Leonardo Seoane, MD, FACP
Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer
Ochsner Health
Founding Dean
Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
University of Queensland School of Medicine
Nneka L. Ifejika, MD, MPH, FAAPMR
Chief Scientific Officer
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
Ochsner Health
504-842-5574
joseph.biggio@ochsner.org
Nick Duesbery, PhD
Assistant Vice President of Research
504-842-3316
nicholas.duesbery@ochsner.org
- Ochsner Center for Outcomes Research
- Biorepository
Eboni G. Price-Haywood, MD, MPH, FACP
System Medical Director, Health Outcomes & Inclusion
Ochsner Health System
Associate Dean for Health Equity and Public Health,
Professor of Medicine
Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine
Professor of Medicine,
Ochsner Clinical School - University of Queensland
Mark B. Effron, MD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP
Executive Chair for Ochsner Institutional Review Board
504-842-2421
mark.effron@ochsner.org
Amanda McNeil
Manager - Accounting, Research Finance Operations
504-842-8486
amanda.mcneil@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 (Hon), UQ Medical School
504-703-4721
nicole.villemarettepittman@ochsner.org
- Cardiology
- Ochsner BioDesign Lab
- Neurosciences
- Regional Areas Research Support
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
Narquis Barak, MS
Supervisor, Clinical Research
Infectious Disease &Vaccine Studies
narquis.barak@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
VACANT
Supervisor, Center for Innovative Cancer Therapies
VACANT
Manager, Translational Research
Paul Thevenot, PhD
Associate Professor, Supervisor, Transplant
504-842-9980
paul.thevenot@ochsner.org
