Ochsner’s administrative research leaders facilitate project design, implementation, and staffing. Identify yours by specialty area or region (see below). Or contact any of the leaders listed below.
Leaders by Specialty Area and Region
Nicole Villemarette-Pittman, PhD
System Director, Clinical Research
Director, Clinical Research Internship
Associate Professor (Hon), UQ Medical School
- Cardiology
- Ochsner BioDesign Lab
- Neurosciences
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Psychiatry
- Regional Areas Research Support
Nick Duesbery, PhD
Assistant Vice President, Research
- Ochsner Center for Outcomes Research
- Biorepository
Wendy Chriss, MBA-HCM, PhD
Director, Clinical Research
- Oncology
- Transplant/Hepatology
- Center for Innovative Cancer Therapies
Ansley Hammons, MBA, CCRP
Director, Clinical Research
- Medicine Multispecialty
- Surgical Multispecialty
- Women’s Health
Courtney Parke, PhD
Manager, Translational Research
Medical Director, Student Research
Senior Lecturer (Hon), UQ-Ochsner Clinical School
- Institute of Translational Research (Cancer, Infectious Disease, Kidney, Neuroscience, Rheumatology, Transplant)
