CTSC Program Contact Info
Address:
Case Western Reserve University
Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative
School of Medicine, BRB 109
10900 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44106-4961
216.368.7551 | Fax 216.368.0972
ctsc-administrator@case.edu
Administration
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Konstan, MD | Principal Investigator | CWRU | michael.konstan@case.edu | 216.368.3731 |
| Shannon Swiatkowski, MS | Senior Director | CWRU | shannon.swiatkowski@case.edu | 216.368.7551 |
| Zina Hempstead | Manager of Finance | CWRU | zina.hempstead@case.edu | 216.368.2567 |
Trial Innovation Network Hub Liaison Team
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristie Ross, MD | Co-Medical Director | University Hospitals | kristie.ross@uhhospitals.org | |
| Lara Jehi, MD | Co-Medical Director | Cleveland Clinic | jehil@ccf.org | |
| Noreen Roman, MT(ASCP), MBA | Manager, DCRU | University Hospitals | noreen.roman@uhhospitals.org | 216.844.4720 |
Clinical Study Resources
Clinical Study Resources Team
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Booth, RN | Director, Research Operations | Cleveland Clinic | boothj@ccf.org | |
| June Cassano | Administrative Director, Center for Clinical Research | Cleveland Clinic | cassanj@ccf.org | |
| Carrie O'Neill | Manager, Research Integration and Education | University Hospitals | Carrie.O'Neill@UHhospitals.org | 216.286.2283 |
| Noreen Roman, MT(ASCP), MBA | Manager, Dahms Clinical Research Unit | University Hospitals | noreen.roman@uhhospitals.org | 216.844.4720 |
ResearchMatch
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie O'Neill | Manager, Research Integration and Education | University Hospitals | Carrie.O'Neill@UHhospitals.org | 216.286.2283 |
Regulatory & Compliance
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Cola, PhD | Associate Director, Academic Affairs | CWRU | philip.cola@case.edu | 216.368.6932 |
| Joan Schenkel, MS | Associate Vice President for Research | CWRU | joan.schenkel@case.edu | 216.368.4268 |
| Beth Hagesfeld | Manager, Human Research Protection Program | University Hospitals | Elizabeth.Hagesfeld@uhhospitals.org | 216.844.7388 |
| Carey Gorden, JD, MA | Manager, Human Research Protection Program | MetroHealth | cgorden@metrohealth.org | 216.778.2021 |
| Joan Booth | Director, Research Operations | Cleveland Clinic | boothj@ccf.org | |
| Kim Volarcik | Executive Director, Research Compliance | CWRU | kimberly.volarcik@case.edu | 216.368.0134 |
SMART IRB
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carey Gorden, JD, MA | Manager, Human Research Protection Program | MetroHealth | cgorden@metrohealth.org | 216.778.2021 |
Education and Training
Research Education
Data Safety and Monitoring, HIPAA, and more
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Divoky | Research Concierge | CWRU | ellen.divoky@case.edu | 216.368.5976 |
KL2 Training Program
For general information about the program, please contact:
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Spyke, MPA | KL2 Research Education & Training Program Manager | Cleveland Clinic | spykeb@ccf.org | 216.444.2702 |
Key Staff Members
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raed Dweik, MD | Program Director | Cleveland Clinic | dweikr@ccf.org | 216.445.5763 |
| Alfred Connors, MD | Sr. Vice President and Chief Quality Officer | MetroHealth | aconnors@metrohealth.org | 216.778.8266 |
| Neal Dawson, MD | Professor of Medicine | MetroHealth | neal6084@cox.net | 216.778.3901 |
| Shirley Moore, RN, PhD | Professor of Nursing and Associate Dean for Research | CWRU | shirley.moore@case.edu | 216.368.5978 |
| James Spilsbury, PhD | Director, Center for Clinical Investigation Academic Core | CWRU | james.spilsbury@case.edu | 216.368.7559 |
| Mike Kattan, PhD | Chairman, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences | Cleveland Clinic | kattanm@ccf.org | 216.444.0584 |
| Clara Pelfrey, PhD | Director, Program Evaluation | CWRU | clara.pelfrey@case.edu | 216.368.6478 |
TL1 Training Program
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Harding, MD | Program Director | CWRU | clifford.harding@case.edu | 216.368.3611 |
| Diane Dowd, PhD | Administrative Director | CWRU | diane.dowd@case.edu | 216.368.2674 |
Pilot Programs
Pilot Coordinator and InfoReady Support
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Burke | Pilot Coordinator | CWRU | keb151@case.edu | 216.368.3731 |
Research Resources
Research Concierge Service
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Divoky | Research Concierge | CWRU | ellen.divoky@case.edu | 216.368.0035 |
Quality Assurance
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Divoky | Quality Assurance/Quality Control | CWRU | ellen.divoky@case.edu | 216.368.0035 |
Research Methods & Study Design
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Beck, PhD | Director | Cleveland Clinic | beckg@ccf.org | 216.444.9927 |
| Douglas Gunzler, PhD, MA | Co-Director | MetroHealth | dgunzler@metrohealth.org | 216.778.2764 |
| Curtis Tatsuoka, PhD | Co-Director | CWRU | curtis.tatsuoka@case.edu | 216.368.6724 |
Program Evaluation
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clara Pelfrey, PhD | Director, Program Evaluation | CWRU | clara.pelfrey@case.edu | 216.368.6478 |
Spanish Translation Services
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Thornton Matos, MPH | Project Director | CWRU | abt11@case.edu | 216.368.5776 |
Entrepreneurship
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Chance, PhD | Vice Dean for Research | CWRU | mark.chance@case.edu | 216.368.0291 |
| Ofer Reizes, PhD | NCAI Director for Skills Development | Cleveland Clinic | reizeso@ccf.org | 216.444.8323 |
Informatics
REDCap
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheree Hemphill | Research Recruitment Informaticist | CWRU | sheree.hemphill@case.edu | 216.844.1546 |
| Charles Trunick | Research Recruitment Informaticist | Cleveland Clinic | trunicc@cff.org | 216.445.6933 |
| Kimberly Schach | Research Recruitment Informaticist | MetroHealth | kschach@metrohealth.org | 216.778.7992 |
CLEARPATH & SHED
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Haines, PhD | Chair, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences | CWRU | jonathan.haines@case.edu | 216.368.2478 |
| Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, PhD | Co-Director | CWRU | jill.barnholtz-sloan@case.edu | 216.368.1506 |
Explorys
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Crone, MD, FACP, SFHM | Medical Director, Enterprise Business Intelligence & Enterprise Information Management & Analytics Medical Operations | Cleveland Clinic | cronet@ccf.org | 216.636.7533 |
| Charles Trunick | Research/Recruitment Informaticist | Cleveland Clinic | trunicc@ccf.org | 216.445.6933 |
| Charlotte Bhasin, MOT, OTR/L | Executive Director, Health and Patient-Focused Research | Cleveland Clinic | bhasinc@ccf.org | 216.444.5113 |
| David Kaelber, MD, PhD, MPH | Chief Medical Informatics Officer and Vice-President of Health Informatics | MetroHealth | dkaelber@metrohealth.org | 216.778.2637 |
| Janeen Leon | Assistant Director Clinical Research Informatics | MetroHealth | jleon@metrohealth.org | |
| Donna Gattis | Sr. Clinical Applications Analyst, Research IT | University Hospitals | donna.gattis@uhhospitals.org | 615.969.2265 |
Institute for Computational Biology
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Haines, PhD | Chair, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences | CWRU | jonathan.haines@case.edu | 216.368.2478 |
TriNetX
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regina Casselberry | Clinical Research Center | University Hospitals | Regina.Casselberry@UHhospitals.org | |
| David Kaelber, MD, PhD, MPH | Chief Medical Informatics Officer and Vice-President of Health Informatics | MetroHealth | dkaelber@metrohealth.org | 216.778.2637 |
Secure Research Environment
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Haines, PhD | Chair, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences | CWRU | jonathan.haines@case.edu | 216.368.2478 |
| David Kaelber, MD, PhD, MPH | Chief Medical Informatics Officer and Vice-President of Health Informatics | MetroHealth | dkaelber@metrohealth.org | 216.778.2637 |
Community and Collaboration
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine Borawski, PhD | Component Lead | CWRU | elaine.borawski@case.edu | 216.368.1024 |
| Shirley Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN | Professor | CWRU | shirley.moore@case.edu | 216.368.5978 |
| Darcy Freedman, PhD, MPH | Professor | CWRU | darcy.freedman@case.edu | 216.368.3060 |
| Kurt Stange, MD, PhD | Professor | CWRU | kurt.stange@case.edu | 216.368.6297 |
| Mark Chance, PhD | Component Co-Lead | CWRU | mark.chance@case.edu | 216.368.4406 |
| Heidi Gullett, MD, MPH | Assistant Professor | CWRU | heidi.gullett@case.edu | 216.368.0776 |
| James Werner, PhD, MSSA | Associate Professor | CWRU | james.werner@case.edu | 216.368.2996 |
| Anna Thornton Matos, MPH | Project Director | CWRU | abt11@case.edu | 216.368.5776 |
| Meredith Goodwin, PhD | Team Science Coordinator | CWRU | meredith.goodwin@case.edu | 216.368.0337 |
| Briana McIntosh, MPH, CPH | Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator | CWRU | briana.mcintosh@case.edu | 216.368.6571 |
| Rachel Gardenhire, MS | Research & Data Analyst | CWRU | rachel.gardenhire@case.edu | 216.368.5744 |
| Anne DeChant, MS, MBA | Executive Director, Office of Translation & Innovation | CWRU | anne.dechant@case.edu | 216.368.8867 |
Industry Collaboration
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Chance, PhD | Vice Dean for Research | CWRU | mark.chance@case.edu | 216.368.0291 |
| Anne DeChant, MS, MBA | Executive Director, Office of Translation and Innovation | CWRU | anne.dechant@case.edu | 216.368.8867 |
| Tessianna Misko, PhD | Executive Director, EnRICH | CWRU | tessianna.misko@case.edu | 216.368.1158 |
Child Health
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristie Ross, MD | Clinical Director of the Division of Pulmonology, Allergy, Immunology and Sleep Medicine | University Hospitals | kristie.ross@uhhospitals.org | 216.844.3267 |
First Year Cleveland
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Neumann | Sr. Director of Community Impact, Continuous Improvement, Evaluation | CWRU | christine.neumann@case.edu | 216.368.4837 |
| Katrice Cain, MA | Interim Executive Director | CWRU | katrice.cain@case.edu |