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Contacts for the AHN Research Institute

Keith Lejeune

Senior Vice President,
Research and Innovation
keith.lejeune@ahn.org
(412) 330-2413

Marla Harris

Director, Research Administration
marla.harris@ahn.org
(412) 330-2412

Amy Cupps

Director, Preclinical Facilities
amy.cupps@ahn.org
(412) 359-6088

Kyle Bird

Director, Research Operations
kyle.bird@ahn.org
(412) 359-4286

Lori Hassett

Manager, Office of Sponsored Research
lori.hassett@ahn.org
(412) 330-6110

Dawnmarie DeFazio, CHRC, CIP

Director, Clinical Research and
Regulatory Affairs
Dawnmarie.DeFazio@ahn.org
(412) 330-6192

Contacts by Institute

Cancer Institute

Melissa Tian

Administrative Director, Oncology
melissa.tian@ahn.org
(412) 359-3748

Cardiovascular Institute

Heather McDonald, BS, CCRC

Administrative Director, Research,
Cardiovascular Institute (CVI)
heather.mcdonald@ahn.org
(412) 359-3660

Cellular Therapeutics Institute 

Patrick Hnidka

Administrative Supervisor,
Institute for Cellular Therapeutics
patrick.hnikda@ahn.org
(412) 359-6988

Center for Biofilms Research

Rachael Kreft

Research Scientist
rachael.kreft@ahn.org
(412) 359-4513

Esophageal Institute

Suzanne Holbach

Administrative Director, ELI
suzanne.holbach@ahn.org
(412) 578-1035

Medicine Institute

Linda Santelices

Administrative Director, AAAI
linda.santelices@ahn.org
(412) 578-5676

Neuroscience Institute

Boyle Cheng

Assistant Professor
boyle.cheng@ahn.org
(412) 359-4020

Orthopaedic Institute

Shelly Evans

Administrative Director
shelly.evans@ahn.org
(412) 359-8693

Surgery Institute

Shelly Evans

Administrative Director
shelly.evans@ahn.org
(412) 359-8693