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Natalie Trujillo

MSN · NP · RN

Nurse practitioner in hematology–oncology and Director of Survivorship at Bellevue Hospital, an affiliate of NYU Langone. Five years as a registered nurse before that, across bedside, community, and crisis-response settings. Now a PhD student at Hunter–Bellevue, building the evidence base behind the care I give.

About

I'm a hematology–oncology nurse practitioner with over three years of specialized practice, layered on five years of registered nursing across bedside, community, and crisis settings — from a 28-bed critical-access hospital on Martha's Vineyard to contact tracing during the early months of COVID-19 in New York City. I practice at Bellevue Hospital, one of New York City's public safety net hospitals, where I bring high-quality, individualized cancer care to a more complex and underserved patient population.

As Director of Survivorship at Bellevue Hospital, I build the systems — protocols and interdisciplinary pathways — to help our survivorship program grow while keeping care personal for every patient. I'm currently pursuing a PhD in Nursing at Hunter–Bellevue School of Nursing, with research interests in psychological safety in nursing teams.

Based in
New York, NY
Specialty
Hematology – Oncology, Survivorship
Currently
PhD student, Hunter–Bellevue School of Nursing
Languages
English (native) · Spanish (conversational)

Experience

Dec 2022–Present
Hematology/Oncology NP & Director of Survivorship Current
Bellevue Hospital, affiliate of NYU Langone — New York, NY
  • Plan and organize care for each patient based on protocols and clinical pathways, with their background and culture in mind.
  • Work closely with attending physicians, fellows, and other disciplines to keep patient and family preferences front and center alongside quality, access, and cost.
  • Build out policies and procedures for Bellevue's expanding cancer survivorship program.
  • Mentor nurses and junior nurse practitioner staff.
  • Built the structure to support nurse practitioners in the role — helped implement NP educational lectures and protected administrative time, and authored the onboarding document and protocol for advanced practice providers across the Hematology–Oncology department.
Sep 2021–Nov 2022
Registered Nurse
Tendwell Health — Brooklyn, NY
  • Performed concierge COVID-19 swabbing across the New York City area.
May 2020–Aug 2021
Contact Tracer / Information Gatherer
NYC Health + Hospitals — New York, NY
  • Recruited as part of NYC H+H's inaugural COVID-19 response team.
  • Found missing contact information for close contacts during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nov 2019–Feb 2020
Registered Nurse
Care for the Homeless — New York, NY
  • Cared for people experiencing homelessness across all five boroughs of NYC.
  • Handled histories, screenings, lab work, vaccination scheduling, and medication reconciliation.
Feb 2018–Sep 2019
Registered Nurse, New Graduate Travel Position
Massachusetts General Hospital & Martha's Vineyard Hospital
  • Cared for patients on a fast-paced inpatient surgical floor in an academic hospital setting.
  • Cared for patients on an inpatient tertiary respiratory acute care medicine floor.
  • Provided ambulatory care for locals and tourists at Martha's Vineyard's 28-bed critical-access community hospital.

Education

PhD in Nursing
Hunter–Bellevue School of Nursing
Anticipated May 2029
MSN, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
May 2022
Mentored by Dr. Tara Cortes, FAAN, PhD, RN, on American health policy and aging.
Stipend recipient, 2022 American College of Nurses Student Policy Summit, Washington, D.C.
BSN
Wesley College
May 2017 · Summa Cum Laude
Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, Tau Beta chapter.
Medical missions trip to Guatemala, serving underserved communities.
NP LicenseNew York State
RN LicenseNew York State
Board Cert.ANCC
BLSCertified

Research & Publications

An Updated Integrative Review of Nonpharmacological Interventions to Improve Sleep among Adults with Advanced Serious Illness.  Smithson, A., Taylor, P., Moser, G., Trujillo, N., Zadeh, R.S., Krieger, A.C., Wright, D., Pathak, A., Carey, J., & Capezuti, E.
Poster — 20th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care · Prague, May 2026
Speaking Up and Feeling Heard: Psychological Safety in Nursing.  Trujillo, N. & Capezuti, E.
Poster — NYAM Forum on Inter-Collegiate Regional Events (FIRE) for Nursing Doctoral Students and Faculty · New York, April 2026

Leadership & Service

Leadership & Membership

  • IRB Member, NYU Langone Hospital (2025–present)
  • Sigma Theta Tau International, Tau Beta (since 2016) & Alpha Phi (since 2026) chapters
  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners (since 2022)
  • National Association of Hispanic Nurses (since 2021)
  • Association of MGH Multicultural Professionals (2017–2019)
  • Stay Blooming Climate Change Initiatives, local clean-ups (2020–2021)

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker, CUNY AMWA Breast Cancer Awareness Event (2025)
  • Speaker, Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work; Psychosocial Oncology; class on survivorship (2024)

Some Favorite Books

Being Mortal
Atul Gawande
The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Oliver Sacks
Year of the Tiger
Alice Wong
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
Sigh, Gone
Phuc Tran
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
All About Love
bell hooks

Let's connect

Open to conversations on survivorship care, hematology–oncology, and doctoral collaboration.