Research Leadership
Leonardo Seoane, MD, FACP
Chief Academic Officer & Senior Vice President
504-842-2526
lseoane@ochsner.org
Shelly Monks, FACHE
System Vice President for Academic Affairs
504-842-6117
smonks@ochsner.org
W. Mark Roberts, MD, MMM
Dean of Research
504-842-3314
william.roberts@ochsner.org
Edmond K. Kabagambe, DVM, MS, PhD, MBA, FAHA, FACE
Assistant Vice President for Outcomes Research & Research Integrity Officer
504-842-8255 | Publications
edmond.kabagambe@ochsner.org
Mark B. Effron, MD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP
Medical Director for Clinical Research
504-842-2421
mark.effron@ochsner.org
Danelle Guillory, MD, PhD
Director, Ochsner Center for Outcomes Research (OCOR)
504-703-8321
danelle.guillory@ochsner.org
Eboni G. Price-Haywood, MD, MPH, FACP
Medical Director, Ochsner Xavier Institute for Health Equity and Research (OXIHER)
eboni.pricehaywood@ochsner.org
Lydia A. Bazzano, MD, PhD, MPH, CIP
Executive Vice Chair, Ochsner Institutional Review Boards
504-842-3589
lbazzano@ochsner.org
Stephanie Henderson, CIP
Manager, Human Subject Research Protection Program
504-842-3563
stephanie.henderson@ochsner.org
Office of Sponsored Programs
Beth Kettenring
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
504-842-4685
osp@ochsner.org
Amanda McNeil
Supervisor, Pre-Award Administration
504-842-8486
amanda.mcneil@ochsner.org
Clinical Research
Samantha Bright
Director, Clinical Research
504-842-8629
samantha.bright@ochsner.org
Nicholas Duesbery, PhD
Director, Clinical Research
504-842-3316
nicholas.duesbery@ochsner.org
Ken Bode
Supervisor of Transplant Center Of Excellence
504-842-1936
ken.bode@ochsner.org
Lyndsey Buckner-Baiamonte, PhD
Supervisor, Bio-Bank
504-842-8197
lyndsey.bucknerbaiamonte@ochsner.org
Elise-Marie Curry
Clinical Research Nurse Supervisor
504-897-8084
elisemarie.curry@ochsner.org
Maria Gloth
Manager, Multi-Specialty Clinical Research
ENT, GI, Nephrology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Podiatry, Rheumatology
504-842-2417
mgloth@ochsner.org
Jenna Griffin, RN
Manager, Neuroscience Center of Excellence
504-842-5793
jenna.griffin2@ochsner.org
Ansley Hammons
Interim Director, Clinical Research
Manager, Women’s Health Center of Excellence and the Clinical Trials Unit
504-842-6526
ahammons@ochsner.org
Ashley Laroche
Supervisory Project Lead, Brain Health
504-703-0755
ashley.laroche@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
Supervisor, Ochsner Cancer Institute Precision Cancer Therapies Program
504-842-1094
elsa.levenes@ochsner.org
Vacant
Supervisor of Baptist Research
Laura Raymond
Supervisor Multispecialty Research
504-842-6726
laraymond@ochsner.org
Heather Scuderi
Supervisor, Ochsner Cancer Institute Clinical Research
heather.scuderi@ochsner.org
Johanna Veal
Manager, Clinical Research, Baton Rouge
225-761-5607
jveal@ochsner.org
Institute for Translational Research
Courtney Parke, PhD
Manager, Associate Administrator
504-842-8259
courtney.parke@ochsner.org
Paul Thevenot, PhD
Supervisor, Staff Scientist - Transplant
504-842-9980
paul.thevenot@ochsner.org
Li Li, MD, PhD
Supervisor, Staff Scientist - Oncology
504-842-2428
lli@ochsner.org
Deborah Ashcraft
Laboratory Supervisor - Infectious Disease
504-897-5223
dashcraft@ochsner.org
Doan Nguyen, PhD
Supervisor, Staff Scientist - Neuroscience
504-842-1259
doan.nguyen@ochsner.org
Xin Zhang, MD, PhD
Supervisor, Staff Scientist - Rheumatology
504-842-2834
xzhang@ochsner.org
