OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD
IRB Members and Staff
IRB members play an important role in the review and approval of human subject research programs. The amount of time contributed to the Center by each member to review new protocols, annual reports, protocol modifications and adverse event reports is enormous.
Listed below are the current Board members. Questions should be directed initially to the IRB Chair or IRB Administrator (BSB 3-26, 613-8485). The Institutional Review Board Office is located in Room 3-26 of the Basic Science Building (phone: 718-613-8480 / fax: 718-613-8497).
| Rebecca Twersky, MD, MPH, IRB Chair, Boards A, B and E |
613-8742 |
| Phyllis Supino, EdD, Vice Chair, Board A |
613-8355 |
| Stanley Friedman, MD, Vice Chair, Board B |
270-1335 |
| Nicole McNair, MS, IRB Administrator |
613-8485 |
| Tamara Telfort, MPH, Assoc IRB Administrator |
270-4411 |
| Diann Johnson, MPH, Assoc IRB Administrator |
270-4341 |
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Affiliation / Department |
Board A - meets on the 1st Wednesday of every month
(Will Change if Meeting Date Conflicts with a Holiday) |
| Rebecca Twersky, MD, MPH - IRB Chair |
DMC -Anesthesiology |
| Phyllis Supino, EdD - Vice-Chair |
DMC - Medicine and Public Health |
| Noreen N. Bhola |
KCHC - Admin (Non-Scientist) |
| Jeffrey Birnbaum, MD |
DMC - Pediatrics |
| Daniel Cukor, PhD |
DMC - Psychiatry |
| Ross Hill, MD |
DMC - Medicine |
| Diann Johnson, MPH |
DMC - IRB Staff (Non-Scientist) |
| Jean McHugh, RN |
DMC - UHB Nursing |
| Nicole McNair, MS |
DMC - IRB Staff (Non-Scientist) |
| Roumen Nikolov, MD |
DMC - Psychiatry |
| Robert Peck, JD |
Prisoner Representative (Non-Scientist) |
| Kathleen Powderly, CNM, Ph.D |
DMC - Ethicist |
| Joyce Sabari, PhD |
DMC - CHRP / Occupational Therapy |
| Ricardo Small |
DMC - Community Member (Non-Affiliated/Non Scientist) |
| Michael Szarek. Ph.D |
DMC -Biostatistician and Epidemiologist |
| Tamara Telfort, MPH |
DMC - IRB Staff (Non-Scientist) |
| Isaac Topor, EdD |
DMC - CHRP / Medical Informatics |
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Board B - meets on the 3rd Wednesday of every month
(Will Change if Meeting Date Conflicts with a Holiday) |
| Rebecca Twersky, MD, MPH - IRB Chair |
DMC -Anesthesiology |
| Stanley Friedman, MD - Vice-Chair |
DMC - Physiology/Pharmacology |
| Virginia Anderson, MD |
DMC - Pathology |
| Gary Briefel, MD |
DMC/KCHC - Medicine / Nephrology |
| Dee Burton, MD |
DMC - School of Public Health/Community Health |
| Joan Cracco, MD |
DMC - Pediatric Neurology |
| Margaret Hammerschlag, MD |
DMC - Pediatrics |
| Diann Johnson, MPH |
DMC - IRB Staff (Non-Scientist) |
| Hope Mason, MPA |
KCHC - Admin (Non-Scientist) |
| Robert Peck, JD |
Prisoner Representative (Non-Scientist) |
| Kathleen Powderly, CNM, Ph.D |
DMC - Ethicist |
| Louis Salciccioli, MD |
DMC - Medicine |
| Ramotse Saunders, MD |
DMC - Psychiatry |
Laila Sedhom,
Ph.D., RN
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DMC - School of Nursing |
| Ketan Shevde, MD |
DMC - Anesthesiology |
| Ricardo Small |
Community Member (Non-Affiliated/Non Scientist) |
| Tamara Telfort, MPH |
DMC - IRB Staff (Non-Scientist) |
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| Board E - meets as needed |
| Rebecca Twersky, MD, MPH - IRB Chair |
DMC -Anesthesiology |
| Phyllis Supino, EdD - Vice-Chair |
DMC - Medicine and Public Health |
| Stanley Friedman, MD - Vice-Chair |
DMC - Physiology/Pharmacology |
| George Frangos, PhD |
DMC (non-scientist) |
| Diann Johnson, MPH |
DMC - IRB Staff (Non-Scientist) |
| Nicole McNair, MS |
DMC - IRB Staff (Non-Scientist) |
| Robert Peck, JD |
Prisoner Representative, (Non-Scientist) |
| Kathleen Powderly, CNM, Ph.D |
DMC - Ethicist |
| Ricardo Small |
Community Member (Non-Affiliated/Non Scientist) |
| Tamara Telfort, MPH |
DMC - IRB Staff (Non-Scientist) |
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