Andrea Lynne Cheville MD, MSCE

Dr. Cheville is a clinician researcher committed to developing cost-sensitive methods to optimize the function and quality of life of patients with chronic conditions, particularly cancer. She received her MD degree from Harvard Medical School and a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. Following advanced training in Pain and Palliative Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, she founded and directed the Cancer Rehabilitation and Lymphedema Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Abramson Family Cancer Institute.

Currently, she serves as the Research Chair and Division Chair for Cancer Rehabilitation and Lymphedema Services in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Her research into collaborative telecare and outcomes measurement is funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Dr. Cheville serves on multiple credentialing, advisory, and professional organizations, including serving for 10 years on the Board of the Lymphology Association of North America. She was recently elected to the National Academy of Medicine, formerly the Institute of Medicine.