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Director<\/h3>\n
\n
\n\"\"
\nClara Lee, MD, MPP<\/strong><\/a>
\nVice Chair of Research<\/span>
\nProfessor of Plastic &
\nReconstructive Surgery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Associate Directors<\/h3>\n
\n
\n\"\"
\nJulie Johnson, PhD, MSPH<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Professor of
\nSurgical Oncology<\/div>\n
\n\"\"
\nJessica Schumacher, PhD<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate Professor<\/p>\n

of Surgical Oncology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Executive Committee<\/h3>\n
\n
\n\"\"
\nKatharine McGinigle, MD, MPH<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of
\nVascular Surgery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"\"
\nGita Mody, MD, MPH<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of
\nCardiothoracic Surgery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Faculty<\/h3>\n
\n
\n
\nAdesola Akinkuotu, MD, MPH<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of
\nGeneral Pediatric Surgery
\n–<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"\"
\nDavid Friedlander, MD, MPH<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Urology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\nJared Gallaher MD, MPH<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of
\nAcute Care & Trauma Surgery
\n–<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"\"
\nElizabeth Gleeson, MD, MPH<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor, Surgical
\nOncology and Endocrine Surgery
\n–<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

\n\"\"
\nMaggie Hodges MD, MPH<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of
\nGastrointestinal Surgery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"\"
\nMuneera Kapadia, MD, MME<\/strong><\/a>
\nProfessor of Gastrointestinal
\nSurgery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n


\nRachel Niehuus, MD, PhD<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Professor of Acute Care and
\nTrauma Surgery<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"\"
\nSharon Schiro, PhD<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of
\nGeneral and Acute Care Surgery<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"\"
\nPhilip Spanheimer<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of
\nSurgical Oncology<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Post-Doctoral Fellows<\/h3>\n
\n
\n\"\"
\nMustafa Abid, MD<\/strong><\/a>
\nGeneral Surgery Resident<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\nSteve Komorian, MD<\/strong>
\nResearch\/General Surgery Resident<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"\"
\nMeaghan O’Leary, PhD, MA<\/strong>
\nPost-Doctoral Research Associate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\nLinnea Olsson, PhD<\/strong>
\nPost-Doctoral Research Scholar<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Staff<\/h3>\n
\n
\n\"\"
\nChris Agala, PhD<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Epidemiologist\/Biostatistician
\nDatabase Manager
\n–<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"\"
\nLuke Barron, MSIS<\/strong><\/a>
\nClinician Librarian
\n–<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n\"\"
\nSydney Browder, PhD candidate
\n<\/strong>Research Coordinator
\n–<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\"\"
\nVictor Catalan Gallegos, MPH
\n<\/strong>Research Coordinator<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"\"
\nKathryn Chetwynd, BS
\n<\/strong>Research Coordinator
\n–<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"\"
\nGrace Chen<\/strong><\/a>
\nSenior Research Administrator<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n\"\"
\nAmanda Gentry, MPH
\n<\/strong>Research Project Manager
\n–<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"\"
\nMeaghan Hazelet, BS
\n<\/strong>Research Coordinator
\n–<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\nDaniela Miteva, MSc, CRA
\n<\/strong>Research Program
\nCoordinator<\/span>
\n–<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\"\"
\nVeronica Pham, MPH, CSM
\n<\/strong>Associate Operational
\nProject Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"\"
\nBret Shultz, MHA<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Instructor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"\"
\nMoussa Shahoud, MD Candidate
\n<\/strong>Research Associate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\"\"
\nLeidy Ohr
\n<\/strong>Research Program Manager
\n–<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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