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Office of Research Oversight (ORO)           

                                                                           Central Office

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Central Office

Mailing Address (including express mail):
810 Vermont Ave., NW (10R), Washington , DC    20420
Physical Location: 1717 H Street, NW , Fifth Floor (10R), Washington , DC 20006-3901
Main Phone Number: (202) 266-4577
Fax Number: (202) 266-4560 or (202) 266-4595
  

Chief Officer, Tom Puglisi, PhD, CIP

202-266-4580

Deputy Chief Officer, Joan Porter, MSc, DPA, MPH, CIP, CIPP/G

202-266-4576

Associate Director, for Animal Welfare and Research Safety, Susan Harper, DVM , MS , DACLAM, DACVPM

202-266-4588

Associate Director, Research Integrity and Assurance, Peter Poon, JD, MA, CIPP/G

202-266-4574

Health Science Specialist, Doug Bannerman, PhD

202-266-4571

Veterinary Medical Officer, Eddye Carter, DVM *

678-924-5751

Veterinary Medical Officer, Dale Conaway, DVM*

678-924-5773

Health Science Specialist, Priscilla Craig

202-266-4572

Health Science Specialist, Gregory Gilbo, CIPP/G

202-266-4566

Veterinary Medical Officer, Michelle Sabol Jones, VMD , MS , ACLAM, CVA

202-266-4567

Health Science Specialist, Brendan Keegan, PhD

202-266-4573

Staff Assistant, Lynda Poore, CIPP/G, COTR

202-266-4575

Health Science Specialist, Jim Trout, PhD

202-266-4579

Program Analyst, Paula Waterman, MSc

202-266-4581

Executive Analyst, Shannon Williams, CIPP/G, COTR

202-266-4582

Program Support Assistant, Penny Powell

202-266-4578

*Virtual positions located at the Southern Regional Office in Duluth  , GA. 


 
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office
50 Irving St., NW (10R)
Washington , DC    20422
Fax Number: (202) 745-8538

Director, Min-Fu Tsan, MD, PhD

202-745-8544

Deputy Director, Baochong (Ben) Gao, PhD

202-745-8687

Health Science Specialist, Melody J. Higgins, RN, MS

202-745-8549

Health Science Specialist, Aileen Ward, MSN

202-745-2408

Health Science Specialist, Hannah Van Hook, RN, BS

202-745-2408

Program Specialist, Dee Dee Chavers

202-745-8110

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Midwestern Regional Office
Building 1(10R), Room B-103
5th Ave. &
Roosevelt Rd.
Hines , IL    60141
Fax Number: (708) 202-7250

Director, Karen Smith, PhD

708-202-7256

Deputy Director, Cindy Paulsen

708-202-7251

Health Science Specialist, Kathleen Franke, CIP

708-202-7266

Health Science Specialist, Jean Stocks 708-202-7254

Program Specialist, Dawn Arps

708-202-7254

 
 
 
 

 
Northeastern Regional Office
VAMC Bedford
200 Springs Road
Bedford, MA 01730
Fax Number: (781) 687-3858

Director, Richard D’Augusta, RPh, MPA

781-687-3854

Health Science Specialist, Leslie Cahill, MA, MPH, CIM, CIP

781-687-3852

Health Science Specialist, M. David Ullman, PhD

781-687-3853

Health Science Specialist, Sandra Munroe Wunschel, LICSW, FACHE

781-687-3855

Program Specialist, Ovidia Dragoli, CIM, COTR

781-687-3850

 
 
 
 
 
 
Southern Regional Office
3700 Crestwood Pkwy, NW, Suite 210
(10R)
Duluth , GA    30096
Fax Number: (678) 924-5708
Conference Room: (678) 924-5765

Director, David Miller, PhD, FAClinP

678-924-5752

Health Science Specialist, Damaris Alvelo-Ceron , PhD

678-924-5770

Health Science Specialist, Vacant

678-924-5769

Administrative Officer, Vacant

678-924-5762

 
 
 
 
 

Western Regional Office
For US Mail:
P.O. Box 8349  , Moreno Valley , CA   92552-8349
For Express Delivery:ORO Western Region
14560 2nd Street, Bldg. 2641, Suite B, Riverside  , CA    92518
Fax Number: (909) 801-5176

Director, Paul Hammond, MD, DPhil

909-801-5167

Health Science Specialist, John Farley , PhD

909-801-5169

Health Science Specialist, Cynthia Kerenyi

909-801-5168

Health Science Specialist, Tom Linkhart, PhD

909-801-5165

Health Science Specialist, Carrie Pennison

909-801-5164




 
 

 

 

Alphabetical Listing - All ORO Staff

Last Name

First Name

Position

Phone No.

Alvelo-Ceron

Damaris, PhD

Health Science Specialist

678-924-5770

Arps

Dawn

Program Specialist

708-202-7254

Bannerman

Doug PhD

Health Science Specialist

202-266-4571

Cahill

Leslie  , MA , MPH, CIM, CIP

Health Science Specialist

781-687-3852

Carter

Eddye DVM

Veterinary Medical Officer

678-924-5751

Chavers

Dee Dee

Program Specialist

202-745-8110

Conaway

Dale, DVM

Veterinary Medical Officer

678-924-5773

Craig

Priscilla

Health Science Specialist,

202-266-4572

D’Augusta

Richard, RPh, MPA

Director, Northeastern Regional Office

781-687-3854

Dragoli

Ovidia, CIM, COTR

Program Specialist

781-687-3850

Farley

John, PhD

Health Science Specialist

909-801-5169

Franke

Kathleen

Health Science Specialist

708-202-7266

Gao

Baochong (Ben), PhD

Deputy Director, Mid-Atlantic Office

202-745-8687

Gilbo

Gregory, CIPP/G

Health Science Specialist

202-266-4566

Hammond

Paul  , MD , DPhil

Director, Western Regional Office

909-801-5167

Harper

Susan (DVM, MS, DACLAM, DACVPM)

Associate Director for Animal Welfare and Research Safety

202-266-4588

Higgins

Melody J., RN, MS

Health Science Specialist

202-745-8549

Keegan

Brendan PhD

Health Science Specialist

202-266-4573

Kerenyi

Cynthia

Health Science Specialist

909-801-5168

Linkhart

Tom, PhD

Health Science Specialist

909-801-5165

Miller

David, PhD, FAClinP

Director, Southern Regional Office

678-924-5752

Paulsen

Cindy

Deputy Director, Midwestern Office

708-202-7251

Pennison

Carrie

Health Science Specialist

909-801-5164

Poon

Peter   (JD, MA, CIPP/G)

Associate Director

202-266-4574

Poore

Lynda CIPP/G, COTR

Staff Assistant

202-266-4575

Porter

Joan (MSc, DPA, MPH, CIP,  CIPP/G)

Deputy Chief Officer

202-266-4576

Powell

Penny

Program Support Assistant

202-266-4578

Puglisi

Tom (PhD, CIP)

Chief Officer

202-266-4580

SabolJones

Michelle,VMD , MS , ACLAM, CVA

Veterinary Medical Officer

202-266-4567

Smith

Karen, PhD

Director, Midwestern Regional Office

708-202-7256

Trout

Jim, PhD

Health Science Specialist

202-266-4579

Tsan

Min-Fu  , MD , PhD

Director,    Mid-Atlantic Regional Office

202-745-8544

Ullman

David, PhD

Health Science Specialist

781-687-3853

Vacant

 

Administrative Officer

678-924-5762

Ward

Aileen, MSN

Health Science Specialist         

202-745-8000 X-5426

Waterman 

Paula MSc

Program Analyst

202-266-4581

Williams

Shannon CIPP/G, COTR

Executive Analyst

202-266-4582

 

 

Health Science Specialist, Vacant

678-924-5769