Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Department of Acute and Tertiary Care
Marci Lee Nilsen, PhD, RN, CHPN is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Department of Acute and Tertiary Care, with a secondary appointment in the School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology. Her research program focuses on identifying and managing symptoms and treatment-related effects in head and neck cancer survivors through the survivorship trajectory. Her work primarily focuses on oral pain, cognitive function, neck disability, and radiation-induced fibrosis, including the biological underpinnings that drive these symptoms and treatment-related effects. She serves as the Co-Director of the UPMC Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship clinic, which takes a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach to address the needs of head and neck cancer survivors.