Project Team Members

Project Leadership

Jeffrey D. Blank, MPA
Assistant Vice President for Research
Office of the Vice President for Research
Linda R. Duska, MD, MPH
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Interim Associate Dean for Clinical Research
Thea Grover-Patrick, MBA
Director, Strategic Initiatives, Health System
Olga Kipnis, MS, PMP
Project Manager – Clinical Research Improvement in Systems and Processes
Director, Project Management and Continuous Improvement, SOM

Executives and Sponsors

David S. Wilkes, MD
Dean, UVA School of Medicine
James Carroll Flippin Professor of Medical Science
Richard P. Shannon, MD
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
Pamela M. Sutton-Wallace, MPH
Chief Executive Officer, University of Virginia Medical Center

Steering Committee

Elizabeth H. Adams
Assistant Vice President for Research Administration,
Office of Sponsored Programs, University of Virginia
James A. Amato, MBA
Chief of Clinical Ancillary Services and
Interim Chief Operating Officer for Hospital and Clinics Operations
David J. Hudson, PhD
Associate VP for Research, University of Virginia
Katherine L. Peck, MBA
Chief Operating Officer, School Of Medicine
Margaret A. Shupnik, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine and Physiology, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Medicine

Stakeholders

Lee Baszczewski, BA, PMP, Lean – Black Belt
Director, Organizational Excellence, University of Virginia
Christopher M. Kramer, MD
Ruth C. Heede Professor of Cardiology
Professor of Radiology
Michael R. Marquardt, MBA, MPH
Chief of Staff, Office of the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs

Workgroup

Cricket Birk, RN CCRN
Clinical Research Coordinator, Department of Anesthesiology
Sandra Burks, RN, BSN, CCRC
Associate Director, Surgical Therapeutic Advancement Center
Stewart P. Craig, MS
Assistant Dean for Research Administration
Director, Office of Grants and Contracts
Parchayi Dalal, MPH, CCRC
Manager, Office of Clinical Research, Cancer Center
Lori Elder, RN BSN CCRA
Director, SOM Clinical Trials Office
Lydia Fetcho, MS
Technical Business Analyst, School of Medicine
Jeff Gill
Web Developer, Office of VP for Research
Susie Hoffman, RN BSN CIP
Director: IRB for Health Sciences Research
Lynn Koplin, M.A., CRCP
Assistant Director of Contracts
Office of Sponsored Programs
Johanna Loomba, BS, CCRC
Director, UVa Neurosurgery Clinical Research
Robert Pastor
Manager of Enterprise Architecture, Office of the CIO
Catherine A. Reniere, MA
Cancer Informatics Program Manager
Dawn Spiller, MS
Project Manager, SOM

Advisory

Amy P. Adams, PharmD, CCRP
Coordinator, Investigational Drug Service
Chris G. Allison
Manager of Billing and Collections, University of Virginia Physicians Group
Lauren C. Benusa, Pharm.D.
Investigational Drug Services Coordinator
Amy Camblos, BS
Project Manager
Patrick Dillon, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Amy C. Fansler, MPH CCRP
Clinical Research Program Manager, Neurological Emergencies
Nathan B. Fountain, MD
Professor of Neurology
Director, FE Dreifuss Comprehensive Epilepsy Program
Allen Goode, MS, DABR
Chief Diagnostic Medical Physicist, Chair HIRE & Co-Chair, Clinical Radiation Safety Committee
Dina Gould Halme, PhD
Associate Director, Research Program Administration, Cancer Center
Joe Hart, PhD, ATC
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
Director of Clinical Research, Orthopaedic Surgery University of Virginia
David Kaufman, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
NICU Clinical Trials Group Director
Kyle E. Luedtke, Pharm.D., BCPS
Pharmacist, Investigational Drug Services
Robert Meyer, MD
Director, VCTRS
Assc. Professor, Public Health Sciences
Jonathon Neel, MS, CISM, CISSP
Information Security and Risk Management Officer, School of Medicine
Wendy M. Novicoff, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Department of Public Health Sciences and Orthopaedic Surgery
Kara Parsons, Pharm.D.
Pharmacist, Investigational Drug Services
Kathy Richardson
Clinical Trials Office Budget & Billing coordinator
Michael Salerno, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Radiology, and Biomedical Engineering
Angela Sherman, CRA
Manager of Sponsored Projects Administration, School of Medicine
Richard D. Stevenson, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Developmental Pediatrics
Medical Director, UVA Child Development and Rehabilitation Center
Chair, Institutional Review Board-Health Sciences Research
Paul V Targonski, MD, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Department of Public Health Sciences and
Director for Clinical Research Initiatives
Ronald B. Turner, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics