Allied Health Providers » Physicians

• Language(s): English

• College: North Carolina State University
• Graduate College: The University of Phoenix

Heather M. Anderson is a nurse practitioner at the Arizona Center for Cancer Care. She graduated from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology and a minor in Microbiology in 1997. In 2004 she graduated from Northern Virginia Community College with an Associate of Science degree in nursing. Less than ten years later, she earned her Master of Science degree in nursing.

Prior to joining Arizona Center for Cancer Care, Anderson gained a variety of experience, including working as a senior lab technician at the Fairfax Cryobank and as a registered nurse at Georgetown University Hospital, The Center for Laser Surgery and Van Dyke Laser & Skin. As a nurse practitioner at Pinnacle Oncology Hematology Heather has a special interest in working with breast cancer patients.

In addition to Anderson’s schooling and work experience, she holds various certificates and licenses. She is certified by the American Heart Association in Basic Life Support. She has completed the Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider course and in 2013 she became certified as an Advanced Oncology Nurse Practitioner.

In her spare time Heather enjoys running marathons and competing in long distance triathlons.

• Language(s): English
• College: Arkansas State University
• Graduate College: Arizona School of Health Sciences

Diane Childers-Watson is a physician’s assistant at Arizona Center for Cancer Care. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from Arkansas State University. Upon moving to Phoenix in 1994, Scottsdale Medical Specialists hired her as a medical technologist, and then a laboratory manager.

In 2003, Childers-Watson was accepted at Arizona School of Health Sciences in the physician assistant program and earned her Master of Science degree in 2005. Prior to joining Arizona Center for Cancer Care, she was rehired by Scottsdale Medical Specialists as a physician assistant in oncology and hematology.

• Language(s): English

• Nursing School: Charles E. Gregory School of Nursing
• College: University of Phoenix
• Graduate College: University of California, Los Angeles

Eileen Gebhart is an adult nurse practitioner at Arizona Center for Cancer Care, working with Dr. Devinder Singh, and has been compassionate for her chosen nursing profession for more than 30years. Eileen graduated from the Charles E. Gregory School of Nursing in New Jersey. After moving to Arizona, she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Phoenix. She spent 18 years of her nursing career in the operating room as a staff nurse, an educator and a manager. In 1992, her nursing focus changed to oncology, specifically surgical oncology at the John Wayne Cancer Institute located in Santa Monica.

In 1998, Eileen graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing as an adult nurse practitioner with a specialty in oncology, and earned her Master of Science degree in Nursing. She is board certified as an adult practitioner from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She was a clinical assistant professor at the UCLA School of Nursing from 2001 to 2003 while employed as a nurse practitioner.

• Language(s): English

• College: New York Institute of Technology
• Graduate College: New York University

Hetal Trivedi is a registered nurse and adult primary nurse practitioner at Arizona Center for Cancer Care. After graduating Cum Laude from New York Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, she earned a Master of Science degree in Nurse Practitioner Studies from New York University.

Prior to joining Arizona Center for Cancer Care, Trivedi was a registered nurse at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. In addition, she previously worked as a registered nurse in the Medical and Surgical Oncology Unit at New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey.

In 2006, Trivedi was honored as a recipient of the prestigious Madeleine M. Leininger Award for her leadership skills and outstanding contributions to the field of transcultural nursing. During her graduate studies, her interest in cultural diversity in health care led Trivedi to Chile where she studied nursing issues and trends in health care delivery systems.

Trivedi holds professional memberships in the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the American College of Nurse Practitioners and Arizona Nurses Association.