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Brain Trauma Research Center

Faculty and Staff

Administration
Principal Investigators
Co-Investigators
Consultants
Staff

Administration

C. Edward Dixon, PhD
Center Director
Professor of Neurological Surgery, Anesthesiology, Neurobiology & Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

(412) 647-0956
dixonec@upmc.edu

Patrick M. Kochanek, MD
Center Associate Director
Professor and Vice Chairman, Critical Care Medicine

(412) 383-1900
kochanekpm@ccm.upmc.edu

Darla McGivern
Center Administrator
(412) 647-0956
mcgiverndj@upmc.edu

Principal Investigators:

Robert S.B. Clark, MD
Associate Professor Pediatric Critical Care Medicine/Anesthesiology
(412) 692-6236
clarkrs@ccm.upmc.edu

C. Edward Dixon, PhD
Professor of Neurological Surgery, Anesthesiology, Neurobiology & Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

(412) 647-0956
dixonec@upmc.edu

Milos D. Ikonomovic, PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Neurology
(412) 383-8900
ikonomovicmd@upmc.edu

Steven H. Graham, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
(412) 648-3299
sgra+@pitt.edu

Patrick M. Kochanek, MD
Professor and Vice Chairman, Critical Care Medicine

(412) 383-1900
kochanekpm@ccm.upmc.edu

David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery

(412) 647-1025
okonkwodo@upmc.edu

Co-Investigators:

Hulya Bayir, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine
bayirhx@upmc.edu

Sue R. Beers, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
(412) 383-2771
beerssr@upmc.edu

Timothy M. Carlos, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
(412) 688-6000
carlostm@upmc.edu

Lina Du
Research Associate
(412) 648-8948
duxxlx@anes.upmc.edu

Rosemary Hoffman, PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Surgery
(412) 648-1931
hoffmanr3@upmc.edu

Larry W. Jenkins, PhD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
(412) 383-1910
ljenkupmc@aol.com

Stephen Wisniewski, PhD
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
(412) 624-5218
wisniew@edc.gsph.pitt.edu

Hong Q. Yan, MD
Research Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
(412) 648-7813
hyan+@pitt.edu

Consultants:

Timothy Billiar, MD
Watson Professor and Chairman of Surgery
(412) 647-1749
billiartr@upmc.edu

Jun Chen, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
chenj2@upmc.edu

Chien Ho, PhD
Professor of Biological Sciences
Carnegie Mellon University
(412) 268-3395
chienho@andrew.cmu.edu

Larry W. Jenkins, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
(412) 383-1910
ljenkupmc@aol.com

Valerian Kagan, PhD
Professor and Vice Chairman of Environmental and Occupational Health
(412) 382-2124
kagan+@pitt.edu

Isabelle Mansuy, Ph.D.
Professor, Brain Research Institute
University of Zurich

Judith Saxton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry
(412) 246-6155
saxtonja@upmc.edu

Stephen Scheff, Ph.D.
Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
University of Kentucky

Garry J. Southan, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President of Intellectual Property, Chemistry
Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Beverly, MA

Csaba Szabó, MD, PhD
Research Director
Inoteck Corporation, Beverly, MA
(978) 232-9660
szaboscaba@aol.com

Xiao Xiao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry and Orthopaedic Surgery
(412) 648-9487
xiaox@pitt.edu

Staff:

Eric Abrahamson
Research Associate
(412) 624-0444
abraEE@upmc.edu

Henry Alexander
Research Technician
(412) 383-1906
alexanderhl@anes.upmc.edu

Linda Ryan
Administrator
(412) 383-1901
ryanlt@upmc.edu

Yaming Chen
Research Technician
(412) 578-8942
chenyx@upmc.edu

Sherman Culver
Senior Research Specialist
culvers@upmc.edu

Anita Fetzick, RN
Clinical Research Nurse
(412) 648-9664
fetzal@upmc.edu

Leslie Foley
Spectroscopist
Carnegie Mellon University

Kathy Harshman, RN
Clinical Research Nurse
(412) 647-0940
harshmankj@upmc.edu

Jeremy Henchir
Senior Research Specialist
(412) 383-2188
henchirjj@upmc.edu

Hannah Marie Hetzel, RN
Clinical Research Nurse
(412) 648-2176
ostehm@ph.upmc.edu

Caroline Hope
Lab Technician
(412) 624-9972
hopece@upmc.edu

Youming Li
Research Technician
(412) 578-8947
liyouming@hotmail.com

Judy Loughman
Neuropsychology Technician
loughmanj@upmc.edu

Xiecheng (Michelle) Ma, MD
Research Fellow
(412) 578-8947
ma_xiecheng@hotmail.com

Kristine Macfarlane
Research Specialist
412-383-2188
macfarlanekl@upmc.edu

John Melick
Senior Research Technician
(412) 383-1907
melickja@anes.upmc.edu

William Paljug
Lab Technician
(412) 624-9972
paljugwr@upmc.edu

Jackie Pantazes
Administrator
(412) 383-2188
pantazesza@upmc.edu

Ava Puccio, RN, PhD
Clinical Coordinator
(412) 648-9246
puccioam@upmc.edu

Emily Rogers
Research Specialist
(412) 648-6979
rogerse@upmc.edu

Marie Rose
Research Associate
(412) 648-8948
mrose@med.pitt.edu

Donald Schleicher, II, M.Sc.
Research Specialist
(412) 648-9246
schleicherd@upmc.edu

Roya Tehranian
Research Associate
(412) 624-3635
tehranianr@upmc.edu

Vladmir Tyrurin
Research Fellow, Environmental & Occupational Health
(412) 624-9479

Vince Vagni
Research Technician
vagnva@upmc.edu

Feng Zhang
Research Associate
(412) 648-8858
zhanfx2@upmc.edu

(412) 647-0956