OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

Cancer Social Work Services

OHSU Social Worker Caroline Macuiba consulting with a patient

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)
971-229-9468

  • 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)

Annie Wood
971-262-9043

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.