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CPROM Team

The CPROM Team

Silva A. Arslanian, MD

Silva Arslanian, MD

Scientific Director and Principal Investigator

silva.arslanian@chp.edu

Angela Akar, BS, CCRP

Angela Akar, BS, CCRP

Clinical Research Coordinator

angela.akar@chp.edu

Ariane Bruder do Nascimento

Ariane Bruder do Nascimento, PhD

Lab Manager

arb239@pitt.edu

Thiago Bruder do Nascimento, PhD

Thiago Bruder do Nascimento, PhD

Investigator

bruder@pitt.edu

Samantha Cochenour, RN, BSN

Samantha Cochenour, RN, BSN

Research Nurse Coordinator

samantha.cochenour2@chp.edu

Henry Dong, PhD

Henry Dong, PhD

Investigator

dongh@pitt.edu

Brianna Hewitt, MPH

Brianna Hewitt, MPH

Research Coordinator

hewittbl2@upmc.edu

Kara Hughan, MD

Kara Hughan, MD

Physician Scientist

kara.hughan@chp.edu

Mohamed Salah Emam Saleh, MD

Mohamed Saleh, MD

Physician Scientist

mohamed.saleh@chp.edu

Nabiha Shahid, MD

Nabiha Shahid, MD

Physician Scientist

nabiha.shahid@upmc.edu

Mary Ellen Vajravelu, MD

Mary Ellen Vajravelu, MD, MSHP

Physician Scientist

vajravelume@upmc.edu

Marcy Vecchio

Marcy Vecchio

Administrative Assistant

marcy.vecchio@chp.edu

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