the Georgia Social Work Oncology Group. His areas of interest include mood disorders, grief and loss, and alternative and complementary medicine. |
