William Rosa, PhD, MBE, MS

William Rosa, PhD, MBE, MS

Behavioral Scientist

My Role at MSK

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Palliative and End-Of-Life Care
  • Health Equity
  • LGBTQ+ Inclusive Care
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About Me

What I Do at MSK
  • Assistant Attending Behavioral Scientist
My Role at MSK

A behavioral scientist has special training in studying human behavior.

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Palliative and End-Of-Life Care
  • Health Equity
  • LGBTQ+ Inclusive Care
Education & Honors

Education

  • PhD, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
  • Master of Bioethics (MBE), University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
  • MS, The City University of New York at Hunter College

Awards and Honors

  • Current: Scientific Advisory Committee, Lancet Commission on Cancer and Health Systems
  • Current: Collaborator, Lancet Commission on Breast Cancer
  • Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing, Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (2023)
  • HPNA New Investigator Award, Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (to be awarded, 2023)
  • Visiting Research Scholar (honorary appointment)
  • University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas and Hemispheric and Global Affairs (2022-2023)
  • Loretta C. Ford Award for Advancement of the Nurse Practitioner Role in Health Care Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2022)
  • Excellence in Oncology Nursing Health Policy and Advocacy Award
  • Oncology Nursing Society (2022)
  • IAHPC Individual Recognition Award (High-Income Country Category), International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care (2022)
  • Cambia Sojourns Scholar, Cambia Health Foundation Sojourns Scholars Leadership Development Program (2021-2023)
  • Crain’s Notable in Health Care 2021, Crain’s New York Business (2021)
  • APOS Health Equity Scholar, American Psychosocial Oncology Society (2021)
  • Research Dissertation Award, International Award for Nursing Excellence
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (2021)
  • Global Nursing Leadership Institute Scholar, International Council of Nurses (2020-2021)
  • Fellow, American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2019)
  • Fellow, American Academy of Nursing (2018)
  • Fellow, American College of Critical Care Medicine (2018-2021)
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholar (2017-2020)
  • Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine (2016)

Fellowships

  • Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Psychosocial, Palliative, and Community Research in Cancer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
  • Center/National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health

Board Certifications

  • Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center

Insurance Information

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Aetna

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HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant

Aetna Medicare Advantage (MTA retirees only)

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PPO

Anthem BCBS and other BCBS licensee plans

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PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Anthem BCBS Health Plus

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HMO

Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

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Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

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Carrum Health

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Cigna

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Connecticare

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Emblem

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Emblem Essential

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HMO

Emblem Medicare Advantage (Medicare Choice PPO Network and VIP Prime Network Only)

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PPO, HMO

Empire Essential

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HMO

Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan)

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PPO

Fidelis

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HMO, EPO

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Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

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HMO

Fidelis Medicare Advantage

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HMO

First Health

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PPO

Healthfirst

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EPO, HMO, PPO, POS

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Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

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HMO

Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

Healthsmart

In Network Coverage Type
PPO EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO)

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier I (EPO)

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EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier II (EPO)

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EPO

Horizon Medicare Advantage

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PPO, HMO

Husky CT Medicaid

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State Government

Magnacare

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PPO, POS, EPO

Straight NJ Medicaid

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State Government

Straight NY Medicaid

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State Government

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

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Federal Government

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

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Supplemental

MVP

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PPO/OAP

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

NYC Medicare Advantage Plus for City Employees

In Network Coverage Type
TBD

Oscar

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HMO/EPO

Oxford

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, EPO

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Qualcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Tricare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

UMR

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS

United Healthcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

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Research and Publications

View Dr. Rosa’s bibliography.

View Dr. Rosa’s Google Scholar citations.

Rosa WE, Lynch KA, Hadler RA, Mahoney C, Parker PA. “It Took Away and Stripped a Part of Myself”: Clinician Distress and Recommendations for Future Telepalliative Care Delivery in the Cancer Context. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2023 Feb;40(2):235-243. doi: 10.1177/10499091221101883. Epub 2022 May 15. PMID: 35574961; PMCID: PMC9663759.

Rosa WE, Izumi S, Sullivan DR, Lakin J, Rosenberg AR, Creutzfeldt CJ, Lafond D, Tjia J, Cotter V, Wallace C, Sloan DE, Cruz-Oliver DM, DeSanto-Madeya S, Bernacki R, Leblanc TW, Epstein AS. Advance Care Planning in Serious Illness: A Narrative Review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Jan;65(1):e63-e78. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.08.012. Epub 2022 Aug 24. PMID: 36028176; PMCID: PMC9884468.

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Rosa WE, Roberts KE, Braybrook D, Harding R, Godwin K, Mahoney C, Mathew S, Atkinson TM, Banerjee SC, Haviland K, Hughes TL, Walters CB, Parker PA. Palliative and end-of-life care needs, experiences, and preferences of LGBTQ+ individuals with serious illness: A systematic mixed-methods review. Palliat Med. 2022 Dec 7:2692163221124426. doi: 10.1177/02692163221124426. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36475950.

Bao Y, Zhang H, Bruera E, Portenoy R, Rosa WE, Reid MC, Wen H. Medical Marijuana Legalization and Opioid- and Pain-Related Outcomes Among Patients Newly Diagnosed With Cancer Receiving Anticancer Treatment. JAMA Oncol. 2022 Dec 1:e225623. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.5623. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36454553; PMCID: PMC9716439.

Rosa WE, Chittams J, Riegel B, Ulrich CM, Meghani SH. Patient Trade-Offs Related to Analgesic Use for Cancer Pain: A MaxDiff Analysis Study. Pain Manag Nurs. 2020 Jun;21(3):245-254. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2019.07.013. Epub 2019 Oct 21. PMID: 31648906; PMCID: PMC7170763.

 

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Rosa’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

William Rosa discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
    Fiduciary Role / Position
  • Jones & Bartlett Learning
    Intellectual Property Rights
  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
    Fiduciary Role / Position
  • Oxford University Press
    Intellectual Property Rights
  • Springer Publisher
    Intellectual Property Rights

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