- UH Clinical Research Center Managers and Directors
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Grace McComsey, MD
Director, Clinical Research Center
Phone: 216-844-5936
Email: Grace.McComsey@UHhospitals.org
Kayla Schlick
Clinical Research Program Coordinator
Phone: 216-844-5936
Email: Kayla.Schlick@UHhospitals.org
Jenna Arlow
Manager, Regulatory & FDA Support Core
Phone: 216-286-0754
Email: Jenna.Stump@UHhospitals.org
Stephen Behm
Director of Technology Management
Phone: 216-844-1415
Email: Stephen.Behm@UHhospitals.org
Abigail Blanks
Attorney
Phone: 216-767-8216
Email: Abigail.Blanks@UHhospitals.org
Josephine Chan
Director, Clinical Trials
Phone: 216-286-6639
Email: Josephine.Chan@UHhospitals.org
Lisa Fritz
Manager, Grants & Contracts
Phone: 216-844-8659
Email: Lisa.Fritz@UHhospitals.org
Elizabeth Hagesfeld
Manager, Institutional Review Board
Phone: 216-844-7388
Email: Elizabeth.Hagesfeld@UHhospitals.org
Kathy Hammerhofer
Finance Director
Phone: 216-844-1633
Email: Kathy.Hammerhofer@UHhospitals.org
K. Megan O’Neill Miller
Manager, Clinical Research
William T. Dahms Clinical Research Unit
Phone: 216-844-4902
Email: Megan.Miller3@UHhospitals.org
Kumar Mukesh
Director, Grants Accounting, Post-Award
Phone: 216-844-8404
Email: Kumar.Mukesh@UHhospitals.org
Carrie O’Neill
Manager, Research Compliance, Education & Outreach
Phone: 216-286-2283
Email: Carrie.O'Neill@UHhospitals.org
Heather Tribout
Interim Manager, Coordinator Core
Phone: 216-286-0765
Email: Heather.Tribout@UHhospitals.org
- Research Compliance, Education & Outreach
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Carrie O’Neill
Manager, Research Compliance, Education & Outreach
Phone: 216-286-2283
Email: Carrie.O'Neill@UHhospitals.org
John Dannug
Research Compliance & Education Specialist II
Phone: 216-286-0757
Email: John.Dannug@UHhospitals.org
Alycia Slaton
Research Compliance & Education Specialist II
Phone: 216-286-0756
Email: Alycia.Slaton@UHhospitals.org
Jason Soltis
Research Compliance & Education Specialist III
Phone: 216-844-1327
Email: Jason.Soltis@UHhospitals.org
- Pre-Award Grants & Contracts
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Lisa Fritz
Manager, Grants & Contracts
Phone: 216-844-8659
Email: Lisa.Fritz@UHhospitals.org
Brendan Batchelor
Grant and Contract Specialist I
Phone: 216-844-5932
Email: Brendan.Batchelor@UHhospitals.org
Lynsay Carrigan
Grant and Contract Specialist III
Phone: 216-844-8781
Email: Lynsay.Carrigan@UHhospitals.org
Tammy Cobaugh
Grant and Contract Specialist II
Phone: 216-983-1025
Email: Tammy.Cobaugh@UHhospitals.org
Darnay Wright
Grant and Contract Specialist I
Phone: 216-844-8719
Email: Darnay.Wright@UHhospitals.org
Marcus Huggins
Intern
Phone: 216-286-5081
Email: Marcus.Huggins@UHhospitals.org
- Legal and Credentialing
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Abigail Blanks, JD
Staff Attorney
Phone: 216-767-8216
Email: Abigail.Blanks@UHhospitals.org
April Kolodka
Research Credentialing
Phone: 216-844-1424
Email: April.Kolodka@UHhospitals.org
- Research Finance Services
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Katherine Hammerhofer
Director, Research Finance
Phone: 216-844-1633
Email: Katherine.Hammerhofer@UHHospitals.org
Leila Abraksia
Research Finance Specialist I
Phone: 216-983-5134
Email: Leila.Abraksia@UHhospitals.org
Haylei Buser
Research Finance Specialist II
Phone: 216-283-5135
Email: Haylei.Buser@UHhospitals.org
Lisa Cook
Research Finance Specialist II
Phone: 216-983-4984
Email: Lisa.Cook@UHhospitals.org
Lhotse Guerrero
Research Finance Specialist II
Phone: 216-983-5162
Email: Lhotse.Guerrero@UHhospitals.org
Gina Stefanko
Research Finance Specialist
Phone: 216-843-8659
Email: Gina.Stefanko@UHhospitals.org
Annette Spadaro
Research Finance Specialist
Phone: 216-983-5635
Email: Annette Spadaro@UHHospitals.org
Yulonda Williams
Research Finance Specialist I
Phone: 216-283-4988
Email: Yulonda.Williams@UHhospitals.org
- Regulatory & FDA Support
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Jenna Arlow
Manager, Regulatory & FDA Support Core
Phone: 216-286-0754
Pager: 32725
Email: Jenna.Stump@UHhospitals.org
Erni Bateman
Clinical Research Regulatory Specialist II
Phone: Phone: 216-844-7018
Email: Erni.Bateman@UHhospitals.org
Carmen Czich
Clinical Research Nurse Specialist III
Phone: 216-983-5124
Email: Carmen.Czich@UHHospitals.org
Sarah Delozier
Clinical Research Biostatistician
Phone: 216-844-0232
Email: Sarah.Delozier@UHhospitals.org
Kathryn DiFrancesco
Clinical Research Regulatory Specialist II
Phone: 216-844-7346
Email: Kathryn.DiFrancesco@UHhospitals.org
Laura Dixon, Ph.D
Research Regulatory Specialist II
Phone: 216-983-5634
Email: Laura.Dixon@UHhospitals.org
Jennifer Fahrion
Research Regulatory Specialist III
Email: Jennifer.Fahrion@uhhospitals.org
Dennis Kramarz
Clinical Research Regulatory Specialist
Phone: Phone: 216-844-5906
Email: Dennis.Kramarz@UHhospitals.org
Junghyae Lee
Clinical Research Biostatistician
Phone: Phone: 216-844-7075
Email: Junghyae.Lee@UHhospitals.org
Patrick Mahoney
Clinical Research Regulatory Specialist I
Phone: 216-844-0383
Email: Patrick.Mahoney@UHhospitals.org
- Coordinator Core
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Heather Tribout
Interim Manager, Coordinator Core
Phone: 216-286-0765
Email: Heather.Tribout@UHhospitals.org
- Dahms Clinical Research Unit (DCRU)
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General email: DahmsCRU@uhhospitals.org
Nursing Station: 216-844-4900
Administrative Manager
K. Megan O’Neill Miller
216-844-4720
Megan.Miller3@UHhospitals.org
Finance
Karen Iacianci Corby
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Horvitz Tower, 7th Floor – Suite 7311
216-844-4902
Karen.Iacianci-Arian@UHHospitals.org
Nursing Consultation
Nurse Manager
Margaret Kelly
216-844-4901
margaret.kelly@UHhospitals.org
Assistant Nurse Manager
Jillian Russell
216-286-3886
Jillian.Russell@UHhospitals.org
Core Laboratory
Analytics
Sarah Scott
216-844-1369
sarah.scott@UHhospitals.org
Sample Processing/Biospecimen Core
Sarah Dawson
216-844-1369
Sarah.Dawson@UHhospitals.org
Bionutrition Consultation
Bionutrition Manager
Alicia J. Thomas
216-983-0887
alicia.thomas@UHhospitals.org
Informatics Consultation, including REDCap
Informatics Manager
Sheree Hemphill
216-844-1546
sheree.hemphill@Uhhospitals.org
- Post-Award Grants Accounting
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Kumar Mukesh
Director, Grants Accounting, Post-Award
Phone: 216-844-8404
Email: Kumar.Mukesh@UHhospitals.org
Caren Buskirk
Grant Accountant Specialist
Phone: 216-286-2282
Email: Caren.Buskirk@UHhospitals.org
Angela Isom
Grant Accountant Specialist
Phone: 216-844-5993
Email: Angela.Isom@UHhospitals.org
Leslie Kerr
Research Financial Analyst
Phone: 216-983-1215
Email: Leslie.Kerr@UHhospitals.org
Anika Price
Grant Accountant Specialist
Phone: 216-286-6684
Email: Anika.Price@UHhospitals.org
Sherry (Shifang) Zhao
Grant Accountant Specialist
Phone: 216-844-8453
Email: Shifang.Zhao@UHhospitals.org
Ruilin (Chloe) Wang
Intern
Email: Ruilin.Wang@UHhospitals.org
- Institutional Review Board
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Luis Amunategui, PhD, IRB Vice-Chair (Biomedical)
Joseph Barr, MD, IRB Vice-Chair (Cancer)
Barbara J. Daly, PhD, RN, IRB Vice Chair (Biomedical)
Rachel Egler, MD, IRB Chair (Cancer)
Lydia Furman, MD, IRB Co-Chair (Biomedical)
Joseph Gibbons, MD, IRB Co-Chair (Biomedical), IRB Vice-Chair (Cancer)
John Johnson, MD, IRB Vice-Chair (Biomedical)
Sri Madan Mohan, MD, IRB Vice Chair (Biomedical)
Duncan Stearns, MD, IRB Vice-Chair (Cancer)
UH IRB Administration Office
Phone: 216-844-1529
Elizabeth Hagesfeld
Manager, Institutional Review Board
Email: Beth.Hagesfeld@UHhospitals.org
Kirsten Boes
IRB Specialist I
Phone: 216-286-9478
Email: Kirsten.Boes@UHhospitals.org
Kimberly Angiulo-Polen
Clinical Research Regulatory Specialist I
Phone: 216-844-5211
Email: Kimberly.Angiulo-Polen@UHhospitals.org
Malia Fink
IRB Specialist I
Phone: 216-844-7826
Kristen Kalina
IRB Specialist II
Phone: 216-844-7812
Kristen.Kalina@UHhospitals.org
Michael Uline
IRB Specialist II
Phone: 216-286-9192
Email: Michael.Uline@UHhospitals.org
Jenna Wall, Ph.D
IRB Specialist I
Phone: 216-286-2278
Email: Jenna.Wall@UHhospitals.org
- Technology Management
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Stephen Behm
Director of Technology Management
Phone: 216-844-1415
Email: Stephen.Behm@UHhospitals.org
Christopher R. Gedeon
Licensing Associate
Phone: 216-844-5577
Email: Christopher.Gedeon@UHhospitals.org
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