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Institutional Review Board

Who to Contact at the IRB

WHO TO CONTACT AT THE IRB: A reference for investigators, research staff, IRB board members, and the research community of the University of Pittsburgh.

Main Phone: (412) 383-1480
Main Fax: (412) 383-1508

General Questions

Exempt/Expedited Studies

Full Board Studies

Regulatory Questions

Including FederalWide Assurance Issues

Adverse Events

Education

New coordinator orientations, new board member orientations, pre-screens...

IRB Membership Lists

IRB Chair and IRB Director

IRB Vice Chairs


All IRB Staff

--- ADMINISTRATION ---
Richard Guido, MD
Chair
rguido@magee.edu
Christopher Ryan, PhD, CIP
Director
ryancm@upmc.edu
Jeannie Barone, CIP
Assistant IRB Director
baronej2@upmc.edu
Sara Vandruff, BA
Research Review Manager
vandruffsm@upmc.edu
Nicholas Landolina MPM, M.Ed.
IRB Office Manager
landna@upmc.edu

Anna Sangl
Assistant to the Office of the Director
sanglam@upmc.edu

  --- ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ---
Kathy Hurst
Protocol Processing Coordinator
hurstka2@upmc.edu
Debbie Jackson
Protocol Processing Coordinator
jacksondj3@upmc.edu
Jerry Wilson, BS
IRB File Room
wilsonjm2@upmc.edu
---ADVERSE EVENTS---

Jamie Zelazny

Adverse Events Coordinator
zelaznyjh@upmc.edu

---EDUCATION---

Melissa Miklos, BS, CIP

Board Member Coordinator
miklosm@upmc.edu
Patricia Orndoff, RN, MEd, CIP
Education Coordinator
orndoffpa@upmc.edu
---EXEMPT AND EXPEDITED VICE CHAIRS---

Sue Beers, PhD
Faculty Liaison
beerssr@upmc.edu
Christopher Ryan, PhD, CIP
ryancm@upmc.edu
---EXEMPT AND EXPEDITED RESEARCH REVIEW COORDINATORS---

Tom Carey, MSW
careyt@upmc.edu
Erin Holmes Grabowski, BS, CIP
Student Liaison
grabowskieh@upmc.edu
Carolyn Ivanusic, MSW
ivanusicc@upmc.edu
Michelle Lemenager, BS
lemenagerms2@upmc.edu
Judith Navratil, BA
navratiljl@upmc.edu
Katherine Simpson
simpsonkr@upmc.edu
---FULL BOARD VICE CHAIRS ---
Richard Guido, MD
rguido@magee.edu
Margaret Hsieh, MD, MS
hsiehm@upmc.edu
Robert Sweet, MD
sweetra@upmc.edu
Victor Vogel, MD
Vvogel@upmc.edu
---FULL BOARD RESEARCH REVIEW COORDINATORS---

Jan Manzetti, RN, PhD
, CIP
Senior Coordinator
manzettijd@upmc.edu
Lisa DeSantes, BS
desantesl@upmc.edu
Kim Hollabaugh, MSN, RN
hollabaughkr@upmc.edu
Melanie Holloway, RN, BSN
hollowayma2@upmc.edu
Ann Lee, MSN, CRNP, CIP
leea@upmc.edu
---TECHNICAL SUPPORT---

Ari Beedle, MBA
Systems Program Manager
beedleab@upmc.edu
Marc Bowman, BS
Systems Administrator - OSIRIS
bowmanma2@upmc.edu
Christopher Gerard, BS
Systems Programmer/Webmaster - IRB
gerardcp@upmc.edu
Mara O'Neill, MSIS
System Administrator - RCCO
oneillm2@upmc.edu