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Network of Dedicated Enrollment Sites (NODES)

The CSP Network of Dedicated Enrollment Sites (NODES) is a consortium of VA medical centers that have teams, nodes, in place dedicated to conducting CSP studies to enhance the overall performance, compliance, and management of CSP multi-site research. Our mission is to advance the conduct of VA clinical research through collaborative, experienced, and knowledgeable facility-based teams. NODES aims to optimize the VA research enterprise through sharing best practices and providing local insights, methods, and tools to our research partners.

The 21 NODES and their Directors, selected through a competitive scientific review, are:

  • Ann Arbor – Jeffrey Curtis, MD
  • Atlanta – Lawrence S. Phillips, MD and Mary K. Rhee, MD, MSCR
  • Aurora – Neda Rasouli, MD and Gregory Schwartz, MD, PhD
  • Boston – Terry Keane, PhD and Pantel Vokonas, MD
  • Bronx – Sheldon T. Brown, MD and Susan E. Bates, MD
  • Cleveland – Curtis Donskey, MD
  • Dallas – Eleanor D. Lederer, MD, FASN and Geetha Shivakumar, MD, MSCS
  • Greater Los Angeles – Tannaz Moin, MD, MBA, MSHS and Debika Bhattacharya, MD
  • Hines – David Leehey, MD
  • Houston – Barbara Trautner, MD, PhD
  • Long Beach – Timothy Morgan, MD
  • Madison – Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD and Timothy Juergens, MD
  • Minneapolis – Susan Diem, MD, MPH 
  • Omaha – James R. O’Dell, MD
  • Palo Alto – Trisha Suppes, MD, PhD and Michael Ostacher, MD, MPH, MMSc
  • Philadelphia – David Oslin, MD and Joshua Baker, MD, MSCE
  • Portland – Merritt Raitt, MD and North Noelck, MD, MPH
  • Salt Lake City – Jennifer Romesser, PsyD and Jessica A. Walsh, MD
  • San Diego – Sunder Mudaliar, MD and Sanjai Rao, MD
  • Seattle – Laura C. Feemster, MD, MS and Katherine Wysham, MD
  • West Haven – Mehmet Sofuoglu, MD, PhD and Kathleen Akgün, MD, MS

Contact

Marcus Johnson, MPH, MBA, MHA
CSP Associate Director (NODES)
Marcus.Johnson4@va.gov or CSPNODES@va.gov

Resources


VA Women's Health Practice-Based Research Network (VA WH-PBRN), For more information, contact Diane.Carney@va.gov

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