Meet Our Team
Lillian Barra, MD
St. Joseph’s Health Care London
Principal Investigator
John D. Carter, MD
University of South Florida
Principal Investigator
Natasha Dehghan, MD
University of British Columbia
St. Paul’s Hospital
Principal Investigator
Arturo Dominguez, MD
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center
Principal Investigator
Lindsy Forbess, MD, MSc
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Principal Investigator
Ora Gewurz-Singer, MD, MS
University of Michigan
Principal Investigator
Nader A. Khalidi, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FACR
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Principal Investigator
Carol A. Langford, MD, MHS
Cleveland Clinic
Principal Investigator
Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH
University of Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator
Nataliya Milman, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)
The Ottawa Hospital
Principal Investigator
Dr. Christian A. Pineau MD, FRCP(C)
McGill University
Principal Investigator
Kam Shojania, MD
University of British Columbia /
St. Paul’s Hospital
Principal Investigator
Ulrich Specks, MD
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Principal Investigator
Jason Springer, MD
Vanderbilt University
Principal Investigator
Robert F. Spiera
Hospital for Special Surgery
Attending Rheumatologist
Jessica K. Gordon, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Assistant Attending Rheumatologist
Christian Pagnoux, MD, MPH, MSc
Mt. Sinai Hospital Toronto
Associate Professor of Medicine
Tanaz Kermani, MD, MS
University of California at Los Angeles
Director, UCLA Vasculitis Program
Marcia Friedman, MD
Oregon Health & Science University
Instructor
Kenneth J. Warrington, MD
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Professor of Medicine
Naomi Amudala, CRNP, MSN
University of Pennsylvania
Nurse Practitioner
Sarah Hopkins, MS
University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Research Coordinator
Beemnet Amdemicael
Hospital for Special Surgery
Clinical Coordinator
Sally Thompson, MBE
University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Research Manager
Nicole Hollinger
Medius Klinik Kirchheim
Head of Study Center
Namneet Sandhu
University of Calgary
Project Coordinator
Carol A. McAlear, MA
University of Pennsylvania
Project Manager
Amanda Butler
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Research Coordinator
Vanessa Daly
Oregon Health & Science University
Research Coordinator
Marx Jayaraman
University of British Columbia/
St. Paul’s Hospital
Research Coordinator
Liliana Cartagena
University of British Columbia/
St. Paul’s Hospital
Research Coordinator
Rachel Carson
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Research Nurse
Phil Gallagher
St. Vincent's University Hospital
Research Nurse
Marla Tamarit Calderon
Oregon Health & Science University
Senior Research Assistant
Suneet Khurana
Mt. Sinai Hospital Toronto
Study Coordinator
Jane Jaquith
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Study Coordinator
Emily Lewis
University of Michigan
Study Coordinator
Michelle Orzechowski, MA
University of South Florida
Study Coordinator
Bonnie Paul
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Study Coordinator
Paula Patterson
The Ottawa Hospital
Study Coordinator
Michael Stachowitz
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Study Coordinator
Michele Tobaly
McGill University
Study Coordinator
Sherry Xu
University of Pennsylvania
Study Coordinator
Sandra Messier, RCT
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Vascular Medicine Research Coordinator
Itandewy Ramirez
University of California at Los Angeles
Santa Monica, CA