Elissa Chandler

Elissa Chandler is a Patient Advocate at the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance and the Society for Integrative Oncology, where Elissa also serves as a Patient Advisor on MBC. Previous experience includes roles at NextGen Healthcare as a Program Coordinator for Health Quality Measures, where Elissa supported quality measures reporting, and at Alpha Systems as a Health IT Project Manager, improving workflow processes. Earlier positions include managing physician practice improvement products at the American Board of Internal Medicine and supervising medical and claims policy at Independence Blue Cross, where Elissa enhanced staff engagement initiatives. Elissa's extensive public health experience includes co-directing a CDC and SAMHSA-funded project at Public Health Management Corporation to reduce HIV among IV drug users. Educational credentials include a BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan, an MPH in Health Policy from The Johns Hopkins University, a BS in Nursing from the University of California, San Francisco, and a Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Informatics from Oregon Health & Science University.