Vanessa Battista

Vanessa Battista is a highly accomplished nursing professional serving as the Senior Nursing Director of Palliative Care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute since January 2022. Additionally, Vanessa has been an Adjunct Faculty member at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing since May 2021 and has contributed as a Faculty Member for ELNEC since July 2010. Vanessa's previous experience includes roles as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at both Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Boston Children’s Hospital, as well as serving as Clinical Faculty at Boston College Connell School of Nursing and a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at Columbia University Medical Center. Academic achievements include a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University, alongside certifications and degrees in Nursing and Theology from various prestigious institutions.