Biographical Sketch
Beth Faiman received a bachelor of science in nursing and registered nurse certification at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio, completed in 1996. She received a master of science in nursing and certification as an adult nurse practitioner at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio in 2002. She holds an advanced oncology nurse certification through ONCC.
She is currently employed as an Adult Nurse Practitioner in Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio where she has worked since 1994. She is also a full-time pre-doctoral research fellow at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio pursuing a PhD in nursing research, adjunct faculty at Ursuline College, Case Western Reserve University and Kent State University.
Ms. Faiman is an active author, presenter, and educator on the topic of multiple myeloma, plasma cell dyscrasias, general cancer diagnosis and treatment, as well as management of skeletal and other cancer complications. She is an appointed delegate on the International Myeloma Foundation Nurse Leadership Board. She is currently Editor-in-Chief of The Oncology Nurse. She has authored several book chapters relating to diagnosis and management of multiple myeloma, and many articles relating to the diagnosis and treatment of myeloma and symptom management.
Specialty Interests
Amyloidosis, Chronic Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma, Plasma Cell Dyscrasias
Awards & Honors
2006 Nurse Practitioner of the Year for State of Ohio, sponsored by American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Additional Training
Case Western Reserve University, PhD anticipated 2011