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
As a reminder, the CTSC must receive acknowledgement on relevant publications. Please include the following text:
"This publication was made possible by the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Cleveland, UL1TR000439 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) component of the National Institutes of Health and NIH roadmap for Medical Research. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH."
Administration
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Michael Konstan, MD | Principal Investigator | CWRU | michael.konstan@case.edu | 216.368.3731 |
| Meg Guncik | Manager of Administrative Operations and Assistant to Dr. Konstan | CWRU | meg.guncik@case.edu | 216.368.3731 |
| Ginny Petrie | Executive Director | CWRU | ginny.petrie@case.edu | 216.368.5666 |
| Shannon Swiatkowski | Manager of Administrative Operations | CWRU | shannon.swiatkowski@case.edu | 216.368.7551 |
| Zina Hempstead | Manager of Finance | CWRU | zina.hempstead@case.edu | 216.368.2567 |
Clinical Study Resources
| Trial Innovation Network Hub Liaison Team |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| James Chmiel, MD | Co-Medical Director | University Hospitals | james.chmiel@uhhospitals.org | |
| Lara Jehi, MD | Co-Medical Director | Cleveland Clinic | jehil@ccf.org | |
| Noreen Roman, MT(ASCP), MBA | Project Coordinator | MetroHealth | nroman@metrohealth.org | 216.778.3130 |
| Clinical Study Resources Team |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Charlotte Bhasin, MOT, OTR/L | Executive Director, Health and Patient-Focused Research | Cleveland Clinic | bhasinc@ccf.org | 216.444.5113 |
| K. Megan O'Neill Miller | Administrative Manager | University Hospitals | Megan.Miller3@uhhospitals.org | 216.844.4720 |
| Noreen Roman, MT(ASCP), MBA | Administrative Manager | MetroHealth | nroman@metrohealth.org | 216.778.3130 |
| ResearchMatch |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Rebecca Weintraub | Coordinator, Research Compliance, Education, & Outreach | University Hospitals | rebecca.weintraub@uhhospitals.org | 216.286.7069 |
Education and Training
Research Education
| Data Management |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Carolyn Apperson-Hansen, MSTAT | Research Concierge | CWRU | carolyn.apperson-hansen@case.edu | 216.368.0035 |
| SMART IRB |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Carey Gorden, JD, MA | Manager, Human Research Protection Program | MetroHealth | cgorden@metrohealth.org | 216.778.2021 |
| Entrepreneurship |
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| 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 |
| Regulatory & Compliance |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Philip Cola, PhD | Associate Director, Academic Affairs | CWRU | philip.cola@case.edu | 216.368.6932 |
KL2 Training Program
| For general information about the program, please contact: |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Beth Spyke, MPA | KL2 Research Education & Training Program Manager | Cleveland Clinic | spykeb@ccf.org | 216.444.2702 |
| Key Staff Members |
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| 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 | ndawson@metrohealth.org | 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 |
| Kathy Schultz | Administrative Director | CWRU | kathryn.schultz@case.edu | 216.368.8739 |
| Crista Moeller | Program and Recruiting Coordinator | CWRU | crista.moeller@case.edu | 216.368.3404 |
Pilot Programs
| Pilot Coordinator |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Billie Kyriakides | Assistant Director | CWRU | billie.kyriakides@case.edu | 216.368.0840 |
| WebGrants Support |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Carolyn Apperson-Hansen, MSTAT | Research Concierge | CWRU | webgrants-support@case.edu | 216.368.0035 |
Research Resources
| Research Concierge Service |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Carolyn Apperson-Hansen, MSTAT | Research Concierge | CWRU | carolyn.apperson-hansen@case.edu | 216.368.0035 |
| Pure Experts |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Clara Pelfrey, PhD | Director, Program Evaluation | CWRU | clara.pelfrey@case.edu | 216.368.6478 |
| Jeno Mozes | Technical Support | CWRU | jeno.mozes@case.edu | 216.368.4145 |
| Shannon Swiatkowski | Manager, Administrative Operations | CWRU | shannon.swiatkowski@case.edu | 216.368.7551 |
| Data Analytics |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Gerald Beck, PhD | Director | Cleveland Clinic | beckg@ccf.org | 216.444.9927 |
| Douglas Einstadter, MD, MPH | Co-Director | MetroHealth | deinstadter@metrohealth.org | 216.778.3902 |
| Sara Debanne, PhD | Co-Director | CWRU | sara.debanne@case.edu | 216.368.3895 |
| Program Evaluation |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Clara Pelfrey, PhD | Director, Program Evaluation | CWRU | clara.pelfrey@case.edu | 216.368.6478 |
| Language Translation Services |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Katrice Cain, MA, PC | Program Development Manager | MetroHealth | kcain@metrohealth.org | 216.778.8467 |
Informatics
| REDCap |
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| 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@ccf.org | 216.445.6933 |
| Todd Sarbach | Research Recruitment Informaticist | MetroHealth | csarbach@metrohealth.org | 216.778.3330 |
| CLEARPATH & SHED |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Todd Sarbach | Research/Recruitment Informaticist | MetroHealth | csarbach@metrohealth.org | 216.778.3330 |
| Donna Gattis | Sr. Clinical Applications Analyst, Research IT | University Hospitals | donna.gattis@uhhospitals.org |
615.969.2265 |
| Institute for Computational Biology |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Jonathan Haines, PhD | Chair, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences | CWRU | jonathan.haines@case.edu | 216.368.2478 |
| Digital Medicine |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Amy Sheon, PhD, MPH | Executive Director, Urban Health Initiative | CWRU | amy.sheon@case.edu | 216.368.0915 |
| TriNetX |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Jeno Mozes | TriNetX Liaison | CWRU | jeno.mozes@case.edu | 216.368.4145 |
| Secure Research Environment |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Jonathan Haines, PhD | Chair, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences | CWRU | jonathan.haines@case.edu | 216.368.2478 |
| Pamela Saechow | Associate Chief Information Officer | Cleveland Clinic | saechop@ccf.org | |
| David Kaelber, MD, PhD, MPH | Chief Medical Informatics Officer and Vice-President of Health Informatics | MetroHealth | dkaelber@metrohealth.org | 216.778.2637 |
| Health Data Matters |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Amy Sheon, PhD, MPH | Executive Director, Urban Health Initiative | CWRU | amy.sheon@case.edu | 216.368.0915 |
Community Engagement
| Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Elaine Borawski, PhD | Director and Principal Investigator | CWRU | elaine.borawski@case.edu | 216.368.1024 |
| Sue Flocke, PhD | Associate Director | CWRU | susan.flocke@case.edu | 216.368.3887 |
| Erika S. Trapl, PhD | Associate Director | CWRU | erika.trapl@case.edu | 216.368.0098 |
| Darcy Freedman, MPH, PhD | Associate Director | CWRU | darcy.freedman@case.edu | 216.368.3060 |
| Special Populations |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| W. H. Wilson Tang, MD | Director, Hub Research Capacity | Cleveland Clinic | tangw@ccf.org | 216.444.2121 |
| Charlotte Bhasin, MOT, OTR/L | Executive Director, Health and Patient-Focused Research | Cleveland Clinic | bhasinc@ccf.org | 216.444.5113 |
| Nora Singer, MD | Site Director, Hub Research Capacity | MetroHealth | nsinger@metrohealth.org | 216.778.2323 |
| Grace McComsey, MD, FIDSA | Site Director, Hub Research Capacity | University Hospitals | grace.mccomsey@uhhospitals.org | 216.844.3607 |
| Katherine Dell, MD | Director, Clinical and Translational Research, Pediatric Institute | Cleveland Clinic | dellk@ccf.org | 216.444.6123 |
| Industry Collaboration |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Mark Chance, PhD | Vice Dean for Research | CWRU | mark.chance@case.edu | 216.368.0291 |
| Anne DeChant, MS, MBA | Assistant Director, Office of Translation and Innovation | CWRU | anne.dechant@case.edu | 216.368.8867 |
| Urban Health Initiative |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Amy Sheon, PhD, MPH | Executive Director, Urban Health Initiative | CWRU | amy.sheon@case.edu | 216.368.0915 |
| Child Health |
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| 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 |
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| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
| Bernadette Kerrigan, MSSA, LISW, SPHR | Executive Director | CWRU | bernadette.kerrigan@case.edu | 216.368.6870 |
| Amy Neumann | Community Relations and Communications Sr. Director | CWRU | amy.neumann@case.edu | 216.368.4837 |
| Erica Chambers | Community Development and Health Equity Sr. Program Director | CWRU | erica.chambers@case.edu | |