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Cancer Care Center: Meet Our Staff

Our Nurse Practitioners

Esther M. Sears, M.S.
Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C)
Esther Sears, M.S., FNP-C, has been working with the oncology team at Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center since April 2005. She came to the center with nine years of experience as a registered nurse in medical, ICU and hospice nursing. Esther received her master of science degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. She enjoys memberships in Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Nurse Practitioners of Idaho, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and Oncology Nursing Society. She is currently working on obtaining her certification as an Advanced Oncology Nurse Practitioner.
Jennifer Suida, M.S.
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP)
Jennifer Suida has been working with the oncology team at Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center since October of 2003. Jennifer received her Master of Science degree as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Her experience as a clinical nurse included seven years of intensive care nursing in neurosurgery, medicine, trauma and cardiac. She received her bachelor of science in nursing from Arizona State University. Jennifer is a certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and licensed in the state of Idaho. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Oncology Nursing Society and Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society. Jennifer is interested in the research and management of bone marrow transplant recipients.