CTSI Leadership


Core Directors

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Michael J. Becich, MD, PhD
Biomedical Informatics
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Maria M. Brooks, PhD
Biostatistics & Epidemiology Research Design (BERD)
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Daniel J. Buysse, MD
Clinical Research Facilities
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Clifton W. Callaway, MD, PhD
Pilot Funding
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Philip Empey, PharmD, PhD, BCPS
Clinical Research Facilities/Pitt+Me Discovery
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Janet Freburger, PT, PhD
IMPACT
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Mary Goldberg, PhD
Evaluation
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Megan E. Hamm, PhD
Evaluation
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David Huang, MD
Clinical Trials Accelerator
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Charles Jonassaint, PhD
Clinical Trials Accelerator
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Kevin Kraemer, MD, MSc
Director, Clinical and Translational Science Fellowship (TL1)
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John S. Maier, PhD, MD
IMPACT Core & Implementation Lab
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Mylynda Massart, MD, PhD
Research Inclusivity Core
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Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD
Community PARTners
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Marie Norman, PhD
Team Science
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Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS
Community PARTners
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Shari Rogal, MD, MPH
IMPACT Core & Implementation Lab
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Doris M. Rubio, PhD
Workforce, Team Science, CTS Scholars Program (KL2) & PI
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Denise Smalley
Clinical Research Facilities
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Shannon Valenti
Regulatory Knowledge and Support
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Shyam Visweswaran, MD, PhD
Biomedical Informatics
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Laurel Yasko, MPPM, RN
Regulatory Knowledge & Support, and Workforce Development
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Cecelia C. Yates-Binder, PhD
Clinical and Translational Science Fellowship (TL1)

Other Key Contacts

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April Churilla, MPPM
Director of Operations, All of Us PA
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Sandra Copeland
Administrative Assistant
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Jennifer Crnkovic
Finance
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Mark W. Geraci, MD
Co-PI, Pitt+Me Discovery
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Michelle Kienholz
Strategic Research Development and Communications
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Kristin Komazec, MPH
Administrative Director, Pitt+Me Discovery
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Michelle Labrinidis, MHA
Administrative Director, Pitt+Me, Director, CTSI Recruitment & Screening Center
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Cynthia S. McCarthy, DHCE, MA, NREMT
Ethics Facilitator
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Margaret C. McDonald, PhD, MFA
Director of Communications, School of Medicine
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Lisa Pilewski
Administrative Assistant to Dr. Reis
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Chelsea N. Proulx, MPH, CPH
Evaluation Project Coordinator
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Teresa Reiche, BSEd, CIP
Director, Responsible Conduct of Research Training Center

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Steven E. Reis, MD
Executive Director, CTSI
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David Mathias
Executive Director, Finance
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Laurel Yasko, MPPM, RN
Executive Director, Operations, CTSI
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Robert Morlino
Executive Director, Marketing and Communications, CTSI
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Diana Pakstis, RN, BSN, MBA
Executive Director, All of Us Pennsylvania
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Shannon Valenti
Executive Director, Regulatory Science & Research Facilitation
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Regina Stroud, MBA, TM
Executive Director, Information Technologies
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Denise Smalley
Executive Director, Diversity & Inclusion