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COIN Investigators & Staff


Leadership | Administration | Core Investigators | Affiliate Investigators | Research Team | Fellows

Leadership

 

Directors

 

David Au, MD, MS
Title: Director, HSR&D COIN
Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington
Contact: David.Au@va.gov
Location: Seattle
P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD
Title: Acting Director, HSR&D COIN
Professor, Medicine-Cardiology, University of Colorado
Contact: Michael.Ho@va.gov
Location: Denver

Associate Directors

 

Christine Jones, MD, MS
Title: Acting Associate Director & MD Fellowship Co-Director, Denver
Associate Professor, Medicine-Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Christine.Jones17@va.gov
Location: Denver
Steven B. Zeliadt, PhD, MPH
Title: Associate Director, HSR&D COIN
Research Professor, Health Services, University of Washington
Contact: Steven.Zeliadt@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Fellowship Directors

 

Catherine T. Battaglia, PhD, MSHA, RN
Title: PhD Fellowship Co-Director, Denver
Clinical Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Catherine.Battaglia@va.gov
Location: Denver
Jacob A. Doll, MD
Title: MD Fellowship Co-Director, Seattle
Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of Washington
Attending Physician, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Contact: Jacob.Doll@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Charles C. Engel, MD, MPH
Title: MD Fellowship Co-Director, Seattle
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Contact: Charles.Engel@va.gov
Location: Seattle
John C. Fortney, PhD
Title:PhD Fellowship Co-Director, Seattle
Research Career Scientist, Seattle Director, Division of Population Health
Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Contact: John.Fortney@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Sridharan Raghavan, MD, PhD
Title: MD Fellowship Co-Director, Denver
Assistant Professor, Clinical Investigator; Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado
Contact: Sridharan.Raghavan@va.gov
Location: Denver

Core Directors

 

Roman A. Ayele, PhD, MPH
Title: Co-Director - Denver, Qualitative Research Core Seattle/Denver Center of Innovation
Assistant professor adjunct at Colorado School of Public Health
Contact: Roman.Ayele@va.gov
Location: Denver
Scott Coggeshall, PhD
Title: Director - Seattle, Quantitative Research Core Seattle/Denver Center of Innovation
Biostatistician
Contact: Scott.Coggeshall@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Kismet (Anna) Cordova, MPH
Title: Director - Denver, Quantitative Research Core Seattle/Denver Center of Innovation
Contact: anna.cordova@va.gov
Location: Denver
Leah M. Haverhals, PhD, MA
Title: Co-Director - Denver, Qualitative Research Core Seattle/Denver Center of Innovation
Contact: Leah.Haverhals@va.gov
Location: Denver
Rachel Johnson, PhD, LCSW
Title: Clinical Core Lead - Denver, Denver-Seattle COIN
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Colorado
Contact: Rachel.Johnson13@va.gov
Location: Denver
Chelsea Leonard, PhD
Title: Co-Director - Denver, Qualitative Research Core Seattle/Denver Center of Innovation
Anthropologist and Qualitative Methodologist
Contact: Chelsea.Leonard@va.gov
Location: Denver
George Sayre, PsyD
Title: Director - Seattle, Qualitative Research Core Seattle/Denver Center of Innovation
Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Services, University of Washington
Contact: George.Sayre@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Administration

 

John C. Clark
Title: Operations Officer – Denver HSR&D COIN
Contact: John.Clark8@VA.gov
Location: Denver
Emily Locke
Title: Operations Officer – Seattle HSR&D COIN
Contact: Emily.Locke@VA.gov
Location: Seattle
Erica Tartaglione, BS
Title: Seattle COIN Special Initiatives Manager
Seattle HSR&D Fellowship Coordinator
Seattle COIN DEI Co-Chair
VA Puget Sound Project Coordinator Group Co-Manager
Contact: erica.tartaglione@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Erica Valdez
Title: Denver COIN Office Manager
Contact: erica.valdez@va.gov
Location: Denver

Core Investigators

 

David B. Bekelman, MD, PhD
Title: Professor of Medicine and Nursing, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Contact: David.Bekelman@va.gov
Location: Denver
Catherine Butler, MD, MA
Title: Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington
Contact: Catherine.Butler2@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Lisa S. Callegari, MD, MPH
Title: Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Washington
Co-Chairs, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Contact: Lisa.Callegari@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Liron Caplan, MD, PhD
Title: Associate Professor, Medicine-Rheumatology, University of Colorado
Contact: Liron.Caplan@va.gov
Location: Denver
Evan Carey, PhD
Title: COIN investigator and lead quantitative efforts for VACE
Contact: Evan.Carey@va.gov
Location: Denver
Jessica A Chen, PhD
Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Contact: Jessica.Chen663@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Kristina A Crothers, MD
Title: Professor, Medicine and Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington
Contact: Kristina.Crothers@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Lucas M. Donovan, MD, MS
Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Washington
Investigator, VA HSR&D Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care
Contact: Lucas.Donovan@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Vincent S. Fan, MD, MPHDr
Title: Associate Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Contact: Vincent.Fan@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Laura C. Feemster, MD, MS
Title: Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington
Contact: Laura.Feemster@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Margaret A. Fitzpatrick, MD, MS
Title: Infectious Diseases Physician
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado
Contact: margaret.fitzpatrick@va.gov
Location: Denver
Joseph W. Frank, MD, MPH
Title: Associate Professor, Medicine-Internal Medicine, University of Colorado
Contact: Joseph.Frank2@va.gov
Location: Denver
Heather Gilmartin, PhD, NP
Title: Research Nurse Scientist of VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Contact: Heather.Gilmartin@va.gov
Location: Denver
Kristen E. Gray, PD, MS, BS
Title: Research Assistant Professor, Health Services, University of Washington
Contact: Kristen.Gray2@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Matthew F. Griffith, MD, MPH
Title: Staff Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Physician,
Assistant Director of Medical/Surgical ICU at Rocky Mountain Regional VAMC,
Co-Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division
Contact: Matthew.Griffith@va.gov
Location: Denver
Eric J. Hawkins, PhD
Title: Associate Director of the Seattle Center of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education (CESATE)
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Contact: Eric.Hawkins@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Paul L. Hebert, PhD
Title: VA Health Services Research and Development
Research Professor, Health Services, University of Washington
Contact: Paul.Hebert2@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Christian D. Helfrich, PhD, MPH
Title: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services at the University of Washington School of Public Health
Contact: Christian.Helfrich@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Kamal Henderson, MD
Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Kamal.Henderson@va.gov
Location: Denver
Paul Hess, MD
Title: Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Paul.Hess@va.gov
Location: Denver
Katherine D. Hoerster, PhD, MPH
Title: Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Contact: Katherine.Hoerster@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Cari R. Levy, MD, PhD
Title: Investigator, HSR&D COIN
Professor, Medicine-Health Care Policy Research, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Contact: Cari.Levy@va.gov
Location: Denver
Alyson J. Littman, PhD, MPH
Title: Research Professor, Epidemiology, University of Washington
Contact: Alyson.Littman@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Karin M. Nelson, MD, MSHS
Title: Professor of Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Health Services, University of Washington
Contact: Karin.Nelson@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Ann M. O’Hare, MD
Title: Professor, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington
Contact: Ann.OHare@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Ashok Reddy, MD, MS, BS
Title: Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Patient-Aligned Care Teams (PACT)
Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine, University of Washington
Contact: Ashok.Reddy@va.gov
Location: Seattle
‪David E. Reed, II, PhD
Title: Clinical Investigator; Former Associate Health Fellow
Contact: David.Reed7@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Amneet Sandhu, MD
Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado
Contact: Amneet.Sandhu2@va.gov
Location: Denver
Laura Scherer, PhD
Title: Associate Research Professor, Medicine-Cardiology, University of Colorado
Contact: Laura.Scherer@va.gov
Location: Denver
Linnaea Schuttner, MD, MS
Title: Investigator Seattle-Denver COIN
Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine, University of Washington
Contact: linnaea.schuttner@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Joseph A Simonetti, MD
Title: Assistant Professor, Clinical Investigator, Program for Injury Prevention, Education & Research; Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado
Contact: Joseph.Simonetti@va.gov
Location: Denver
Emily C. Williams, PhD, MPH
Title: Professor, Health Services, University of Washington
Contact: Emily.Williams3@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Edwin S. Wong, PhD, MA
Title: Research Associate Professor, Health Services, University of Washington
Core Investigator, Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System
Contact: Edwin.Wong@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Susan P.Y. Wong, MD, MS
Title: Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington
Contact: Susan.Wong2@va.gov
Location: Seattle

Affiliate Investigators

 

Lauren A. Beste, MD, MSc, FACP
Title: Associate Professor Medicine, University of Washington
Director, VA National Liver Disease Database
Contact: Lauren.Beste@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Jason A. Dominitz, MD, MHS
Title:Seattle-Denver COIN Affiliate
Executive Director for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Veterans Affairs
Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
Contact: jason.dominitz@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Kelsey Flint, MD
Title: Assistant Professor, Medicine-Cardiology, University of Colorado
Contact: Kelsey.Flint@va.gov
Location: Denver
George N. Ioannou, MD, MS
Title: Professor, Gastroenterology, University of Washington
Director, VA Puget Sound Health Care System Hepatology
Contact: George.Ioannou@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Comilla Sasson, MD, MHS
Title: Associate Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado
Contact: Comilla.Sasson@va.gov
Location: Denver
David Saxon, MD
Title: Assistant Professor, Medicine-Endocrinology/Metabolism/Diabetes, University of Colorado
Contact: David.Saxon@va.gov
Location: Denver
Stephen Waldo, MD
Title: National Director, VA Clinical Assessment, Reporting and Tracking (CART) Program
Associate Professor, Medicine-Cardiology, University of Colorado
Contact: Stephen.Waldo@va.gov
Location: Denver

Research Team Members

 

Brigid Connelly, BA
Title: Health Science Specialist, Seattle-Denver COIN
Contact: Brigid.Connelly@va.gov
Location: Denver
Kelty Fehling, MPH
Title: Health Science Specialist, Seattle-Denver COIN
Contact: Kelty.Fehling@va.gov
Location: Denver
Jess Indresano, MPH
Title: Health Science Specialist, Seattle-Denver COIN
Contact: jessica.indresano@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Lynette R. Kelley, FNP
Title: Research Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Analyst
Contact: lynette.kelley@va.gov
Location: Denver
Kate Magid, MPH
Title: Health Science Specialist, Seattle-Denver COIN
Contact: kate.magid@va.gov
Location: Denver
Michaela McCarthy, PhD
Title: Health Services Research & Development
Contact: Michaela.McCarthy@va.gov
Location: Denver
Demetria M. McNeal, PhD, MBA, CPTD
Title: Health Science Specialist, Seattle-Denver COIN
Contact: demetria.mcneal@cuanschutz.edu
Location: Denver
Adnan Syed, BS
Title: Professional Research Assistant, Seattle-Denver COIN
Contact: Adnan.Syed3@va.gov
Location: Denver

Post-Doctoral Fellows

 

Jake Cotton, MD
Title: MD Research Fellow
Contact: jake.cotton@va.gov
Location: Denver
Marguerite Daus, PhD, RN
Title: COIN Advanced Health Services Research Fellow
Contact: marguerite.daus@va.gov
Location: Denver
Madeline Frost, PhD, MPH
Title: PhD Fellow, VA Advanced Fellowship in Health Services Research and Development
Contact: madeline.frost@va.gov
Location: Seattle
Jeremy Bryce Graber, PT, DPT
Title: VA Advanced Research Fellow, Rehabilitation Scientist
Contact: jeremy.graber@va.gov
Location: Denver
Luis M. Perez, PhD, RD
Title: Allied Health Research Fellow
Contact: luis.perez2@va.gov
Location: Denver
Mattie Pontiff, DPT, PhD
Title: Allied Health Research Fellow
Contact: mattie.pontiff@va.gov
Location: Denver
Michelle Rauzi PT, DPT, PhD (c), ATC
Title: Health Services Research & Development Fellow
Contact: michelle.rauzi@cuanschutz.edu
Location: Denver
‪Jonathan Staloff, MD, MSc
Title: MD Fellow
Contact: Jonathan.Staloff@va.gov
Location: Seattle

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

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