Linda Z. Abramovitz MSN, RN, CNS, BMTCN, FAAN

Linda Abramovitz is currently an adjunct Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing, Department of Family Health Care Nursing and faculty for UCSF Global Cancer Program. She received her BSN from the University of Rochester and her MSN from the University of Pennsylvania. Linda’s career as a Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant/Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist has focused on improving care for pediatric oncology and transplant patients, as well as supporting the nurses providing this specialized care. Raising the standard and the profile of nursing in low-and-middle-income countries is an important focus of her practice.

Linda has passionately advocated for nurses throughout the world in her work with the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) and includes the development and promotion of the Baseline Standards for Pediatric Oncology Nursing Care. Linda has supported the development of educational programs in Vietnam, India, and Ethiopia and continues to be invited to faculty at numerous hospitals, organizations, and schools of nursing globally.