Mary Pasquinelli, DNP, FNP-BC

Interprofessional Community Advisor

Dr. Mary Pasquinelli is a nurse practitioner specializing in lung cancer screening, pulmonary nodule management, and lung cancer at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UI Health). She holds a Doctorate of Nurse Practice, a Master’s of Science degree with a Family Nurse Practitioner specialty, and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She presents on topics regarding lung cancer and lung cancer screening at the state, national, and international level. She is a PI or co-investigator on several grants and research protocols. Her clinical research on lung cancer screening and health disparities has been published in JAMA Oncology along with other peer- reviewed journals. Mary is an active committee member with the National Lung Cancer Roundtable (NLCRT) Policy Task Force in Washington, D.C. and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) Prevention, Screening and Early Detection committee. Mary’s clinical focus is on reducing barriers to care, decreasing health disparities, and improving lung cancer outcomes.