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The Medical Executive Committee, comprised of the various clinical directors of the NIH intramural clinical research programs and other senior medical and administrative staff, advises the Clinical Center Director and develops policies governing standards of medical care in the Clinical Center. The Committee represents and acts for the Medical Staff and other clinical professionals in the Clinical Center, and enforces the rules and policies of the Clinical Center.
Committee members
James L. Gulley, MD, PhD
Chair, Medical Executive Committee
Clinical Director
National Cancer Institute
(301) 480-7164
gulleyj@mail.nih.gov
Christopher Koh, MD
Vice Chair, Medical Executive Committee
Clinical Director
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(301) 443-9402
kohchris@mail.nih.gov
Wesam Aleyadeh, MD
Clinical Fellow
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(301) 451-7009
wesam.aleyadeh@nih.gov
Natalie Atyeo, MD
Clinical Fellow
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
(240) 987-7992
natalie.atyeo@nih.gov
Miroslav "Misha" Bačkonja, MD
Clinical Director
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Acting Clinical Director
National Institute of Nursing Research
(301) 402-5679
misha.backonja@.nih.gov
Jonathan A. Bolaños, MD FASN
Staff Clinician
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 480-0662
Jonathan.bolanos@nih.gov
Prashant Chittiboina, MD, MPH
Surgeon-in-Chief
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 496-2921
prashant.chittiboina@nih.gov
Kelvin Choi, MD, PhD
Scientific Director
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
(301) 771-1643
tsz.choi@nih.gov
Robert A. Colbert, MD, PhD
Clinical Director
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
(301) 496-3761
colbertr@mail.nih.gov
Josephine M. Egan, MD
Clinical Director
National Institute on Aging
(410) 350-3922
eganj@mail.nih.gov
Michael B. Fessler, MD
Clinical Director
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(919) 302-3697
fesslerm@niehs.nih.gov
David Goldman, MD
Clinical Director
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(301) 443-0059
davidgoldman@mail.nih.gov
Catherine M. Gordon, MD
Clinical Director
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Acting Clinical Director
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
(301) 432-2499
catherine.gordon@nih.gov
Colleen M. Hadigan, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
Clinical Director
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 496-3516
hadiganc@nih.gov
Alison Han, MD, MS
Chief, Hospital Epidemiology Service
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 827-9089
alison.han@nih.gov
Elizabeth C. Jones, MD
Chief of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 402-5606
ejones@cc.nih.gov
Deborah Kolakowski, DNP, RN
Acting Chief Nurse Officer
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 496-8019
DKolakowski@cc.nih.gov
Janice S. Lee, DDS, MD, MS
Clinical Director
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
(301) 594-4591
leejs2@mail.nih.gov
Richard W. Lee, MD
Clinical Director
National Eye Institute
(301) 496-6583
richard.lee4.nih.gov
Lorenzo Leggio, MD, PhD
Clinical Director
National Institute on Drug Abuse
(443) 740-2801
lorenzo.leggio@nih.gov
Joshua M. Levy, MD, MPH, MS
Clinical Director
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
(301) 402-4216
joshua.levy@nih.gov
Andrew Mannes, MD
Chief Perioperative Medicine
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 594-3427
amannes@cc.nih.gov
Henry Masur, MD
Chief, Critical Care Medicine
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 496-9320
hmasur@mail.cc.nih.gov
Deborah P. Merke, MD, MS
Chief, Pediatrics
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 496-0718
merked@mail.nih.gov
Kathleen Mitchell
Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Special Interest Group
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 435-2767
Kathleen.mitchell@nih.gov
Avindra Nath, MD
Clinical Director
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
(301) 496-1561
avindra.nathan@nih.gov
Veronique Nussenblatt, MD
Acting Clinical Director
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(240) 812-2075
veronique.nussenblatt@nih.gov
Janice Oparah, CDR
Patient Representative
NIH Clinical Center
(240) 205-3778
oparahj@cc.nih.gov
Maryland Pao, MD
Clinical Director
National Institute of Mental Health
(301) 435-5770
paom@mail.nih.gov
Benjamin Solomon, MD
Clinical Director
National Human Genome Research Institute
(301) 402-8824
solomonb@mail.nih.gov
Anthony Suffredini, MD
Acting Clinical Director
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(301) 496-9320
asuffredini@mail.nih.gov
Ex Officio Members
Jonathan M. Green, MD, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 402-4733
jonathan.green3@nih.gov
Leighton Chan, MD, MPH
Acting Chief Scientific Officer
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 496-4733
chanle@mail.nih.gov
Janice S. Lee, DDS, MD, MS
Deputy Director for Intramural Clinical Research, NIH
Deputy Director, Office of Intramural Research, NIH
(301) 594-4591
leejs2@mail.nih.gov
Carrie G. Kennedy, JD
Senior Attorney, Office of the General Counsel
(301) 496-6043
carrie.kennedy@mail.nih.gov
Exec Sec
Thomas R. Burklow, MD, FAAP, FACC
Acting Executive Secretary
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 496-8015
tom.burklow@nih.gov
Tracey Lewis, MA, MS
Staff Support
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 451-9624
tracey.lewis@nih.gov