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COIN Investigators & Staff


Leadership | Core Investigators | Affiliate Investigators | Fellows

Leadership

 

Directors

 

Christine Jones, MD, MS
Title: COIN Director (Denver); Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Christine.Jones17@va.gov
Location: Denver

Steven B. Zeliadt, PhD, MPH
Title: COIN Director (Seattle); Core Investigator
Research Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health
Contact: Steven.Zeliadt@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Associate Directors

 

Laura C. Feemster, MD, MS
Title: Associate Director (Seattle); Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: Laura.Feemster@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Joseph W. Frank, MD, MPH
Title: Associate Director (Denver); Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Joseph.Frank2@va.gov
Location: Denver

Fellowship Directors

 

Catherine T. Battaglia, PhD, MSHA, RN
Title: Core Investigator; Co-Director VA Advanced Fellowship Program in HSR (Denver)
Professor, University of Colorado School of Public Health
Contact: Catherine.Battaglia@va.gov
Location: Denver

Jacob A. Doll, MD
Title: Core Investigator; Co-Director VA Advanced Fellowship Program in HSR (Seattle)
Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: Jacob.Doll@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Charles C. Engel, MD, MPH
Title: Core Investigator; Co-Director VA Advanced Fellowship Program in HSR (Seattle)
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: Charles.Engel@va.gov
Location: Seattle

John C. Fortney, PhD
Title:Core Investigator; Co-Director VA Advanced Fellowship Program in HSR (Seattle)
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Division Director - Population Health, University of Washington
Contact: John.Fortney@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Heather Gilmartin, PhD, NP
Title: Core Investigator; Learning Health Systems Curriculum Director, HSR Fellowship (Denver); Career Development Awardee
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Public Health
Contact: Heather.Gilmartin@va.gov
Location: Denver

Sridharan Raghavan, MD, PhD
Title: Core Investigator; Career Development Awardee; Co-Director VA Advanced Fellowship Program in HSR (Denver)
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Sridharan.Raghavan@va.gov
Location: Denver

Erica Tartaglione, BS
Title: VA Advanced Fellowship Program in HSR Coordinator (Seattle)
Seattle Fellowship Contact: erica.tartaglione@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Erica Valdez
Title: VA Advanced Fellowship Program in HSR Coordinator (Denver)
Denver Fellowship Contact: erica.valdez@va.gov
Location: Denver

Core Investigators

 

David Au, MD, MS
Title: Core Investigator
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: David.Au@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Roman A. Ayele, PhD, MPH
Title: Core Investigator
Assistant Professor Adjunct, Colorado School of Public Health
Contact: Roman.Ayele@va.gov
Location: Denver

David B. Bekelman, MD, PhD
Title: Core Investigator
Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: David.Bekelman@va.gov
Location: Denver

Catherine Butler, MD, MA
Title: Core Investigator; K-23 Awardee
Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: Catherine.Butler2@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Lisa S. Callegari, MD, MPH
Title: Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: Lisa.Callegari@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Liron Caplan, MD, PhD
Title: Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Liron.Caplan@va.gov
Location: Denver

Jessica A Chen, PhD
Title: Core Investigator; Career Development Awardee
Assistant Professor, University of Washington School Medicine
Contact: Jessica.Chen663@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Kristina A Crothers, MD
Title: Core Investigator
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: Kristina.Crothers@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Marguerite Daus, PhD, RN
Title: Core Investigator
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: marguerite.daus@va.gov
Location: Denver

Lucas M. Donovan, MD, MS
Title: Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: Lucas.Donovan@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Vincent S. Fan, MD, MPHDr
Title: Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: Vincent.Fan@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Margaret A. Fitzpatrick, MD, MS
Title: Core Investigator; Career Development Awardee
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: margaret.fitzpatrick@va.gov
Location: Denver

Kristen E. Gray, PD, MS, BS
Title: Core Investigator
Research Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health
Contact: Kristen.Gray2@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Matthew F. Griffith, MD, MPH
Title: Core Investigator
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Matthew.Griffith@va.gov
Location: Denver

Leah M. Haverhals, PhD, MA
Title: Core Investigator, Co-Director, Qualitative Core (Denver)
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Leah.Haverhals@va.gov
Location: Denver

Eric J. Hawkins, PhD
Title:Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: Eric.Hawkins@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Paul L. Hebert, PhD
Title: Core Investigator
Research Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health
Contact: Paul.Hebert2@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Christian D. Helfrich, PhD, MPH
Title: Core Investigator
Research Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health
Contact: Christian.Helfrich@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Kamal Henderson, MD
Title: Core Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Kamal.Henderson@va.gov
Location: Denver

Paul Hess, MD
Title: Core Investigator; Career Development Awardee
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Paul.Hess@va.gov
Location: Denver

P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD
Title: Core Investigator
Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Michael.Ho@va.gov
Location: Denver

Katherine D. Hoerster, PhD, MPH
Title:Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: Katherine.Hoerster@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Teresa S. Jones, MD
Title: Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: teresa.jones@va.gov
Location: Denver

Paula Langner, PhD
Title: Core Investigator, Data Analytics Core - Methods Lead
Contact: paula.langner@va.gov
Location: Denver

Chelsea Leonard, PhD
Title: Core Investigator; Co-Director, Qualitative Core (Denver)
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Chelsea.Leonard@va.gov
Location: Denver

Cari R. Levy, MD, PhD
Title: Core Investigator
Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Cari.Levy@va.gov
Location: Denver

Alyson J. Littman, PhD, MPH
Title: Core Investigator
Research Professor; University of Washington School of Public Health
Contact: Alyson.Littman@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Christine Melillo, PhD, RN
Title: Core Investigator
Contact: Christine.Melillo@va.gov
Location: Denver

Karin M. Nelson, MD, MSHS
Title: Core Investigator
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: Karin.Nelson@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Ann M. O’Hare, MD
Title: Core Investigator
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: Ann.OHare@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Ashok Reddy, MD, MS, BS
Title: Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: Ashok.Reddy@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Amneet Sandhu, MD
Title: Core Investigator; Career Development Awardee
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Amneet.Sandhu2@va.gov
Location: Denver

Linnaea Schuttner, MD, MS
Title: Core Investigator, Career Development Awardee
Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: linnaea.schuttner@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Joseph A Simonetti, MD
Title: Core Investigator, Career Development Awardee
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Joseph.Simonetti@va.gov
Location: Denver

Emily C. Williams, PhD, MPH
Title: Core Investigator
Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health
Contact: Emily.Williams3@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Edwin S. Wong, PhD, MA
Title: Core Investigator
Research Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health
Contact: Edwin.Wong@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Susan P.Y. Wong, MD, MS
Title: Core Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: Susan.Wong2@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Affiliate Investigators

 

Lauren Abbate, MD, PhD
Title: Director, RMRVAMC Geriatric Emergency Department
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: lauren.abbate@va.gov
Location: Denver

Evan Carey, PhD
Title: Affiliate Investigator
Clinical Assistant Professor, Colorado School of Public Health
Contact: Evan.Carey@va.gov
Location: Denver

Jason A. Dominitz, MD, MHS
Title: Affiliate Investigator
Executive Director for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Veterans Affairs
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: jason.dominitz@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Kelty Fehling, MPH
Title: Deputy Director (Denver); Affiliate Investigator
Contact: Kelty.Fehling@va.gov
Location: Denver

George N. Ioannou, MD, MS
Title: Affiliate Investigator
Director, VA Puget Sound Health Care System Hepatology
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Contact: George.Ioannou@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Michaela McCarthy, PhD
Title: Affiliate Investigator
Contact: Michaela.McCarthy@va.gov
Location: Denver

Lauren McKown, PhD
Title: Affiliate Investigator
Contact: Lauren.McKown@va.gov
Location: Denver

‪Mayuree Rao, MD
Title: Clinical Affiliate
Contact: Mayuree.Rao@va.gov
Location: Seattle

‪David E. Reed, II, PhD
Title: Clinical Affiliate
Contact: David.Reed7@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Comilla Sasson, MD, MHS
Title: Affiliate Investigator
Associate Clinical Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Comilla.Sasson@va.gov
Location: Denver

George Sayre, PsyD
Title: Director, Qualitative Core (Seattle)
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health
Contact: George.Sayre@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Laura Scherer, PhD
Title: Affiliate Investigator
Associate Research Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Laura.Scherer@va.gov
Location: Denver

Tracy L Simpson, PhD
Title: UW Affiliation
Professor of Psychiatry amd Behavioral Sciences
Contact: Tracy.Simpson@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Jonathan Staloff, MD, MSc
Title: VA HSR Advanced MD Fellow
Contact: Jonathan.Staloff@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Stephen Waldo, MD
Title: National Director, VA Clinical Assessment, Reporting and Tracking (CART) Program
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Stephen.Waldo@va.gov
Location: Denver

Post-Doctoral Fellows

 

Jake Cotton, MD
Title: VA HSR Advanced MD Fellow
Contact: jake.cotton@va.gov
Location: Denver

Madeline Frost, PhD, MPH
Title: VA HSR Advanced PhD Fellow
Contact: madeline.frost@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Jeremy Bryce Graber, PT, DPT
Title: VA HSR Advanced Fellow - Rehabilitation Scientist
Contact: jeremy.graber@va.gov
Location: Denver

Elizabeth P D Koselka, PhD
Title: VA HSR Advanced Fellow - Allied Health Research
Contact: Elizabeth.Koselka@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Luis M. Perez, PhD, RD
Title: VA HSR Advanced Fellow - Allied Health Research
Contact: luis.perez2@va.gov
Location: Denver

Mattie Pontiff, DPT, PhD
Title: VA HSR Advanced Fellow - Allied Health Research
Contact: mattie.pontiff@va.gov
Location: Denver

Michelle Rauzi PT, DPT, PhD, ATC
Title: VA HSR Advanced Fellow - Health Systems Research
Contact: michelle.rauzi@cuanschutz.edu
Location: Denver

The diverse substantive, methodological, and clinical expertise across our investigators and staff is invaluable to VA health care research and delivery.