Leadership and Faculty
Leonardo Seoane, MD, FACP
Chief Academic Officer & Senior Vice President
504-842-2526
lseoane@ochsner.org
Jeannine F. Hinton, LCSW, MHA
Vice President – Academics
Ochsner LSU Health System N LA
504-616-7601
Jeannine.Hinton@OchsnerLSUhs.org
VACANT
Assistant Vice President for Outcomes Research & Research Integrity Officer
Mark B. Effron, MD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP
Medical Director for Clinical Research
504-842-2421
mark.effron@ochsner.org
Eboni G. Price-Haywood, MD, MPH, FACP
Medical Director, Ochsner Xavier Institute for Health Equity and Research (OXIHER)
Professor, Ochsner Clinical School - University of Queensland
eboni.pricehaywood@ochsner.org
Lydia A. Bazzano, MD, PhD, MPH, CIP
Executive Vice Chair, Ochsner Institutional Review Boards
504-842-3589
lbazzano@ochsner.org
Office of Sponsored Programs
Amanda McNeil
Manager - Accounting, Office of Sponsored Programs
504-842-8486
amanda.mcneil@ochsner.org
Clinical Research
Nicholas Duesbery, PhD
Director, Clinical Research
504-842-3316
nicholas.duesbery@ochsner.org
- Oncology
- Transplant/Hepatology
- Ochsner Center for Outcomes Research
- Precision Cancer Therapies Program (PCTP)
- Biorepository
- Core Research Lab
Ansley Hammons
Director, Clinical Research
504-842-6526
ahammons@ochsner.org
- Medicine Multispecialty
- Surgical Multispecialty
- Women’s Health
Johanna Veal, BS, BSN-RN, CCRP
Director, Clinical Research
225-761-5607
jveal@ochsner.org
- Regional Areas
Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman, PhD
Director, Clinical Research
504.703.4721
nicole.villemarettepittman@ochsner.org
- Cardiology
- Medical 3D Lab (m3D)
- Neurosciences
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Psychiatry
Melyssa Bratton, PhD
Manager, Clinical Research, 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
Jenna Griffin, RN
Manager, Neuroscience Center of Excellence
504-842-5793
jenna.griffin2@ochsner.org
Maria Latsis
Manager, Multi-Specialty Clinical Research
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Infectious Disease, Sports Medicine, Urology
504-842-3115
mlatsis@ochsner.org
Elise-Marie Curry, RN, BSN, OCN
Clinical Research Nurse Supervisor, Oncology
504-897-8084
elisemarie.curry@ochsner.org
Elsa Levenes, RN
Supervisor, Ochsner Cancer Institute Precision Cancer Therapies Program
504-842-1094
elsa.levenes@ochsner.org
Rafael Velasquez Valle, MD
Supervisor, Clinical Research, Biorepository and Core Research Lab
504-842-8170
rafael.velasquezvalle@ochsner.org
