During this call, Melissa Culligan of the University of Pennsylvania was interviewed by Mary Hesdorffer, the Meso Foundation’s executive director and experienced nurse practitioner. The topic of discussion was designing mesothelioma clinical trials.
About the Speaker:
Melissa Culligan, RN, BSN, MS has worked as a thoracic surgery nurse for over 25 years and has worked in the field of thoracic oncology research for the past 15 years. She currently works in the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center and is the Director of Clinical Services for the Penn Mesothelioma and Pleural Program. She has a special interest in the areas of mesothelioma and advanced stage lung cancer and has recently graduated from Drexel University’s School of Medicine’s Master’s Program in Clinical Research Organization and Management.
