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Riley Clinical Research Council

The Riley Clinical Research Council is comprised of the directors of clinical research from all divisions in the Department of Pediatrics and the Child Health Research Institute. The main goals of the council are to build a community of clinical researchers at IU School of Medicine, foster research collaborations, facilitate clinical research operations and communicate opportunities for clinical research throughout the institute and the IU School of Medicine system.

Division Contacts

Division Chief
Rachel Katzenellenbogen, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Devon Hensel, PhD

Division Chief
Rania Abbasi, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Senthil Pakiasabapathy, MD

Division Chief and Director of Clinical Research
Larry Markham, MD

Division Chief
Mark Turrentine, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Mark Rodefeld, MD

Division Chief
Shannon Thompson, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Ann Freshour, DO

Division Chief
Adnan Bhutta, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Courtney Rowan, MD

Co-Division Chiefs
Angela Tomlin, PhD,
Becca McNally-Keehn, PhD

Director of Clinical Research
Eva Kurtz-Nelson, PhD

Division Chief
Cory Showalter, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Ben Nti, MD

Division Chief
Linda DiMeglio, MD, MPH

Director of Clinical Research
Tami Hannon, MD

Co-Division Chiefs
Brian DeBosch, MD, PhD
Charlie Vanderpool, MD

Director of Research
Steve Steiner, MD

Division Chief and Director of Clinical Research
Alyssa Swick, MD

Division Chief
Alan Ladd, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Troy Markel. MD

Division Chief
Brian Weiss, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Seethal Jacob, MD

Division Chief
Kimberly Schneider, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Richelle Baker

Division Chief
Chandy John, MD

Director of Clinical Research
James Wood, MD

Division Chief
Stephanie Ware, MD, PhD

Director of Clinical Research
Missy Lah, MD


Division Chief
Laura Haneline, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Edgardo Szyld, MD, MSc

Division Chief
David Hains, MD, MBA

Director of Clinical Research
Myda Khalid, MD

Division Chief
David Plager, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Kathryn Haider, MD

Division Chief
Christine Caltoum, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Robert Bielski, MD

Division Chief
Bruce Matt, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Diane Chen, MD

Division Chief
Ioana Cristea, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Jessica Zavadil, MD, PhD

Division Chief
Jim Chmiel, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Jim Chmiel, MD,
Kirsten Kloepfer, MD

Division Chief
Susan Ballinger, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Stacey Tarvin, MD

Division Chief
Rosalia Misseri, MD

Director of Clinical Research
Konrad Szymanski, MD, MPH