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Opportunities for Pediatrics Research Involvement

School of Medicine Departmental Research Contacts

Basic Sciences

Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology
Charles Hubscher, PhD
Professor
charles.hubscher@louisville.edu  

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
David J. Samuelson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
david.samuelson@lousivlle.edu    

Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Carolyn Roberson, PhD
Assistant Professor
carolyn.roberson@louisville.edu

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
J. Christopher States, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair
jcstates@louisville.edu    

Department of Physiology
Dale Schuschke, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair
dale.schuschke@louisville.edu    

Clinical Sciences

Department of Anesthesiology
Ozan Akca, MD, FCCCM
Professor
ozan.acka@louisville.edu    

Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Jaimin Trivedi, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
jaimin.trivedi@louisville.edu    
Jaimin.trivedi@ulp.org

Department of Emergency Medicine
Alyssa Thomas
Research Coordinator
alyssa.thomas1@louisville.edu    

Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine
Family Medicine: Ashley Iles, MD, Assistant Professor, ashley.iles@louisville.edu    
Sports Medicine: Jennifer Daily, MD, Associate Professor, jennifer.daily@louisville.edu    
Geriatric Medicine: Laura Morton, MD, Associate Professor, laura.morton@louisville.edu    

Department of Medicine
Duane Bolanowski
Research Coordinator
duane.bolanowski@louisville.edu    

Department of Neurology
Kerri Remmel, MD, PhD
Chair
kerri.remmel@louisville.edu    
and
Greg Barnes, MD
Child Neurology
Associate Professor
gregory.barnes@louisville.edu    

Department of Neurological Surgery
Brian Williams, MD
Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, KSCIRC
brian.williams@uoflhealth.org
and
Maxwell Boakye, PhD
max.boakye@louisville.edu
and
Akshitkkumar Mistry, PhD
a.mistry@uoflhealth.org

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health
Sara Petruska, MD
Associate Professor
sara.petruska@louisville.edu    

Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Rodolfo Zamora, MD
Assistant Professor
Rodolfo.zamora@louisville.edu

Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Communicative Disorders
Liz Cash, PhD
Assistant Professor
liz.cash@louisville.edu    

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
G. Raphael Fernandez-Botran, PhD
Associate Professor
grfern01@louisville.edu    

Department of Pediatrics
Janice Sullivan, MD
Professor
janice.sullivan@louisville.edu   

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Rif El-Mallakh, MD
Professor
rifaat.elmallakh@louisville.edu    
Department of Radiation Oncology
Harriet Eldredge-Hindy, MD
Assistant Professor
harriet.eldredge-hindy@louisville.edu    

Department of Radiology
Sean Kuntz
Research Coordinator
sean.kuntz@louisville.edu

Department of Surgery
Robert C.G. Martin, II, MD, PhD, FACS
Professor
robert.martin@louisville.edu    

Department of Urology
Chendil Damordaran, PhD
Associate Professor
chendil.damodaran@louisville.edu

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Anne Will Noe
Program Manager
HSC Research Office
anne.noe@louisville.edu
(502) 852-2553