Catherine Smith is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Lung Cancer based at Christchurch Hospital, where she set up the Lung Cancer Nursing Service. Catherine has an extensive oncology background, working both in New Zealand and Oxford, UK.
Catherine is passionate about supporting patients with lung cancer. She is a past committee member of NZNO College of Cancer Nurses and Cancer Control New Zealand. Catherine enjoys teaching and is a regular presenter at Ara Institute of Canterbury.