Background
Herbst, Suzanne LaVere was born on October 5, 1944 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Daughter of Herbert William and Janet LaVere.
Herbst, Suzanne LaVere was born on October 5, 1944 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Daughter of Herbert William and Janet LaVere.
Diploma, St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, New York, 1965; Bachelor cum laude, U. Redlands, 1977; Master of Arts in Transpersonal Psychology, Institute Transpersonal Psychology, Menlo Park, California, 1989.
Staff nurse, assistant instructor maternity nursing, St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, 1965-1968; staff nurse, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, 1968-1969; research nurse, Riverside Research Institute, San Francisco, 1969-1971; head research nurse, Oximetrix, Inc., Mountain View, California, 1971-1973; coordinator clinical research, ALZA Corporation, Palo Alto, California, 1973-1978; clinical research associate, oncology nurse consultant, cancer counselor, oncology office nurse, San Francisco, 1978-1982; hospice patient care coordinator, Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City, California, 1982-1984; national education coordinator, nurse clinician, Nursing and Midwifery Council Homecare, Redwood City, 1984-1992; nurse cons, patient advocate, Syracuse, New York, since 1992. Founder National Association Vascular Access Networks, Richmond, Virginia, since 1985. Lecturer in field.
Member Oncology Nursing Society (charter), American Association Nursing History, American Pain Society, Nursing Pain Association, Leukemia Society (trustee), Bay Area Vascular Access Network, Control New York Oncology Nurse Society, St. Joseph's Hospital Alumnae (board directors).