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]

Heather Gibson
Patient Financial Counselor
[email protected]

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

Meghann Hainsworth, BS
Clinical Research Team Lead - GI
215-728-5506
[email protected]

Irini Jorgji
Clinical Research Team Lead - Thoracic and Head/Neck Oncology
215-728-2451
[email protected]

Matthew Dort
Clinical Research Team Lead - Phase 1 Oncology
215-214-3773
[email protected]

Kim Maher, BSN, RN
Manager - Extramural Clinical Research Operations at Temple University Hospital, East Norriton, and Buckingham
215-728-3022
[email protected]

Rutika Kokate, MS, PhD
Clinical Research Team Lead - GU Oncology
215-728-3614
[email protected]

Shauna Souchuck
Clinical Research Team Lead - Breast/GYN
215-214-3786
[email protected]

David Brown
Clinical Research Team Lead - Sarcoma, Melanoma & Other Oncology
215-728-2769
[email protected]

Amanda Bonafede, RN, MSN
Clinical Research Team Lead - Hematology/BMT
215-214-3177
[email protected]

Regulatory Affairs

Michael Oldfield, JD, MBA, CCRP
Director, Regulatory Affairs
215-214-1724
[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]