Kennon McCollum, DNP, APRN-BC

Bachelor of Science in Nursing:
Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA

Bachelor of Science: Double Major:
Biology and Microbiology, University of Georgia in Athens, GA

Master of Science in Nursing:
Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA

Doctor of Nursing Practice:
University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL

Certification:
Family Nurse Practitioner

Kennon is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the Southern Crescent chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society, Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society for Nursing, Phi Kappa Phi National Academic Honor society, the International Nurses Association, and Golden Key International Academic Honor Society. He has also had served as adjunct clinical faculty for Emory University, Georgia State University, University of Southern Alabama, DeKalb Community College Schools of Nursing, and the University of Alabama DNP program. Kennon authored a chapter in an oncology textbook and has published cancer related articles in oncology peer reviewed nursing journals.  Kennon is also a nationally recognized chemotherapy nurse educator and serves on several industry sponsored chemotherapy speakers bureaus and advisory panels.  In 2016 Kennon was inducted into the International Nurses Association and was recognized as one the top Nurse Practitioners in the State of Georgia. Kennon provides care to all cancer and hematology patients, and has special interests in the hematologic cancers, cancer survivorship; and currently serves as the survivorship coordinator for Georgia Cancer Specialists.

Watch Kennon in his recent interview with Cancer Support Community Atlanta.

Cancer Survivorship
This program provides an overview of cancer survivorship and what to expect. Kennon McCollum, Oncology Nurse Practitioner at Georgia Cancer Specialists, discusses the stages of survivorship, recent statistics on cancer survivorship, and challenges survivors face as well as resources to help cancer survivors.