The 2024 Nora Cooney Marra Compassionate Care Awards honored four members of Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. Awards are presented by the Director, Leonidas Platanias, MD, PhD, in each of the four following categories of members of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center – Central Region: Allied Health Professionals, Nursing, Attending Staff, and House Officers and Fellows. These awardees model the Northwestern Medicine value of compassionate care, and we are proud to honor their dedication.

Hannah Manella, RD 
Supportive Oncology

Claudia Tellez, MD
Hematology and Oncology

Alejandra Marinelarena, MD, PhD
Hematology and Oncology

Elizabeth Hamilton, APRN
Hematology and Oncology Lymphoma