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Jessica Kassay-McAllister, RN, MSN, AG-ACNP, is an acute nurse practitioner specializing in adult cancers and treatments such as cellular therapy, stem cell transplant, and T-cell therapy. After experiencing cancer herself and with her husband, she knows how to help patients navigate through treatment and continue to see hope.
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My name's Jessica Kassay-McAllister. I'm the effector cell nurse practitioner for cellular therapy stem cell transplant here at UVA in the hematology-oncology division. My specialty is allogeneic stem cell transplant, CAR T therapy, and clinical research for the BATS, a bi-specific, armed, activated T-cell therapy.
My grandmother's dying process is what launched me into my nursing career. I enrolled in the nursing program and landed on the cardiovascular acute, intermediate unit here on 4 Central. During that time, I was a cancer patient myself, survived.
During that process, I decided I needed somebody to help me navigate through the system. What better way to become a nurse practitioner to bring all the pieces together for our patient population.
During my last semester of school here at UVA, the nurse practitioner program, my husband was diagnosed with metastatic testicular cancer. He was receiving care at the Emily Couric Infusion Center.
And during that process, one of the nurse practitioners encouraged me to apply for the stem cell position. I applied, and here I am today, just loving what I do.
I'm passionate about bringing health and wellbeing to our patient population, helping them through the process, allowing them to continue to see hope in a very dark period of time. I feel honored to be able to be part of that care for them.
Why should somebody come to UVA? As a patient, a family member to a patient, and a provider, I can tell you that we're able to encompass the family and the complete picture, provide compassion, innovative treatment, and just a supportive environment.
