Candace Deberardinis

Overview

Candace DeBerardinis is a certified adult nurse practitioner and an advanced oncology nurse practitioner (AOCNP) in radiation oncology at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute. Her areas of expertise include: Coordinating care for cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment Treatment and management of thyroid cancer Management of radiation treatment and side effects Candace has more than 10 years of experience as an oncology nurse practitioner. She has her radiation certificate and also is certified as an advanced oncology nurse practitioner. She has experience working in medical oncology, bone marrow transplant, benign and malignant hematology, and radiation oncology. She believes in approaching cancer not only with the aim of treating the malignancy and maintaining a patient's life expectancy, but also with the focus of preserving quality of life. Candace believes in treating the whole patient and not just symptoms and disease, as well as the importance of compassion in oncologic care. Candace’s Training Candace received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Central Florida in Orlando. She earned a Master of Science in nursing (MSN) with certification as an adult nurse practitioner from the University of Cincinnati. About Candace Candace is a certified adult nurse practitioner (ANP-C) by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is also certified as an advanced oncology nurse practitioner and has her radiation certificate. She is licensed in Florida as an advanced practice registered nurse. Candace is a founding member of the Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology. Her other professional memberships include the Oncology Nursing Society, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Florida Society of Clinical Oncology and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nurses. Outside of work, she enjoys being a mother of two boys and cheering for her husband at the racetrack. Her hobbies are classic cars, reading and painting positivity rocks.

Her clinical expertise encompasses ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Biliary Dyskinesia, and Venous Thromboembolism (VTE).

She is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article.

Graduate Institution

University Of Cincinnati

Specialties

Radiation Oncology

Licenses

Nurse Practitioner in FL

Hospital Affiliations

Orlando Health
Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital
Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital

Languages Spoken

English

Gender

Female

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  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Humana
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Oscar
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  • HMO
  • PPO
Premera Blue Cross
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  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • PPO
Sunshine Health
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  • HMO
UnitedHealthcare
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  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
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  • HMO
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Locations

Orlando Health Cancer Institute - Downtown Orlando
1400 S. Orange Ave., Orlando, FL 32806
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