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
Joseph R. Biggio Jr., MD, MS
Vice-Chief Scientific Officer
System Chair and Service Line Leader, Women’s Services
System Chair, Maternal Fetal Medicine
Randy Langford, CPA
Chief Financial Officer of Academics
Associate Dean of Finance, Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine
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
Mark B. Effron, MD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP
Executive Chair for Ochsner Institutional Review Board
Heidi L. Davis, PhD
Manager, Grants
Associate Professor, University of Queensland School of Medicine
Amanda McNeil, MD
Manager - Accounting, Research Finance Operations
Wendy Chriss, MBA-HCM, PhD
Director, Clinical Research
- 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
Melyssa Bratton, PhD, QBRS
Manager, Biorepository and Core Research Lab
Maria Gloth
Manager, Clinical Trials Unit and Multispecialty
GI, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Pulmonology, Radiology
Maria Latsis
Manager, Multi-Specialty Clinical Research
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Infectious Disease, Sports Medicine, Urology
Shannon Williams, RTR, CCRC
Manager, Cardiology Center of Excellence
Narquis Barak, MS
Supervisor, Clinical Research
Infectious Disease &Vaccine Studies
DeAnna Broussard
Supervisor, Education
Supervisor, Clinical Research Internship
Rachael Chrzan, RN, MSN
RN Supervisor, Late Phase Oncology Research
Sarah M. Geiger, MS-HCM, CCRP
Supervisor, Central Regulatory
Ochsner Cancer Institute
504-894-2861 ext.72681
Sarah.Geiger@Ochsner.org
Rosemary Liberto, MPH
Supervisor, Clinical Research
Infectious Disease, Pediatrics, & Pulmonary
Ellen Lovell, MA
Supervisor, Biorepository Core Research Laboratory
Special Projects Team
Paul Thevenot, PhD
Associate Professor, Supervisor, Transplant
