Teresa L. Deshields, PhD, ABPP, FAPOS, is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Director of Supportive Oncology at the Rush University Cancer Center in Chicago, IL. She is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Rush University Medical Center. She is a past president of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society.
Dr. Deshields’ clinical practice is devoted to treating cancer patients/ survivors and their family members, throughout the cancer continuum – diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, end of life, bereavement. Her research is focused on issues related to psychological adjustment and quality of life in cancer patients and survivors.