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Who's Who

Who's Who

CHOP Research Institute Leadership

  • Philip R. Johnson, MD
    Chief Scientific Officer
    Executive Vice President, Translational Medicine and Science
    Director, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute
  • Tom Curran, PhD, FRS
    Deputy Scientific Director
  • Dennis Durbin, MD, MSCE
    Director, Office of Clinical and Translational Research
  • Mary Tomlinson
    Deputy Administrative Director
    Senior Vice President, Research Administration

Centers of Emphasis

Research Affinity Groups

Endowed Chairs

  • Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
    Joseph W. St. Geme III, MD
  • Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Endowed Chair in Pediatric Urology
    Douglas A. Canning, MD
  • Frederick H. Allen Chair in Child Psychiatry
    Tami D. Benton, MD
  • Gisela and Dennis Alter Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neonatology
    Haralambos Ischiropoulos, PhD
  • David Lawrence Altschuler Endowed Chair in Genomics and Computational Biology
    Peter S. White, PhD
  • Mary D. Ames Endowed Chair in Child Advocacy
    David Rubin, MD, MSCE
  • Richard M. Armstrong Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
    John P. Dormans, MD
  • T. Hewson Bache Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
    Robert W. Doms, MD, PhD
  • Lester Baker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Diabetes
    Michael A. Levine, MD
  • Michael and Charles Barnett Endowed Chair in Pediatric Mitochondrial Medicine and Metabolic Diseases
    Douglas Wallace, PhD
  • James Battaglia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Pain Management
    Gordon Barr, PhD
  • William H. Bennett Professor of Pediatrics
    Katherine High, MD, HHMI
  • Fred and Suzanne Biesecker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Liver Disease
    David A. Piccoli, MD
  • Patricia Borns Endowed Chair in Radiology Education
    Janet R. Reid, MD
  • Irma and Norman Braman Endowed Chair for Research in GI Motility Disorders
    Robert O. Heuckeroth, MD, PhD
  • Evelyn Willing Bromley Endowed Chair in Clinical Laboratories and Pathology
    Michael Bennett, PhD
  • Evelyn Willing Bromley Endowed Chair in Pathology and Clinical Laboratories
    Nancy B. Spinner, PhD
  • Catherine D. Brown Endowed Chair in Pediatric Epilepsy
    Dennis Dlugos, MD
  • Buck Family Endowed Chair in Hematology Research
    Monica Bessler, MD, PhD
  • Daniel B. Burke Endowed Chair for Diabetes Research
    Pending Appointment
  • Louis and Amelia Canuso Family Endowed Chair for Clinical Research in Oncology
    Frank M. Balis, MD
  • Henry S. Cecil, MD, Endowed Chair in Rehabilitative Medicine at Children’s Seashore House
    Susan E. Levy, MD
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Critical Care Medicine
    Vinay Nadkarni, MD
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology
    Francis McGowan, MD
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
    Pending Appointment
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology
    Mortimer Poncz, MD
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurology
    Robert R. Clancy, MD
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neuroradiology
    Robert Zimmerman, MD
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery
    Pending Appointment
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
    Pending Appointment
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology
    Ken Kazahaya, MD
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Pediatric Airway Disorders
    Ian N. Jacobs, MD
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
    Cindy Christian, MD
  • Ruth M. and Tristram C. Colket Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery
    Alan W. Flake, MD
  • Ruth M. Colket Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nursing
    Barbara Medoff-Cooper, PhD, RN
  • Colman Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Robert N. Baldassano, MD
  • David Cornfeld Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
    Richard Rutstein, MD
  • Jean Cortner Endowed Chair in Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Virginia A. Stallings, MD
  • Nicholas Crognale Endowed Chair in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
    Kathy M. Shaw, MD
  • Giulio D’Angio Endowed Chair in Neuroblastoma Research
    John Maris, MD
  • Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics
    Carole Marcus, MD
  • Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics
    Peter Adamson, MD
  • John J. Downes, MD, Endowed Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
    William J. Greeley, MD, MBA
  • Mary Downs Endowed Chair in Pediatric Craniofacial Treatment and Research
    Pending Appointment
  • John W. Duckett Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Urology
    Stephen A. Zderic, MD
  • Audrey E. Evans Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology
    Garrett M. Brodeur, MD
  • Kenneth E. Fellows Endowed Chair in Radiology Quality and Patient Safety
    James S. Meyer, MD
  • Kwame Ohene-Frempong Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology
    Pending Appointment
  • Friends of Brian Endowed Chair in Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
    Pending Appointment
  • William T. Grant Endowed Chair in Child Development and Rehabilitation, University/CHOP Chair
    Marc Yudkoff, MD
  • Jane Fishman Grinberg Endowed Chair in Stem Cell Research
    Mitch Weiss, MD
  • Steven D. Handler Endowed Chair in Medical Ethics
    Christopher Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH
  • Robert and Dolores Harrington Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
    Jack Rychik, MD
  • George Leib Harrison Endowed Chair in Fetal Therapy
    Mark Paul Johnson, MD
  • Werner and Gertrude Henle Endowed Chair
    Phyllis Dennery, MD
  • Maurice R. Hilleman Endowed Chair in Vaccinology
    Paul Offit, MD
  • Joseph Lee Hollander Endowed Chair in Pediatric Rheumatology , University/CHOP Chair
    Pending Appointment
  • John Westgate Hope Endowed Chair in Radiology Faculty Development
    Kassa Darge, MD, PhD
  • Justin Michael Ingerman Endowed Chair for Palliative Care
    Pending Appointment
  • Orton P. Jackson Endowed Chair in Adolescent Medicine
    Carol Ford, MD
  • John H. and Hortense Cassell Jensen Endowed Chair in Pediatric Development and Teaching
    Stephen Ludwig, MD
  • Richard B. Johnston Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
    Ronald Rubenstein, MD, PhD
  • Joshua Kahan Endowed Chair in Pediatric Leukemia Research
    Carolyn Felix, MD
  • John M. Keating Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
    Pending Appointment
  • C. Everett Koop Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery
    N. Scott Adzick, MD
  • Laffey-Connolly Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nephrology
    Susan Furth, MD
  • Harriet and Ronald Lassin Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neonatology
    Pending Appointment
  • Dr. Bong S. Lee Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics
    Maurizio Pacifici, PhD
  • Mabel E. Leslie Endowed Chair in Pediatric Ophthalmology
    Monte Mills, MD
  • Grace R. Loeb Endowed Chair in Neurosciences
    Brenda Banwell, MD
  • Stephen Ludwig Endowed Chair in Medical Education
    Lisa Zaoutis, MD
  • Suzi and Scott Lustgarten Endowed Chair for Clinical Care of GI Motility Disorders
    Ritu Verma, MD, ChB
  • Arthur Vincent Meigs Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
    Beverly Davidson, PhD
  • Jeffrey Modell Endowed Chair in Pediatric Immunology Research
    Pending Appointment
  • Robert Gerard Morse Endowed Chair in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
    Julian Allen, MD
  • Thomas Moshang Endowed Chair in Endocrinology
    Craig Alter, MD
  • E. Mortimer Newlin Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Human Communication
    Ralph Wetmore, MD
  • Edmond F. Notebaert Endowed Chair in Pediatric Research
    Philip R. Johnson, MD
  • Yetta Deitch Novotny Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology
    Stephen Grupp, MD, PhD
  • Oberkircher Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Radiology
    Timothy Roberts, PhD
  • Patrick S. Pasquariello Jr. Endowed Chair in General Pediatrics
    Louis M. Bell, MD
  • R.A.F. Penrose Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
    Stewart A. Anderson, MD
  • Stanley Plotkin Endowed Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
    Jeffrey M. Bergelson, MD
  • William Potsic Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Childhood Communication
    Pending Appointment
  • Peter Randall Endowed Chair in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
    Scott P. Bartlett, MD
  • Russell C. Raphaely Endowed Chair in Critical Care Medicine
    Robert A. Berg, MD
  • William J. Rashkind Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
    Robert J. Levy, MD
  • Regional Autism Center Endowed Chair
    Robert T. Schultz, PhD
  • Mildred L. Roeckle Endowed Chair at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
    Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko, PhD
  • Lucy Balian Rorke-Adams Endowed Chair in Neuropathology
    Pending Appointment
  • Richard and Sheila Sanford Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology
    Rochelle Bagatell, MD
  • Louise Schnaufer Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery
    Holly L. Hedrick, MD
  • Hubert J.P. and Anne Faulkner Schoemaker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neuro-oncology
    Peter C. Phillips, MD
  • Elias Schwartz, MD, Endowed Chair in Hematology
    Kim Smith-Whitley, MD
  • Letitia B. and Alice Scott Endowed Chair in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology
    Elaine H. Zackai, MD
  • Thomas Frederick McNair Scott Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
    Theoklis Zaoutis, MD, MSCE
  • William Wikoff Smith Endowed Chair in Pediatric Genomic Research
    Bryan Wolf, MD, PhD
  • Howard M. Snyder III Endowed Chair in Pediatric Urology
    Pending Appointment
  • Louis Starr Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
    Pending Appointment
  • Stuart E. Starr Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
    Jonathan Spergel, MD, PhD
  • Leslie N. Sutton Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery
    Philip B. Storm Jr., MD
  • Daniel M. Tabas Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
    J. William Gaynor, MD
  • Evelyn Rome Tabas Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
    Victoria L. Vetter, MD
  • Josephine J. and John M. Templeton Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Trauma
    Michael L. Nance, MD
  • Josephine J. Templeton Endowed Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology Clinical Education
    Susan C. Nicolson, MD
  • Jennifer Terker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
    Robert E. Shaddy, MD
  • Charles E.H. Upham Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medicine, University/CHOP Chair
    Beverly S. Emanuel, PhD
  • William L. Van Alen Endowed Chair in Pediatric Radiology
    Diego Jaramillo, MD
  • Frank R. Wallace Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases
    Kathleen Sullivan, MD, PhD
  • Alice Langdon Warner Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Thomas L. Spray, MD
  • Wawa Endowed Chair in International Adoption
    Susan Friedman, MD
  • Frank E. Weise III Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology
    Gerd Blobel, MD, PhD
  • Mai and Harry F. West Endowed Chair in Pediatric Research
    Thomas Curran, PhD, FRS
  • Alexander B. Wheeler Endowed Chair in Neurosurgical Research
    Adam Resnick, PhD
  • Evelyn and George Willing Endowed Chair in Pathology Research
    Janis Burkhardt, PhD
  • Nancy Abramson Wolfson Endowed Chair in Health Services Research
    Jeffrey H. Silber, MD, PhD
  • Richard D. Wood Jr. and Jeanette A. Wood Endowed Chair in Pediatric Diagnostic Medicine
    Pending Appointment

Administrative Units

  • Clinical Research Support Office
    Matthew Hodgson, Director
    Jennifer Godfarb, RN, CCRP, Assistant Director
  • Clinical and Translational Research
    Dennis Durbin, MD, MSCE, Director
  • Clinical Trials Financial Management
    Mitch Appleson, Director
  • Core Facilities Administration
    Lisa MacDowell, Administrative Director
  • Faculty Development
    Virginia Stallings, MD, Director
    Mary Blitzer Field, Assistant Director
  • Postdoctoral Affairs
    Wendy Williams, PhD, Director
    David Taylor, PhD, Assistant Director
  • Research Communications
    Jennifer Long, Director
  • Research Compliance and Regulatory Affairs
    Deborah Barnard, Director
  • Research Finance
    Steven Wiley, Director
    Alan Anton, Assistant Director
    Luz Arrison, Assistant Director
    Bethann Kurek, Assistant Director
  • Research Human Resources
    Alexandra Jorgensen, Director
  • Research Information Systems
    Peter Witzleb, Director
    Robert Del Campo, Assistant Director
    Anthony Robison, Assistant Director
  • Research Resources
    Howard Eck, Director
  • Research Safety
    Raymond Colliton, Director
    Denise Melvin, Assistant Director
  • Responsible Research Training
    Wendy Williams, PhD, Director
    Jodi Leckrone, Assistant Director
  • Sponsored Projects and Research Business Management
    Sara Dubberly, Director
    Brigid Czyszczin, Assistant Director
    Robert Denight, Assistant Director
  • Supply Chain
    Kimberly Gossin, Manager
  • Technology Transfer
    Ellen Purpus, PhD, Director

Credits

Credits
  • Steven M. Altschuler, MD
    Chief Executive Officer
  • Madeline Bell
    President and Chief Operating Officer
  • Philip R. Johnson, MD
    Chief Scientific Officer
    Executive Vice President, Translational Medicine and Science
    Director, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute
  • Mary Tomlinson
    Deputy Administrative Director
    Vice President, Research Administration
  • Jennifer Long
    Director, Research Communications
  • Kevin O’Rourke
    Medical/Science Writer
  • Sharlene George
    Medical/Science Writer
  • Cassandra Rosevelt
    Editorial Intern
  • Angela Knott
    Art Director
  • Melissa LaVigne
    Graphic Designer
  • Juliet Kilcoyne
    Creative Designer & Developer
  • Robert Neroni
    Principal Photographer
  • Kristina James
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