Scientific Advisory Board

Meet the Scientific Advisory Board of the Blood, Heart, Lung and Immunology Research Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals.

  • Portrait of Sanjay Ahuja posing in a University Hospital doctors coat.

    Sanjay Ahuja, MD

    Professor, School of Medicine
    Director, Hemophilia Program, UH Cleveland Medical Center
    Medical Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
    Medical Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, UH Cleveland Medical Center
    Dominic Plunno Endowed Chair in Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders, University Hospitals Health Systems

    Email: sanjay.ahuja@case.edu

    Phone: 216.844.3345

  • Headshot of Cynthia Bearer

    Cynthia Bearer, MD, PhD

    Professor, School of Medicine
    Division Chief, Neonatology, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
    Division Chief, Neonatology, UH Cleveland Medical Center
    William and Lois Briggs Chair in Neonatology, University Hospitals Health System

    Email: cynthia.bearer@case.edu

    Phone: 216.844.3387

  • Photo of Adam Burgener

    Adam Burgener, PhD

    Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine
    Director, Center for Global Health and Diseases, School of Medicine
    Member, Population and Cancer Prevention Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Adel Mahmoud Professorship of Global Health and Vaccines

    Email: axb1160@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.2072

  • Headshot of Dr. Umut Gurkan. Slightly turned to one side with a half-smile. White collared shirt, red tie, blue jacket.

    Umut Gurkan, PhD

    Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case School of Engineering
    Member, Population and Cancer Prevention Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: umut.gurkan@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.6447

  • Peter Hovmand

    Peter S. Hovmand, PhD, MSW

    Center Director, Division of General Medical Sciences, Center for Community Health Integration
    Pamela B. Davis MD PhD Professor of Medicine, Center for Community Health Integration, School of Medicine
    Professor of General Medical Sciences, School of Medicine
    Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Secondary Faculty, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
    Secondary Faculty, Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine
    Member, Population and Cancer Prevention Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: peter.hovmand@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.5437

  • Headshot of Frank Jacono

    Frank Jacono, MD

    Professor, School of Medicine
    Division Chief, Pulmonary, UH Cleveland Medical Center
    Virginia Hubbell Chair in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospitals Health System

    Email: frank.jacono@case.edu

    Phone: 216.844.3201

  • Leonardo Kayat Bittencourt headshot

    Leonardo Kayat Bittencourt, MD, PhD

    Vice Chair of Innovation, Department of Radiology, UH Cleveland Medical Center
    Radiologist, Abdominal Imaging, UH Cleveland Medical Center
    Professor, Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Member, Cancer Imaging Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member, CWRU Center for Imaging Research

    Email: Leonardo.KayatBittencourt@UHhospitals.org

    Phone: 216.286.3249

  • Headshot of Charles Macias

    Charles Macias, MD, MPH

    Associate Professor
    Division Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
    Chief Quality Officer, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
    Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

    Email: charles.macias@case.edu

  • Portrait of Lalitha Nayak

    Lalitha Nayak, MD

    Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine
    Member, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: lalitha.nayak@case.edu

  • Photo of Aaron Proweller

    Aaron Proweller , MD, PhD

    Associate Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute, School of Medicine
    Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine
    Lawrence J. Kanter Professor of Cardiovascular Teaching, Care and Research, Case Western Reserve University

    Email: axp263@case.edu

  • Image of headshot of Sanjay Rajagopalan

    Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD

    Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute, School of Medicine
    Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine

    Email: sanjay.rajagopalan@uhhospitals.org

  • Photo of Dr. Kristie Ross

    Kristie Ross

    Associate Professor, Pediatrics

    Email: kristie.ross@uhhospitals.org

  • Headshot of Steven Shein

    Steven Shein, MD, FCCM

    Associate Professor, School of Medicine
    Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, UH Cleveland Medical Center
    Division Chief, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
    Co-Director, Pediatric Critical Care Clinical, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
    Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
    Linsalata Family Chair in Pediatric Critical Care and Emergency Medicine

    Email: steven.shein@case.edu

  • Usha Stiefel

    Usha Stiefel, MD

    Associate Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine

    Email: usha.stiefel@case.edu