Cancer Social Work Services
The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute provides specialty-trained social workers who can provide advocacy, education, resources and compassion to help you and your family cope with cancer.
Social workers make up an important part of your care team. They bring a broad understanding of cancer, cancer treatment, survivorship, community resources, palliative care, hospice care, grief and bereavement.
They are available at several locations and by phone. Services include:
- Support around adjustment to your diagnosis
- Help with communication between you and your medical team
- Information and referrals for community-based services
- Grief and loss support
- Support to you, your caregivers and family
- Help mediating family conflict related to illness
- Help with transportation and lodging or housing
- Help with navigating OHSU
- Help with advance directives and end-of-life issues
- Help with palliative care
- Information and referrals for financial and insurance concerns
Our teams
Alexandra Block, M.S.W., LCSW, ACHP-SW
503-927-1032
- Palliative Care
Ciera Boyd, M.S.W., CSWA (also see Keren McCord)
503-494-8787
- Blood cancer and blood disorders
- Stem cell transplant
Amanda Brady, M.S.W., LCSW
503-418-3544
- Benign hematology
- Head and neck cancer
- Lung cancer
Sheilagh Diez, M.S.W., CSWA
503-494-6625
- Breast cancer
- Gynecologic cancer patients receiving infusions at the Center for Health & Healing Building 2
- Urologic cancer (kidney, bladder, testicular, germ cell, penile)
Cami Godsey, LCSW
503-494-5955
- GI cancer (colon, rectal, pancreatic)
Evelyne Kanamugire, M.S.W., CSWA
503-494-9676
- Gynecologic Cancer
Carisa Leek, LCSW, APHSW-C
503-333-3414
- CAR-T (inpatient and outpatient)
Abrianna McCarthy, M.S.W., CSWA
503-418-9768
- Sarcoma
- GIST
Keren McCord, LCSW, OSW-C (also see Ciera Boyd)
503-418-5862
- Blood cancer and blood disorders
- Stem cell transplant
Gregory Rainey, LCSW, C-SWHC
503-494-9244
- Clinical trials (phase 1)
- Melanoma
- Prostate cancer
- Thyroid cancer
Bone marrow transplant/blood cancer patients at Kohler Pavilion
Carisa Leek, LCSW, APHSW-C
503-333-3414
Nika Naddaf, M.S.W., CSWA
503-346-1456
Jessica Savara, M.S.W., LCSW, CADC II
503-494-6780
Beaverton Community Hematology Oncology
Annie Wood, M.S.W., CSWA
971-262-9043
East Portland Community Hematology Oncology (on the Adventist Health Portland campus)
Christen Skolnick, LCSW, OSW-C
971-262-9806
Gresham Community Hematology Oncology (on the Legacy Mt. Hood campus)
Montia Leighton, M.S.W., CSWA
971-262-9536
Northwest Community Hematology Oncology (on the Legacy Good Samaritan campus)
Katherine Easton, M.S.W., LCSW, OSW-C
971-262-9651
Tualatin Community Hematology Oncology (on the Legacy Meridian Park campus)
Lodging and transportation
Tina Johnson, B.S.
503-346-4279
Pediatric Survivorship Clinic
Jessica Busse, LCSW
503-418-1390
Radiation oncology
Kohler Pavilion:
Amanda Brady, M.S.W., LCSW
503-418-3544
Beaverton:
Annie Wood, M.S.W., CSWA
971-262-9043
Contact us
Call listed providers directly, or call Andrea Lehman at 503-418-9758 or Susan Hedlund at 503-346-0285.
Locations
Center for Health & Healing Building 2
3485 S. Bond Ave.
Portland, OR 97239
Free parking for patients and visitors
Additional locations: Ask your care team or see the “Our teams” section on this page.