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Leonardo Seoane, MD, FACP

Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer

Founding Dean, Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine

Professor of Medicine, University of Queensland School of Medicine

Nneka L. Ifejika, MD, MPH, FAAPMR, FAHA

Chief Scientific Officer

Interim Associate Dean of Research, Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine

Ferber Family of Houma Endowed Research Chair

504-842-3314
nneka.ifejika@ochsner.org

Joseph R. Biggio Jr., MD, MS

Vice-Chief Scientific Officer

System Chair and Service Line Leader, Women’s Services

System Chair, Maternal Fetal Medicine

504-842-5574
joseph.biggio@ochsner.org

Randy Langford, CPA

Chief Financial Officer of Academics

Associate Dean of Finance, Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine

504-842-2812
rlangford@ochsner.org

Alex Griffith

Director - Controller

504-842-0293
alex.griffith@ochsner.org

Nick Duesbery, PhD

Assistant Vice President of Research

Professor (Hon), UQ Medical School

504-842-3316
nicholas.duesbery@ochsner.org

  • Ochsner Center for Outcomes Research
  • Biorepository
  • Translational Laboratories
  • Lafayette
  • Research Administration
Eboni G. Price-Haywood, MD, MPH, FACP

System Medical Director, Health Outcomes & Inclusion

Associate Dean for Health Equity and Public Health, Professor of Medicine, Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine

Professor of Medicine, University of Queensland School of Medicine

eboni.pricehaywood@ochsner.org

Mark B. Effron, MD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP

Executive Chair for Ochsner Institutional Review Board

504-842-2421
mark.effron@ochsner.org

Cathryn Lucas

Director, Human Research Protection Program

504-842-3535
cathryn.lucas@ochsner.org

Beth Kettenring

Assistant Vice President, Finance

504-842-4685
osp@ochsner.org

Heidi L. Davis, PhD

Manager, Grants

Associate Professor, University of Queensland School of Medicine

504-842-9382
heidi.davis@ochsner.org
grants@ochsner.org

Stephanie B. Morgan

Manager - Accounting

504-842-1056
stephanie.morgan@ochsner.org

Amanda McNeil, MD

Manager - Accounting, Research Finance Operations

504-842-8486
amanda.mcneil@ochsner.org

Anh Nguyen

Supervisor, Research Financial Operations

anh.nguyen4@ochsner.org

Brittney Wylie, MHA

Supervisor, Research Financial Operations

brittney.wylie@ochsner.org

Wendy Chriss, MBA-HCM, PhD

Director, Clinical Research

wendy.chriss@ochsner.org

  • Oncology
  • Transplant/Hepatology
  • Center for Innovative Cancer Therapies
Ansley Hammons, CCRP, MBA

Director, Clinical Research

504-842-6526
ahammons@ochsner.org

  • Medicine Multispecialty
  • Surgical Multispecialty
  • Women’s Health
Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman, PhD

Director, Clinical Research

Director, Clinical Research Internship

Associate Professor, Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine

Associate Professor (Hon), University of Queensland School of Medicine

504-703-4721
nicole.villemarettepittman@ochsner.org

  • Cardiology
  • Neurosciences
  • Ochsner BioDesign Lab
  • Baton Rouge Multispecialty
Ken Bode

Manager, Central Regulatory

504-842-1936
ken.bode@ochsner.org

Melyssa Bratton, PhD, QBRS

Manager, Biorepository and Core Research Lab

504-842-8197
melyssa.bratton@ochsner.org

Maria Gloth

Manager, Clinical Trials Unit and Multispecialty

GI, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Pulmonology, Radiology

504-842-2417
mgloth@ochsner.org

Maria Latsis

Manager, Multi-Specialty Clinical Research

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Infectious Disease, Sports Medicine, Urology

504-842-3115
mlatsis@ochsner.org

Elsa Levenes, RN

Manager, Neuroscience Center of Excellence

504-842-5793
elsa.levenes@ochsner.org

Ashunti Pearson

Manager, Clinical Research, Baton Rouge

225-761-5278
aspearson@ochsner.org

Shannon Williams, RTR, CCRC

Manager, Cardiology Center of Excellence

504-842-6487
slwilliams@ochsner.org

Narquis Barak, MS

Supervisor, Clinical Research

Infectious Disease &Vaccine Studies

narquis.barak@ochsner.org

Erin Biggs, PhD

Supervisor, Outcomes Research

erin.biggs@ochsner.org

DeAnna Broussard

Supervisor, Education

Supervisor, Clinical Research Internship

deanna.broussard@ochsner.org

Rachael Chrzan, RN, MSN

RN Supervisor, Late Phase Oncology Research

rachael.chrzan@ochsner.org
504-703-8457

Lauren Davis

Supervisor, Neuroscience Center of Excellence

lauren.davis2@ochsner.org

Randi DeArmitt, MBA

Supervisor, Biorepository and Core Research Lab

randi.dearmitt@ochsner.org

Sarah M. Geiger, MS-HCM, CCRP

Supervisor, Central Regulatory

Ochsner Cancer Institute

504-894-2861 ext.72681
Sarah.Geiger@Ochsner.org

Nadrine Hayden, BS

Supervisor, Clinical Trials Unit

504-897-5811
nadrine.hayden@ochsner.org

Rosemary Liberto, MPH

Supervisor, Clinical Research

Infectious Disease, Pediatrics, & Pulmonary

504-703-2967
rosemary.liberto@ochsner.org

Ellen Lovell, MA

Supervisor, Biorepository Core Research Laboratory

Special Projects Team

ellen.lovell@ochsner.org

Laura Raymond

Supervisor, Regulatory

504-842-6726
laraymond@ochsner.org

Angela R. Smith, MBA, CCRC, CCRP

Supervisor, Transplant

504-703-2061
anglsmith@ochsner.org

Kristin Steele, BSN, RN

Supervisor, Transplant

504-703-2061
anglsmith@ochsner.org

Rachel Wise, PhD

Manager, Translational Research

rachel.wise@ochsner.org

Paul Thevenot, PhD

Associate Professor, Supervisor, Transplant

504-842-9980
paul.thevenot@ochsner.org

Li Li, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Supervisor, Oncology

504-842-2428
lli@ochsner.org

Deborah Ashcraft

Laboratory Supervisor - Infectious Disease

504-897-5223
dashcraft@ochsner.org

Xin Zhang, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Rheumatology

504-842-2834
xzhang@ochsner.org

Kelley Nunez, PhD

Assistant Professor, Transplant

504-842-3790
Kelley.nunez@ochsner.org