Our Team

Clinical Research

The clinical research program employs clinical research associates who work in the emergency department (ED) seven days a week during busy shift hours (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) screening, enrolling, and collecting data for all clinical research projects being conducted. The clinical research program also gives college students who are interested in gaining experience in clinical research and medicine/public health the opportunity to complete a semester rotation in the ED as part of a course offered at the university.

Section Head

• Andrew Meltzer, MD

Principal Investigators

• Janice Blanchard, MD, Health Policy Research  
• Keith Boniface, MD, Ultrasonography Research
• Kathleen Ogle, MD, Ultrasonography Research
• Raymond Lucas, MD, Educational Research
• Rita Manfredi, MD, Pain Research
• Andrew Meltzer, MD, Gastrointestinal Research
• Neal Sikka, MD, Informational Technology Research
• Christopher Payette, MD, Social Determinants of Health Research

Clinical Research Supervisor

• Soroush Shahamatdar (sshahamatdar [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (sshahamatdar[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu))

Clinical Research Coordinators

• Ryan Heidish (rheidish [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rheidish[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu))
• Aditya Loganathan (aloganathan [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (aloganathan[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu))

Research Associates

A combination of medical students, public health students, and undergraduates from various institutions.

Contact info: All general and application related inquires contact: Soroush Shahamatdar, sshahamatdar [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (sshahamatdar[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) or 202-741-2581