Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Network Chairs
CTSN leadership is composed of a Chair, a Senior Vice Chair, a Vice Chair for Cardiology and a Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NHLBI provides global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood disorders and enhance the health of all individuals so that they can live longer and more fulfilling lives.
Kathleen N. Fenton, MD, MS
Chief, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
Wendy Taddei-Peters, PhD
Regulatory & Clinical Trials Specialist
Nancy L. Geller, PhD
Director, Office of Biostatistics Research
Neal O. Jeffries, PhD
Office of Biostatistics Research
W. Patricia Bandettini, MD
Chief, Cardiovascular MRI Program and Core
NHLBI Cardiology Branch
Catherine Burke, MA
Program Analyst
John Haller, PhD
Biomedical imaging devices and methods
Data and Clinical Coordinating Center (DCC) Leadership
The International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research (InCHOIR) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, functions as the Data and Clinical Coordinating Center for CTSN.
InCHOIR’s investigators and professional staff includes experts in clinical trial design and management, biostatistics, information technology, data management, regulatory affairs, safety and pharmacovigilance, administrative and financial management, and regulatory affairs.
In collaboration with investigators and NHLBI program scientists, the CTSN DCC is responsible for developing multiple clinical trial protocols, establishing operational procedures and related materials for trial and study conduct, analyzing data, and interpreting and reporting results.
Principal Investigator
Annetine C. Gelijns, PhD, JD
Chair, Department of Population Health Science & Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Principal Investigator
Alan J. Moskowitz, MD, FACP
Vice Chair, Department of Population Health Science & Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Lead Statistician
Emilia Bagiella, PhD
Director, The Center for Biostatistics
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Biostatistician
Helena Chang, MS
Department of Population Health Science & Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Strategic Planning
Patrick T. O'Gara, MD
Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Medical Monitor
Donna M. Mancini, MD
Professor, Medicine, Cardiology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Co-Lead DEI Taskforce
Anuradha Lala-Trindade, MD
Associate Professor in Cardiology
Mount Sinai Health System
Senior Director of Clinical Trials Operation
Ellen Moquete, RN, BSN
Department of Population Health Science & Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Director of Clinical Trials
Mary Beth Marks, RN, BSN
Department of Population Health Science & Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Assistant Director of Clinical Trials
Jonathan Hupf
Department of Population Health Science & Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Director of Data Design
Lopa Gupta, MPH
Department of Population Health Science & Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Director, Information Systems
Ron Levitan
Department of Population Health Science & Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Associate Director, Information Systems
Rami Habas, MS
Department of Population Health Science & Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee provides the overall scientific direction for CTSN. This Committee includes representatives from all participating countries. The responsibilities of the Steering Committee are to: (a) maintain contact with study investigators to ensure high quality data collection; (b) approve and implement major protocol changes in response to recommendations by the DSMB; (c) collaborate in data analysis, interpretation, and publication; (d) establish criteria for authorship on all manuscripts, publications and presentations that arise from the study.
Michael A. Acker, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
Penn Medicine
Gorav Ailawadi, MD
Chair, Cardiac Surgery
University of Michigan
Vinay Badhwar, MD
Chair, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
West Virginia University Health System
Michael A. Borger, MD, PhD
Professor of Cardiac Surgery
University of Leipzig
Michael E. Bowdish, MD, MS
Vice Chair, Cardiac Surgey
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Kathleen Fenton, MD, MS
Chief of the Advanced Technologies and Surgery
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
James Gammie, MD
Cardiac Surgeon-in-Chief
Johns Hospkins Health System
Annetine C. Gelijns, PhD, JD
Chair, Department of Population Health Science & Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Alexander Iribarne, MD, MS
Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Staten Island University Hospital - Northwell Health
Mariell Jessup, MD, FAHA
Chief Science and Medical Officer
American Heart Association
Michael J. Mack, MD
Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Baylor Scott & White Health
Alan J. Moskowitz, MD, FACP
Vice Chair, Department of Population Health Science & Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Francis Pagani, MD, PhD
Professor, Cardiac Surgery
University of Michigan Health
Peter K. Smith, MD
Professor of Surgery, School of Medicine
Duke University
Vinod H. Thourani, MD
Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery
Piedmont Heart Institute
Pierre Voisine, MD, FRCSC
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval
