MeLesa Buchanan

Registered Nurse with 22 years of practical experience in hospital care environments in Houston TX. Computer skilled, managing heavy daily patient volume including telephone triage. Proficient in all documentation/record maintenance/paperwork to ensure accuracy, patient education and patient confidentiality. 17 years of Outpatient/Ambulatory experience in Oncology, consisting of Brain & Spine (Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Surgery, Neurology), Breast Surgery and Head and Neck Surgery outpatient clinical nursing. 4 years of working in Medical Education with the Society for Neuro-Oncology. 3 years as the CME Manager organizing the SNO CME activities in compliance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. 2 years as Chapter Facilitator for A Girl & A Gun-Delaware OH

• Tonsillar Pseudotumor: Complications of Chronically-administered Temozolomide, Grisdale K, Ritterhouse M, Hunter K, Williams MD, Groves MD, J Neurooncol, 100, 3, 475-9, 2010
• Phase II trial of Irinotecan and Thalidomide in adults with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme, Puduvalli VK, Giglio P, Groves MD, Hess K, Gilbert MR, Mahankali S, Jackson E, Levin V, Conrad CA, Hsu S, Colman H, deGroot J, Ritterhouse MG, Ictech S, Yung WKA, Neuro Oncol, 10, 2, 216-222, 2008, 10.1215/15228517-2007-06, PMC2613824