M. Tish Knobf ‘82

90 Outstanding Yale Nurses Recipient

Class of 1982

For more than three decades, M. Tish Knobf, PhD, RN, FAAN, AOCN, has devoted her career to oncology nursing. She is currently a professor at YSN and focuses her research on interventions to enhance health outcomes for women diagnosed with and surviving cancer. Leadership in oncology nursing began early in Dr. Knobf’s career, being elected to the Board of Directors of the Oncology Nursing Society in 1977. Her contributions to nursing have been recognized through multiple awards, including the Oncology Nursing Society Excellence in Breast Cancer Education Award and the 2002 YSN Annie Goodrich Excellence in Teaching Award, and she was the American Cancer Society Professor of Oncology Nursing. Dr. Knobf’s expertise has interdisciplinary recognition, and she has been selected to participate in national forums related to breast cancer.

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