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Office of the Clinical Director

Building 10, Room 10S229
10 Center Drive, MSC 1863
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1863
Phone: (301) 496-9058
Fax: (301) 496-7295

Mission Statement

The Office of the Clinical Director coordinates, supervises and supports the conduct of intramural clinical research on the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases of the visual system and fosters the translation of advances in laboratory research into clinical applications. Provides infrastructure needed to promote high quality clinical research and to ensure patient safety, including protocol review, clinical informatics, and data and safety management; (2) monitors quality assurance of the intramural clinical research program; (3) coordinates the credentialing of health care providers within the Institute; (4) administers the ophthalmology consultation service to provide ophthalmic care for patients referred from other Institutes; and; (5) coordinates and provides clinical research training for NIH staff, fellows, and students.

Activities

1. Health care provider credentialing management and administration.
2. Clinical care and clinical research quality assurance.
3. Protocol management, administration, and development.
4. Fellowship support and training.
5. Educational support and development
6. Provides management and administrative support for the Eye Clinic.
7. Provide diagnostic and testing services in support of the Clinical Intramural Research Program.

The Office of the Clinical Director is composed of the following Branch and Sections:

Office of the Clinical Director

Consult Service Section
Professional Services Section
Electrophysiological and Psychophysical Section

Clinical Operations Branch

Clinical Services Section
Imaging Services Section
Clinical Trials Coordinating Section

Clinical Research Programs

For a complete list of studies conducted through the NEI Clinical Intramural Research Program, visit the NIH Clinical Studies Database.

Office of the Clinical Director

Name Title E-Mail Phone
Frederick Ferris III, M.D. Clinical Director flf@nei.nih.gov (301) 496-6583
Janine Smith, M.D. Deputy Clinical Director smithj@nei.nih.gov (301) 496-9058
Wanda Coleman Program Assistant colemanw@nei.nih.gov (301) 496-9058
Clarisse Brooks Administrative Lab Manager brooksc@nei.nih.gov (301) 496-9058

Clinical Operations Branch

Name Title E-Mail Phone
William O'Donnell, M.S., M.B.A. Chief, Clinical Operations Branch wrod@nei.nih.gov (301) 496-9059
Elizabeth Murphy, PhD Clinical Applications Engineer murphy@nei.nih.gov (301) 402-4145
Anitra Gaines Medical Records Clerk gainesa@nei.nih.gov (301) 451-3894

Clinical Services Section

Name Title E-Mail Phone
Guy E. Foster, COT Chief, Clinical Services Section fosterg@nei.nih.gov (301) 496-5846 ext 308
Darryl Hayes Research Ophthalmic Technician hayesdc@mail.nih.gov (301) 496-5846
Dessie Koutsandreas, COA Research Ophthalmic Technician koutsand@nei.nih.gov (301) 496-5846
Richard Mercer, COT Research Ophthalmic Technician mercerr@nei.nih.gov (301) 496-5846
Roula Nashwinter, COA Research Ophthalmic Technician nashwinr@nei.nih.gov (301) 496-5846
John Rowan, COMT Research Ophthalmic Technician rowanj@nei.nih.gov (301) 496 5846
Greg Short, COMT Research Ophthalmic Technician shortg@nei.nih.gov (301) 496-5846

Imaging Services Section

Name Title E-Mail Phone
Denise Cunningham, CRA, RBP, MEd Chief, Imaging Services Section cunninghamd@nei.nih.gov (301) 496-9715
Marilois Palmer Photographer, Medical chiccam@nei.nih.gov (301) 496-9715
John Reaves Ophthalmic Imager reavesj@nei.nih.gov (301) 496-9715

Clinical Trials Coordinating Section

Name Title E-Mail Phone
Young Kim, RN Chief, Clinical Trials Coordinating Section youngk@nei.nih.gov (301) 435-1831
Leorey Saligan Nurse Practitioner saliganl@nei.nih.gov (301) 451-7362
Katherine Shimel, RN, COT Clinical Trials Coordinator shimelk@nei.nih.gov (301) 402-2863
Gaiter, Renee, RN Clinical Trials Coordinator rg247r@nih.gov (301)594-9825
Patti Sherry, RN Clinical Trials Coordinator sherryp@nei.nih.gov (301)435-4529
Cheryl Perry, RN Clinical Trials Coordinator cp118v@nih.gov (301) 496-6821
Merria Woods, LPN Clinical Trials Coordinator woodsm@nei.nih.gov (301) 402-1369

Consult Service Section

Name Title E-Mail Phone
Rachel Bishop, MD Chief, Consult Service Section bishopra@nei.nih.gov (301)402-3771

Professional Services Section

Name Title E-Mail Phone
Janine Smith, M.D. Acting Chief, Professional Services Section smithj@nei.nih.gov (301) 496-9058

Electrophysiological and Psychophysical Section

Name Title E-Mail Phone
Frederick Ferris III, M.D. Acting Chief, Electrophysiological and Psychophysical Section flf@nei.nih.gov (301) 496-9058
Francisco de Monasterio, M.D. Medical Officer Fd12c@nih.gov (301) 496-3219

Recent Publications

Active NEI Intramural Clinical Protocol Descriptions

Visit the NIH Clinical Studies Database for a list of clinical studies being conducted by the National Eye Institute at the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Complete descriptions and contact information is included for each study. Health care providers are encouraged to refer a patient to NEI studies.

This page was last modified in April 2008