Faculty

Andrea Edwards PA-C (Moderator)

Advanced Practice Provider Supervisor
Virginia Oncology Associates
Newport News, VA

Andrea Edwards has been a practicing Physician Assistant since 2010 and has been practicing in the field of hematology and oncology since 2011. She received her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She completed a year of practice in Orthopedics before joining Virginia Oncology Associates.

In 2017, she became the Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Supervisor, while continuing to practice clinically. She is focused on providing compassionate and evidence-based care to her patients. In 2023, she became the APP Manager with Virginia Oncology Associates (VOA). She played an integral role in the development of various programs at VOA to include survivorship, an oncology urgent care clinic, inpatient APP utilization, onboarding of new APPs, an oral adherence program and the creation of APP leadership structure. 

She is passionate about continued growth and advancement of Advanced Practitioners in Oncology. She previously precepted students and now facilitates continued clinical education for students. She has a special interest in breast cancer and survivorship.

When Andrea isn’t working, she enjoys skiing, stand-up paddleboarding, traveling, watching Steelers football and being outdoors. Most of all, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two young children.

Megan Bielawa, DMSc, MS, PA-C (Speaker)                                                                                                        

Advanced Practice Provider III,
Dermatology Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Hauppauge, NY

Megan Bielawa is a board-certified physician assistant specializing in dermatology. She has been working in the field of dermatology for 7 years and specifically in oncodermatology for the past 5 years at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Hauppauge. She serves as a guest lecturer for the Hofstra University Physician Assistant Studies program where she developed the Dermatology for Patients of Color curriculum. She also serves as a mentor and clinical preceptor for PA students.

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