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Dr. Gollub is Associate Director of Psychiatric Neuroimaging at MGH and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at HMS. She is a board-certified psychiatrist with over 20 years of research experience spanning all levels of neuroscience investigation from intracellular interneuron electrophysiology to clinical neuroimaging in humans. Dr. Gollub oversees the day-to-day operation of the BIC and the interface of the BIC with the main CRC. She has 10 years of imaging experience at the Martinos Center and is available for consultation with investigators to ensure that CRC resources fully support their imaging studies. Her involvement with Biomedical Informatics Research Network (BIRN) enhances her ability to bring technological advances in image data acquisition and analysis to investigators at the CRC.
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Dr. Sorensen is an Associate Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School, the Associate Director of the MGH-NMR Center, and a neuroradiologist. The theme of research in his own laboratory is bringing advances in imaging to clinical application; specifically for applying advanced MRI approaches to acute ischemic stroke, migraine, and brain cancer, with an emphasis on developing and tailoring MRI to provide novel biomarkers of disease and disease progression. As the Core Director, Dr. Sorensen is responsible for the integration of the BIC with the existing imaging facilities in Charlestown and at the Main Campus. |
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Kathryn E. Hall, MS, RNCS, ANP-BC.
Nursing Director
Phone:617-726-3295
Fax: 617-726-7563
khall7@partners.org |
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Kathy Hall is the Nursing Director for the Clinical Research Center at MGH and Adjunct Faculty Member at Boston College Connell School of Nursing. She is an ANCC Board Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner. Her clinical speciality areas include Internal Medicine and Neurology. She has over 20 years of experience as a nurse practitioner, nurse administrator, and nurse educator.
Kathy oversees the operations management of Nursing and Support Staff on the MGH CRC units on White 13 and Charlestown Navy Yard/Bioimaging Core as it relates to research participant safety, overall experience, and efficient protocol implementation. She is available for consultation regarding the use of CRC resources, study design, and nursing resource allocation. Please feel free to contact her with any questions you may have.
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Ellen J. Anderson , R.D., M.S.
Bionutrition/MCP Director
Phone:617-726-2830
Fax: 617-726-4981
eanderson1@partners.org |
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| As the Bionutrition/MPC Director, Ellen is responsible for the nutrition components of research studies. As an experienced nutrition researcher, she can be consulted for study design and control of nutrition variables that may influence study outcome. This may include provision of a standard meal, design of a specialized nutrient meal, completion of energy assessments, or determination of nutrient intake from food records. In addition, bionutrition staff reviews protocols for bionutrition integrity. |
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Ed Andrews is the Administrative Manager for the MGH CRC. He is an experienced administrative professional who manages the overall CRC grant and the BIC portion of the grant. As the Administrative Manager, he manages the allocation of CRC ancillary funds to support research studies throughout MGH and discusses other study-related financial issues with the study team.
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Dr. Vangel is responsible for statistical review of all protocols submitted to the BIC. He performs consultations on study design, power analysis, and data analysis methods for imaging studies for CRC-supported investigators as well as investigators who are preparing protocols for submission to the CRC. This effort includes assistance with grant and manuscript preparation. In addition, Dr. Vangel provides training in the use of the statistical analysis software tools for both imaging and other data to CRC supported investigators and their staff. |
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As for all CRC protocols, every protocol conducted in the BIC has a designated Protocol Nurse. The Protocol Nurse is responsible for implementing the CRC based services.
All nursing personnel who work in the BIC have completed appropriate training in MR safety and have complete orientation to the imaging facilities. The research nursing staff provides all approved nursing care for studies performed either in BIC exam rooms or imaging suites. This includes, but is not limited to, taking medical histories, performing screening physical examinations, collecting specimens and ECGs, starting IVs, administering study drugs, collecting physiological measures during studies, and monitoring subjects during and following procedures. |
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The Nurse Practitioner performs a full range of services that include: simple and complex health history and physical assessments of adult volunteers, direct patient care, data acquisition, writing orders and prescribing pharmacologic and non pharmacologic interventions. Positive outcomes will be facilitated by the Nurse Practitioner by protocol specific consultations, protocol development, learning and administering specialized procedures. For studies that require an overnight stay supported by the Main Campus CRC the NP can interface with the staff on White 13 to oversee studies that bridge both MGH Inpatient and Outpatient Units and the BIC at CNY .
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Giorgio Bonmasser, Ph.D. (Imaging Engineer)
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Dr. Bonmasser is an experienced MRI physicist with many years of experience supporting MRI research communities. He has hardware and software expertise and is responsible for the development of customized hardware such as specialized coils and interface boxes for the monitoring of physiologic signals. He is available for consultation with investigators to determine the feasibility of and budget for protocols requiring modification of existing equipment or development of new equipment. In addition to providing general technical support, he assists in developing appropriate software for CRC approved protocols, including tailoring MRI pulse sequences, to ensure that investigators have seamless access to their data as formats change over time. He is responsible for the set up and maintenance of all BIC equipment including the mock scanner, physiological monitoring equipment, stimulus presentation equipment, and ancillary imaging equipment. |
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| Gerard Cronin is the Operations Coordinator for the BIC and for the CRC. Mr. Cronin is responsible for the Administrative Staffing, facilities, special requests, and Safety of Patients and Staff. He is available to assist in all materials, space and facilities matters as well as the liaison for all non-clinical support. |
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| Ms. Harling is the key person for the day-to-day operation of the BIC. She is responsible for maintaining close communication with the study investigators, the main CRC and the Martinos Center. She is available to answer questions and to assist in organization of the unit to benefit all study investigators. |
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