Meet Our Patient Navigators

Vanessa Rodriguez, MSW
– Breast Cancer Program

Vanessa Rodriguez provides social service support to breast cancer patients receiving treatment at the Breast Cancer and Women's Imaging Centers. A graduate of Florida International University, she earned her master's of social work degree from FIU in August 2013. Before joining Memorial in 2011, she was an MSW intern behavioral therapist at SunServe Behavioral Health and at Spectrum Behavioral Health. She also worked as a support services coordinator for the Florida Department of Children and Families in Fort Lauderdale.

Andrea Searle, RN
- Breast Cancer Program

Andrea Searle is a registered nurse and an Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Provider. Andrea has over 15 years experience in Oncology Nursing within the Memorial Healthcare System. The last five years she held the position of Breast Imaging Nurse at Memorial Hospital Miramar. In that time, she won Nurse of the Year twice. Ten years previous to this, Andrea was an Oncology Nurse at Memorial Hospital West in both the inpatient and outpatient infusion settings. She comes to the position of Breast Cancer Patient Navigator with a vast amount of experience and compassion for her patients. She will primarily be working at our new Breast Cancer Center at Memorial Regional Hospital but will also be working with the Breast Cancer patients at West as needed.

Laureano R. Dalama, RN, BSN
- Neuro Oncology Program; Melanoma and Sarcoma

Laureano Dalama is a registered nurse with extensive experience in the care of patients with hematological/oncological malignancies. At Memorial Cancer Institute, his focus is on patients with sarcomas, brain malignancies and melanomas. Mr. Dalama is a graduate of Florida International University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. He is currently an active member of the Oncology Nursing Society.

Lisa Eusebio, RN, BSN
– Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma, Blood and Marrow Transplant Program

Lisa Eusebio is a graduate of Clearwater Christian College with a degree in biology. She earned her second bachelor's degree in nursing from Barry University, graduating with honors in 2001. Upon graduation, she worked in oncology at South Miami Hospital as a chemotherapy infusion nurse for five years. She then worked at the University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center for seven years, the last four of which she served as a nurse specialist for hematologic malignancies. She joined Memorial Cancer Institute in 2012 to help build the navigation and survivorship program. She also serves as a professional mentor to new Patient Navigators.

Jeanette Lewis, RN, BSN, OCN
– Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary and Gynecology Cancer Program

Jeanette Lewis is an oncology-certificated RN who earned her nursing degrees from the University of Swansea in the United Kingdom, graduating with honors in 2001. She worked as an endoscopy and cardiac nurse at Morriston Hospital in the UK until relocating to South Florida in 2005. Before joining Memorial Cancer Institute, she served as an oncology nurse at Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables and Advanced Medical Specialties in Miami. Ms. Lewis was nominated for Nurse of the Year in 2009 and 2010 and received the Florence Nightingale Award in 2010.

Rose Ronay, RN, BSN
– Thoracic and Head and Neck Cancer Program

Rose Ronay received her bachelor's of science degree in nursing at Nova Southeastern University in 2007, graduating in the top five in her class. She began her career at Memorial Cancer Institute as a chemotherapy infusion nurse in 2007, building the platform for her career in oncology nursing and earning the Memorial Angel award for exemplary customer service and nursing care in 2012. With more than five years of experience in chemotherapy administration and patient education, she joined the Patient Navigation team at Memorial Cancer Institute in April 2013.