Veronica Young, RN, OCN
- Position: Oncology Nurse Navigator
- Gender: Female
About This Provider
Veronica Young, RN, OCN, works closely with prostate cancer patients and their care team to guide and support them — and their caregivers — through the patient’s prostate cancer journey. She has more than 19 years of oncology experience, including roles as a patient navigator.
Veronica is an oncology certified nurse who also is accredited in chemotherapy and biotherapy. Her passion to care for oncology patients began in radiation oncology at Harbor Hospital, and during this time she knew that oncology care would be her lifelong work. She later joined the University of Maryland’s Radiation Oncology department and helped open a new office at Montgomery General Hospital, where she served as a nurse coordinator for prostate brachytherapy and coordinated all procedures. After many years as a radiation oncology nurse, to further enhance her oncology knowledge, she worked as a chemotherapy infusion nurse for a private practice and St. Agnes Hospital. Prior to joining Chesapeake Urology, Veronica was with Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) for six years as an oncology nurse coordinator for patients with all cancer types.
Passionate about helping cancer patients, Veronica added, “My oncology background of 19 years provides me with the experience and knowledge to share information to help patients and their families during this difficult time. Given the diagnosis of cancer is devastating, you need someone who understands what you’re feeling to reach out to. I like being that person and I want to help patients get the best of care and the right care.”
Veronica received her registered nursing degree from Catonsville Community College. She is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) and was on the Oncology Nurse Navigator Advisory Board in Chicago 2015. Her experience includes clinical research for the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and she is trained in the collection and documentation of data research.
- College
- Registered Nursing degree Catonsville Community College