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Mary Lou Ernest, RN, MS, NP
Mary Lou Ernest has been a practicing nurse for more than 38 years, and has spent 20 of those years caring for cancer patients, including those with melanoma, renal cell, bladder, prostate and breast cancer. For 10 years, she also coordinated clinical trials in oncology. These trials involved biological therapies to include interferon, BCG and Interleukin. As the number of trials grew Mary Lou became more of an administrator over the research program. During her time administering the research program she realized she missed patient care so she returned to school to get her degree as a Nurse Practitioner. For the last 11 years Mary Lou has been involved with the Breast Care Center and is one of the practitioners in the Survivorship Program. Mary Lou is particularly interested in symptom management, illness prevention and helping people cope with the loss of loved ones. She wants to help people identify self-care practices that they can incorporate into their daily lives to keep them healthy. Mary Lou obtained her associate's degree in nursing at St. Mary's College in Minneapolis, and her bachelor's degree in nursing from Incarnate Word College in San Antonio, Texas. She earned her master's of science degree as a clinical nurse specialist in oncology at UCSF and a post-master's certificate as a geriatric nurse practitioner. In her free time, Mary Lou enjoys horseback riding, yoga, hiking, skiing, knitting and caring for her Dalmatian Isaac.
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