Organization and Contacts

The Office of Clinical Research is led by Dr. Martin Edelman, Deputy Director  for Clinical Research, and Dr. Margaret von Mehren, Associate Director of Clinical Research and facility director. Together, they oversee the core groups of personnel. Support is provided via the subdivisions of the office: clinical research operations, regulatory affairs, quality assurance, business administration, CRMS support, and the Office of Extramural Research.

For questions, call the OCR Hotline: 215-214-1515.

Directors

Associate Vice President

Business Operations | Project Management | Financial Counseling | Study Finance & Invoicing | OnCore CRMS Operations

Pamela Samuels, MBA
Business Operations Director
215-728-2429
[email protected]

Ronald "Jeff" Smith
Budget Financial Analyst Supervisor
215-214-3960
[email protected]

Kimberly Bochinski
Patient Financial Counselor, Business Operations
215-728-3853
[email protected]



 

Clinical Operations | Study Coordination | Study Patient Management | Data Management

Wencesley A. Paez, MD, MS
Director, Clinical Research Operations
215-214-4294
[email protected]

Matthew Dort, MS, CCRP
Clinical Operations Manager
215-214-3773
[email protected]

Kiran Kattepogu, MBBS, MPH, MBA  
Clinical Operations Manager
215-214-4250
[email protected]

Katherine Greene, MPH
Disease Site Research Manager-GI Oncology
215-214-3908
[email protected]

Lauren Farnon, MSHS, ACRP-CP
Disease Site Research Manager - Thoracic and Head/Neck Oncology
215-214-1736
[email protected]

Rachel Basiura, ACRP-CP
Disease Site Research Manager - GU Oncology
215-728-2551
[email protected]

Jennifer Luhmann, BSN, RN, OCN, ACRP-CP
Disease Site Research Manager - Breast/GYN
215-728-4753
[email protected]

David Brown, MS, ACRP-CP
Disease Site Research Manager - Sarcoma, Melanoma & Other Oncology
215-728-2769
[email protected]

Amanda Bonafede, MSN, RN, ACRP-CP
Disease Site Research Manager - Hematology/BMT 
215-214-3177
[email protected]

Shannon Fabrie
Disease Site Research Manager - Phase I
215-728-1440
[email protected]

Mahjabin Noroozi
Disease Site Research Manager - Temple University Hosptial
267-400-4974
[email protected]

Regulatory Affairs

Nia Nichols
Regulatory Trial Lead
(267) 846-9000
[email protected]

Investigator-Sponsored Research Unit

Rosanna Veggeberg, MS
Director, ISRU
215-214-3035
[email protected]

Tanu Singh, MS, PhD
Protocol Development Lead
215-214-1439
[email protected]

Erika C. Jerome, MA, MS
Clinical Research Monitor Lead
215-728-5343
[email protected]

Research Compliance and Integrity | RRC Administration | Quality Assurance

Victoria Sabella, BSN, CCRC, CIP
Director, Research Compliance and Integrity
215-728-3122

Sophia Sabina, MBA
Manager, Institutional Review Board
215-728-4002
[email protected]

Gail Duncan, BS, CCRP
Manager, Quality Assurance
215-728-4770
[email protected]