HSS Research Institute is dedicated to supporting, fostering, and ensuring safe, compliant and scientifically valuable patient-oriented clinical research.
HSS Clinical Research Administration will provide services to facilitate all functions from clinical trial design conception through to a final contract and submission to the IRB, to study execution and closeout.
Clinical Research Administration (CRA) functions as a support team, providing clinical research investigators services including, but not limited to:
CRA is committed to providing exemplary service, oversight, support, and educational training in the conduct of human subjects’ research. As research evolves, CRA too continues to evolve in an effort to accommodate our clinical investigators, making the administrative and regulatory process as seamless as possible and encouraging further research at our institution.
Damien Francois
Research System Administrator, IT
212-774-7154
francoisd@hss.edu
Margarita Gilyadova, MD
Clinical Research Finance Administrator
646-714-6786
gilyadovam@hss.edu
Afshin Zartoshti
Clinical Research Finance Administrator
917-260-3544
zartoshtia@hss.edu
Lediona Ardolli
Quality Assurance Administrator
646-714-6362
ardollil@hss.edu
Sean Meighan
Clinical Research Accountant
212-774-2410
meighans@hss.edu
Charles Castel
IRB Administrator
212-774-2939
castelc@hss.edu
Patricia Salazar
Administrative Assistant
212-606-1238
salazarp@hss.edu
Our clinical research managers facilitate project development, contract negotiations and budget development for various studies based on services. Listed below are the managers and their appropriate service areas.
Amethia Joseph
Director, Clinical Research
646-797-8757
josepha@hss.edu
• Adult Reconstruction & Joint Replacement Division (ARJR)
Jessica Andres-Bergos, PhD
Research Director, Regenerative Medicine
917-260-4694
andresbergosj@hss.edu
• Regenerative Medicine Center
Justas Lauzadis
Director, Clinical Research
212-774-2602
lauzadisj@hss.edu
• Anesthesiology, Clinical Care & Pain Management
Allina A. Nocon, MPH
Director, Clinical Research
646-714-6015
nocona@hss.edu
• Complex Joint Reconstruction Center
Caroline Reidy
Manager, IAC
646-714-6307
reidyc@hss.edu
• Inflammatory Arthritis Center
TBD
• Neurology / Dr. Shetty
Jennifer Shue, MS, CCRC
Director of Clinical Research
Drs. Cammisa, Girardi, Hughes, Sama
212-774-7183
shuej@hss.edu
• Orthopedic Spine Surgery
TBD
• Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Jennifer Cheng, PhD
Clinical Research Coordinator
646-714-6870
chengj@hss.edu
• Physiatry
Jessica Rios
Sr. Research Coordinator
212-774-7321
riosj@hss.edu
• Primary Sports Medicine / Dr. Halpern
TBD
• Radiology
Eileen McCullagh, RN, ONC, CCRC
Program Manager
212-774-7381
mccullaghe@hss.edu
• Rheumatology
Carey Ford
Clinical Research Manager
212-606-1698
fordc@hss.edu
• Medicine