Blanca Ledezma is a Nurse Practitioner who works at UCLA Hematology-Oncology focusing on cardiothoracic malignancies. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Mount St. Mary’s University in Los Angeles and completed her Master of Science degree at University of California, Los Angeles. She has been a Nurse Practitioner and involved in clinical research for over 13 years and was involved with early clinical trials for immunotherapy. She has been a strong advocate for educating her peers by publishing manuscripts and speaking on the unique symptom recognition, early intervention, and management of immunotherapies.