Office of the Clinical Director (OCD)

• Overview
• Staff
• Training for NICHD Clinical Investigators
• Intramural Clinical Training and Education Programs
• Data and Safety Monitoring Committee (DSMC)

Staff

OCD Leadership

• Catherine Gordon, M.D., M.S., Clinical Director
• Laverne Mensah, M.D., FACOG, FACS, Deputy Clinical Director
• Karim Anton Calis, Pharm.D., M.P.H., FASHP, FCCP, Director of Clinical Research and Compliance
• Alan DeCherney, M.D., Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility/Gynecology
• Veronica Gomez-Lobo, M.D., Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology
• Roberto Romero, M.D., D.Med.Sci., Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Administrative

• Lealem Asrat, M.H.M., Patient Care Coordinator
• Mahlet Asrat, M.H.M., Chief of Staff
• Monique Bertschy, M.B.A., Patient Care Coordinator
• Denise Phillips, Program Specialist
• Autumn Rice, Executive/Administrative Assistant
• Glynnis Vance, B.A., Research Protocol Coordinator

Clinical Investigators

• An Dang Do, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Clinical Investigator
• Sarah Sheppard, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.T.R., Clinical Tenure-Track Investigator
• Christina Tatsi, M.D., M.H.Sc., Ph.D., Assistant Clinical Investigator

Staff Clinicians

• Jacqueline Yano Maher, M.D.
• Samar Rahhal, M.D.
• Deena Zeltser, M.D.

Nurse Practitioners

• Ibukun Agbede, CRNP
• Gladys Andoh, FNP, CRNP, M.S.N.
• Andrea Bowling, FNP, CRNP, M.S.N., CLT
• Sheila Brady, CRNP, M.S.N.
• Alberta Derkyi, FNP, CRNP, M.S.N.
• Jacob Ha, CFNP
• Desiree Labor, FNP
• John Perreault, CRNP
• Harinder Raipuria, DNP, FNP-C
• Devora Stein, FNP-BC, M.S.N.

Research Nurses

• Lisa Ast, B.S.N., RN
• Kisha Jenkins, B.S.N., RN
• Ka Wing Joyce Lam, RN
• Sara Talvacchio, B.S.N., RN

Research Staff

• Craig Abbott, Ph.D., Statistician
• Samah Agabein, M.D., Research Protocol Coordinator
• Derek Alexander, B.S., M.P.H., Clinical Program Manager
• Varintorn ("Kitty") Huntley, RT, Radiation Technician
• Meg Keil, Ph.D., CRNP, Special Volunteer
• Tebine Otubu, B.S., LMSW, Clinical Research Coordinator

Research, Compliance, Support, and Quality Management

• Umber Shafique, M.D., Protocol Monitoring Specialist
• Lola Ulomi, M.S., Protocol Monitoring Specialist

Biorepository Staff

• Fathy Majadly, B.S., Research Chemist
• Loc Trinh, B.S., B.A., Research Chemical Engineer