Research Directory

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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

Tariq Cheema

Vice President / Medical Director
Tariq.Cheema@ahn.org

Marla Harris

Director, Research and Sponsored Program Administration
Marla.Harris@ahn.org
(412) 330-2412

Amy Cupps

Director, Preclinical Facilities
Amy.Cupps@ahn.org
(412) 359-6088

Laurie Dennis

Director, Interdisciplinary
Clinical Research 
Laurie.Dennis@ahn.org
(412) 330-6152

Lori Hassett

Administrative Director, 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

Sue Schoonover

Administrative Director, AHN Cancer Institute 
Susan.Schoonover@ahn.org
(412) 359-5646

Melissa Tian

Administrative Director, Oncology & Esophageal and Lung Research
Melissa.Tian@ahn.org
(412) 359-3748

Cardiovascular Institute

Matt Yeager

Administrative Director, Research,
Cardiovascular Institute (CVI)
Matthew.Yeager@ahn.org
(412) 359-8648

Medicine Institute

Linda Santelices

Administrative Director, AAAI
Linda.Santelices@ahn.org
(412) 578-5676

Neuroscience Institute

Sarah Kimutis

Manager, Clinical Research 
Sarah.Kimutis@ahn.org

Orthopaedic Institute

Boyle Cheng

Assistant Professor
Boyle.Cheng@ahn.org
(412) 359-4020

Emergency Medicine, Radiology and Surgery Institutes

Andy Johnston

Manager, Clinical Research
Andrew.Johnston@ahn.org