CTSI Leadership
Core Directors

Michael
J.
Becich, MD, PhD
Biomedical Informatics
Biomedical Informatics

Maria
M.
Brooks, PhD
Biostatistics & Epidemiology Research Design (BERD)
Biostatistics & Epidemiology Research Design (BERD)

Daniel
J.
Buysse, MD
Clinical Research Facilities
Clinical Research Facilities

Clifton
W.
Callaway, MD, PhD
Pilot Funding
Pilot Funding

Philip
Empey, PharmD, PhD, BCPS
Clinical Research Facilities/Pitt+Me Discovery
Clinical Research Facilities/Pitt+Me Discovery

Janet
Freburger, PT, PhD
IMPACT
IMPACT

Mary
Goldberg, PhD
Evaluation
Evaluation

Megan
E.
Hamm, PhD
Evaluation
Evaluation

David
Huang, MD
Clinical Trials Accelerator
Clinical Trials Accelerator

Charles
Jonassaint, PhD
Clinical Trials Accelerator
Clinical Trials Accelerator

Kevin
Kraemer, MD, MSc
Director, Clinical and Translational Science Fellowship (TL1)
Director, Clinical and Translational Science Fellowship (TL1)

John
S.
Maier, PhD, MD
IMPACT Core & Implementation Lab
IMPACT Core & Implementation Lab

Mylynda
Massart, MD, PhD
Research Inclusivity Core
Research Inclusivity Core

Elizabeth
Miller, MD, PhD
Community PARTners
Community PARTners

Marie
Norman, PhD
Team Science
Team Science

Maya
Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS
Community PARTners
Community PARTners

Shari
Rogal, MD, MPH
IMPACT Core & Implementation Lab
IMPACT Core & Implementation Lab

Doris
M.
Rubio, PhD
Workforce, Team Science, CTS Scholars Program (KL2) & PI
Workforce, Team Science, CTS Scholars Program (KL2) & PI

Denise
Smalley
Clinical Research Facilities
Clinical Research Facilities

Shannon
Valenti
Regulatory Knowledge and Support
Regulatory Knowledge and Support

Shyam
Visweswaran, MD, PhD
Biomedical Informatics
Biomedical Informatics

Laurel
Yasko, MPPM, RN
Regulatory Knowledge & Support, and Workforce Development
Regulatory Knowledge & Support, and Workforce Development

Cecelia
C.
Yates-Binder, PhD
Clinical and Translational Science Fellowship (TL1)
Clinical and Translational Science Fellowship (TL1)
Other Key Contacts

April
Churilla, MPPM
Director of Operations, All of Us PA
Director of Operations, All of Us PA

Sandra
Copeland
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Assistant

Jennifer
Crnkovic
Finance
Finance

Mark
W.
Geraci, MD
Co-PI, Pitt+Me Discovery
Co-PI, Pitt+Me Discovery

Michelle
Kienholz
Strategic Research Development and Communications
Strategic Research Development and Communications

Kristin
Komazec, MPH
Administrative Director, Pitt+Me Discovery
Administrative Director, Pitt+Me Discovery

Michelle
Labrinidis, MHA
Administrative Director, Pitt+Me, Director, CTSI Recruitment & Screening Center
Administrative Director, Pitt+Me, Director, CTSI Recruitment & Screening Center

Cynthia
S.
McCarthy, DHCE, MA, NREMT
Ethics Facilitator
Ethics Facilitator

Margaret
C.
McDonald, PhD, MFA
Director of Communications, School of Medicine
Director of Communications, School of Medicine

Lisa
Pilewski
Administrative Assistant to Dr. Reis
Administrative Assistant to Dr. Reis

Chelsea
N.
Proulx, MPH, CPH
Evaluation Project Coordinator
Evaluation Project Coordinator

Teresa
Reiche, BSEd, CIP
Director, Responsible Conduct of Research Training Center
Director, Responsible Conduct of Research Training Center

Steven
E.
Reis, MD
Executive Director, CTSI
Executive Director, CTSI

David
Mathias
Executive Director, Finance
Executive Director, Finance

Laurel
Yasko, MPPM, RN
Executive Director, Operations, CTSI
Executive Director, Operations, CTSI

Robert
Morlino
Executive Director, Marketing and Communications, CTSI
Executive Director, Marketing and Communications, CTSI

Diana
Pakstis, RN, BSN, MBA
Executive Director, All of Us Pennsylvania
Executive Director, All of Us Pennsylvania

Shannon
Valenti
Executive Director, Regulatory Science & Research Facilitation
Executive Director, Regulatory Science & Research Facilitation

Regina
Stroud, MBA, TM
Executive Director, Information Technologies
Executive Director, Information Technologies

Denise
Smalley
Executive Director, Diversity & Inclusion
Executive Director, Diversity & Inclusion