Asthma Basics Workshop

Jamie S. Ostroff, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Jamie Ostroff is the Joseph Gaumont Chair of Cancer Prevention, Chief, Behavioral Sciences Service and Vice Chair for Research and Co-Director of the Tobacco Treatment, Training and Research Lab in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).

Dr. Ostroff‘s work focuses on developing, evaluating and implementing innovative, interventions to promote tobacco cessation, particularly among cancer patients, those seeking lung cancer screening, and vulnerable populations. Dr. Ostroff has published 175+ peer-reviewed papers demonstrating expertise in the assessment and treatment of tobacco dependence, tobacco-related health disparities and lung cancer stigma. As part of the NCI-funded, SCALE Collaboration, Dr. Ostroff is currently co-leading the CASTL trial, a multi-site, clinical trial testing various approaches for treating tobacco dependence in the context of lung cancer screening. Dr. Ostroff has clinical expertise addressing the challenges associated with delivery of tobacco treatment in routine cancer care and serves as Director of MSKCC’s Tobacco Treatment Program, providing behavioral counseling and pharmacotherapy for tobacco dependent cancer patients. Dr. Ostroff has served on the NCI/AACR Task Force on Assessment of Tobacco Use, the ASCO Tobacco Control Subcommittee of Cancer Prevention Committee, and currently serves on the Expert Panel of the Cancer Centers Cessation Initiative (C3I) and the Scientific Leadership Board of the Go2Foundation for Lung Cancer. She serves on the Steering Committee, Stigma, Nihilism and Survivorship Task Group and Co-Chairs the Tobacco Treatment Task Group of the National Lung Cancer Roundtable of the American Cancer Society.

Linda Caffrey, NP, RN
Northwell Health

Linda Caffrey is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She received her Undergraduate degree the University of Plattsburgh and her Master’s Degree in Nursing from Mount Saint Mary College. She has worked most of her career as an Emergency Department nurse and a School Nurse. She started with Northwell Health in February 2020 where she has developed the Lung Cancer Screening Program for Northern Westchester Hospital Northwell Health and Phelps Hospital Northwell Health. Linda wants to spread the word that lung cancer screening save lives.