October 1, 2015
REVISED CORE AND WORKGROUP MEMBERSHIP, RESPONSIBILITIES,
AND WRITING GROUP MEMBERSHIP POLICY (membership list appended)
Definitions: The difference between a workgroup and a core is whether or not we
have funding supporting the focus of the group and the number of projects
currently underway.
Writing Group Membership
The only individuals eligible to join the writing groups other than the VACS PIs,
the site PIs and individuals invited by the lead author will be members of the
workgroup or core to which the proposal is assigned and the biostatisticians
conducting the analyses. As always, the Vancouver requirements apply,
membership in a writing group does not guarantee authorship.
Core/Workgroup Assignment for New Proposals
All new proposals will be submitted to Teresa Bohan, she will then ask Amy
Justice to assign the proposal to a workgroup or core. Once assigned, that group
will be the first to review the proposal and to request initial clarification. The
proposal will then be sent to assigned core and or workgroup chairs for assigning
a recommendation and prioritization to the project. If at this time the chairs feel
further response is needed from proposal authors, Teresa will send the
responses up to that point to the author for further comment. Once chair(s) feel it
is ready for the Steering Committee, the proposal will go to the steering
committee for final rejection or approval and prioritization.
Each group will be responsible for tracking the progress of all approved projects
assigned to it. The designated Chair will keep me informed of any issues that
need to be addressed by the leadership. If most of the members of a group
participate in a particular writing group, the group call may also serve as the
writing group call and outside members of the writing group will be invited to join
calls in which this occurs. In some cases, a project may be assigned to two
groups for initial evaluation, but only one will be tasked with charting its progress.
It is my expectation that some proposals will not be recommended and/or will not
receive a high priority from the initial workgroup review. Active groups will meet
by conference call at least quarterly, some meet twice a month. We have asked
each member to confirm their ongoing commitment to the group. Anyone
interested in joining these workgroups should contact the workgroup chair.
Please recognize that all these workgroups have or will have standing
conference calls. As with writing committees, attendance will be tracked. Those
who fail to participate and to give substantive feedback will not have fulfilled the
Vancouver requirements for authorship. Please consider how many workgroups
and cores to which you can reasonably commit.
CORES AND WORKGROUPS
Alcohol and Behavior Core (Chaired by David Fiellin, meets monthly, NIAAA
supported): Manages all substance use and patient behavior change projects,
supervises cleaning, interpreting and validating relevant data. (Statistician: Kathy
McGinnis; Programmers: Kathy McGinnis)
Antiviral Workgroup (Chaired by Janet Tate, meets quarterly) Handles all
aspects of projects that are primarily focused on the effects of antiretroviral
treatment including determining composition of first and subsequent cART,
benefits from cART, exposure to treatment, viral resistance, and toxicity. May
often be assigned as a secondary reviewer of projects primarily assigned to other
workgroups or cores that include this as a predictor variable but not the primary
interest. Will have primary assignment for papers with this as the primary focus.
Manages all antiretroviral treatment benefit projects, supervises cleaning,
interpreting, and validating relevant data. (Statistician: Janet Tate; Programmer:
Janet Tate with Melissa Skanderson as back-up)
Biostatistics Workgroup (Chaired by Janet Tate, meets weekly): Handles all
aspects of projects that are primarily methodological in nature including marginal
structural modeling, imputation, longitudinal analyses, and competing risk. May
often be assigned as a secondary reviewer of projects primarily assigned to other
workgroups or cores. Has primary assignment for methods papers.
Cancer Core (Co-Chaired by Lesley Park and Keith Sigel, meets quarterly,
supported through ARRA and NCI funds through NA- ACCORD): Includes all
cancers both HIV and non-HIV related. This group has gotten approval for the
Cancer Registry data from the VA and oversees its integration, cleaning,
validation, and analyses. The group is also working with NA-ACCORD to
conduct cross cohort analyses of many types of cancer. (Statistician&
Programmer: Lesley Park)
Cardiovascular Disease Core (Chaired by Matt Freiberg, meets quarterly,
NIAAA and NHLBI supported): Manages all cardiovascular projects, supervises
cleaning, interpreting, and validating relevant data including QUERI database on
MIs. (Statistician: Kathy McGinnis; Programmers: Kathy McGinnis)
Endocrine and Bone Disease Workgroup (Co-Chaired by Julie Womack and
Barb Gulanski, meets quarterly): This group works on validating data and
outcomes involved in analyzing the role of fractures, BMD, testosterone, birth
control medications, Vitamin D, Calcium, and other endocrinologic issues in
morbidity and mortality. (Statistician: Julie Womack with Janet Tate as back-up;
Programmer: Julie Womack)
Health Services Research Workgroup (Co-chaired by Kathleen McGinnis and
Emily Wang, meets quarterly): Includes health care utilization and costs,
hospitalizations, MICU stays, disparities research (racial, gender, rural/urban),
adherence to treatment and visits, and health systems issues more generally
(quality of care and access). This group oversees the request for and integration
and analysis of the Medicare data including dialysis data. Dialysis data will be
cleaned and validated by both this Core and by the Renal Workgroup.
(Statistician: Kathy McGinnis; Programmer: Melissa Skanderson)
Informatics and Data Management Core (Co-Chaired by Cindy Brandt and
Melissa Skanderson, meets weekly): This group handles all aspects of projects
that are primarily informatics and methodological in nature including natural
language processing, GIS, machine learning. Core will have primary assignment
for informatics research papers.
Kidney Disease Workgroup (Chaired by F. Perry Wilson, meets quarterly):
Manages all substance use and patient behavior change projects, supervises
cleaning, interpreting, and validating relevant data including dialysis data.
(Statistician: Kirsha Gordon; Programmers: Kirsha Gordon& Melissa
Skanderson)
Liver Disease Core (Co-chaired by Vincent LoRe and Janet Tate, meets
monthly, NIAAA and AHRQ supported): Manages all liver disease projects
including those primarily focused on viral hepatitis, supervises cleaning,
interpreting and validating relevant data. (Statisticians: Janet Tate; Programmers:
Vincent LoRe with Janet Tate as back-up)
Mental Health Workgroup (Chaired by Joseph Goulet, currently runs in
conjunction with Alcohol and Behavior Core calls): Manages all mental health
related projects; supervises cleaning, interpreting, and validating of all relavent
data including depression and thoughts of suicide data. (Statistician: Joseph
Goulet; Programmers Melissa Skanderson)
Opioids Workgroup (Co-Chaired by E. Jennifer Edelman and William Becker,
meets bi-weekly): Manages all projects centered around Opioids use and abuse.
Also addresses polypharmacy topics. (Statistician: Kirsha Gordon; Programmer:
Melissa Skanderson)
Physical Function and Disability Workgroup (Chaired by Kris Ann Oursler,
meets every other month): This group investigates the association of the VACS
index with measures of functional performance and whether function improves
prediction of mortality; in particular determine change in physical function in HIVinfected versus negative veterans. (Statistician: Janet Tate; Programmer: Janet
Tate)
Polypharmacy Workgroup (Chaired by E. Jennifer Edelman, meets every other
month): Manages all projects centered around the prescribing and use of multiple
pharmaceuticals, the interaction of medications, and the effect polypharmacy has
on morbidity and overall health. (Statistician: Kirsha Gordon; Programmer:
Melissa Skanderson)
Pulmonary Disease Core (Chaired by Kristina Crothers, meets monthly, NIAAA
and NHLBI supported): Manages all pulmonary disease projects, supervises
cleaning, interpreting, and validating relevant data. (Statistician: Kathy McGinnis;
Programmers: Mona Duggal, Kathy McGinnis& Shahida Shahrir)
Statins Workgroup (Co-Chaired by Roger Bedimo and Janet Tate, meets
quarterly): This group is responsible for overseeing all statin related analyses and
projects. (Statistician: Janet Tate; Programmer: Janet Tate)
Translational Research Core (Co-Chaired by Charles Rinaldo and Matthew
Freiberg, meets quarterly, NIAAA supported): Oversees all projects using banked
specimens and the development and implementation of new initiatives to collect
longitudinal samples and additional DNA or other specimens. (Statistician: Harini
Bathulapalli; Programmer: Harini Bathulapalli)
Uniform Services Workgroup (Co-Chaired by Vincent Marconi and Brian Agan,
meets quarterly): This group works in concert with Brian Agan of the Infectious
Disease Clinical Research Program to pursue merging data on individuals who
seroconverted while in active duty. Once this task is completed, there will likely
be a number of analyses of this very interesting group of seroconverters with
long term follow up within the VHA. (Statistician: Kirsha Gordon; Programmer:
n/a)
VACS Risk Index Workgroup (Co-chaired by Amy Justice and Jan Tate, meets
monthly, a primary aim of our NIAAA grant): This group works closely with
outside cohorts and RCTs to validate the index and extend its application.
(Statistician: Janet Tate; Programmer: Janet Tate)
Workgroups and Cores
Name
Kendall Bryant, PhD†
Amy Justice, MD PhD†
Scott Braithwaite, MD†
David Fiellin, MD†
Kendall Bryant, PhD†
Nancy Day, PhD
David Leaf, MD
Stephen Maisto, PhD
Patrick O’Connor, MD
Charles Rinaldo, MD
Jeffrey Samet, MD
Amy Justice, MD, PhD
William Becker, MD
Roger Bedimo, MD
Scott Braithwaite, MD
Cynthia Brandt, MD, MPH
Kristina Crothers, MD
Jennifer Edelman, MD
David Fiellin, MD
Matthew Freiberg, MD, MSc
Joseph Goulet, PhD, MS
Vincent LoRe, MD
Vincent Marconi, MD
Kathleen McGinnis, MS
Kris Ann Oursler, MD
Lesley Park, PhD, MPH
Keith Sigel, MD
Melissa Skanderson, MSW
Janet Tate, PhD, MPH
Emily Wang, MD
F. Perry Wilson, MD
Julie Womack, PhD
Affiliation/Role
NIH Monitoring
Scientific Collaborator-NIAAA
Steering Committee
PD / COMpAAAS
PI/ COMpAAAS Modeling
PI / COMpAAAS Intervention
NIAAA
University of Pittsburgh
Co-PI / Los Angeles
Syracuse University
Yale University
University of Pittsburgh
Boston University
Executive Committee
Chair, PD / COMpAAAS
Yale University
PI / Dallas
PI/ COMpAAAS Modeling
VA West Haven
Pulmonary Study PI / Univ. of Washington
Yale University
PI / COMpAAAS Intervention
CVD Study PI / Vanderbilt University
VA West Haven
University of Pennsylvania
PI / Atlanta
VA Pittsburgh
VA Salem, Virginia
Stanford University
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
VA Pittsburgh
Yale University
Yale University
Yale University
VA West Haven
Amy Justice, MD, PhD†
Scott Braithwaite, MD†
David Fiellin, MD†
Kristina Crothers, MD†
Matthew Freiberg, MD, MSc†
Roger Bedimo, MD†
Sheldon T. Brown, MD
Cynthia Gibert, MD
Matthew Goetz, MD
Todd Hulgan, MD, MPH
Kevin Kraemer, MD
Howard Leaf, MD
Vincent Marconi, MD†
Maria Rodriguez-Barradas, MD
Mohammad Sajadi, MD
Michael Simberkoff, MD
David Blumenthal, MD
Erika Hoffman, MD
David Leaf, MD
Joseph Leung, MD
______________, MD
Nicholas Masozera, MD
Robin Peck, MD
Yelena Ponomarenko, MD
Rudolf Titanji, MD
Kendall Bryant, PhD†
Janet Tate, PhD, MPH†
PI/Co-PI Committee
PD / COMpAAAS
PI/ COMpAAAS Modeling
PI / COMpAAAS Intervention
Pulmonary Study PI / Univ. of Washington
Cardiovascular Study PI / Vanderbilt Univ
PI/ Dallas
PI / Bronx
PI / Washington, DC
PI / Los Angeles
PI / Nashville
PI / University of Pittsburgh
Joint PI / New York (Manhattan/Brooklyn)
PI / Atlanta
PI / Houston
PI / Baltimore
PI / New York (Manhattan/Brooklyn)
Co-PI / New York (Brooklyn)
Co-PI / Pittsburgh
Co-PI / Los Angeles
Co-PI / New York (Manhattan)
Co-PI Atlanta
Co-PI / Houston
Co-PI / Washington, DC
Co-PI / Bronx
Co-PI / Baltimore
NIAAA
Yale University
Community Advisory Board
Richard Browner
Chair
(Due to confidentiality issues, the remaining members will not be named)
CORES
Alcohol and Behavior Core*
David Fiellin, MD †
PI / COMpAAAS Intervention
William Becker, MD†
Yale University
Scott Braithwaite, MD, MSc†
PI/ COMpAAAS Modeling
Kendall Bryant, PhD†
NIAAA
Robert Cook, MD, MPH
University of Florida
Steve Crystal, PhD
Rutgers University
Nancy Day, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Jennifer Edelman, MD†
Yale University
Lynn Fiellin, MD
Yale University
Matthew Freiberg, MD†
Cardiovascular Study PI / Vanderbilt Univ
Julie Gaither, MPH
Yale University
Adam Gordon, MD, MPH
University of Pittsburgh
Joseph Goulet, PhD, MS†
VA West Haven
Judy Hahn, PhD
University of California San Francisco
Dini Harsono, MSc
Yale University
Kevin Kraemer, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Woody Levin
VA West Haven
Stephen Maisto, PhD
Syracuse University
Brandon Marshall, PhD
Brown University
Kathleen McGinnis, MS †
University of Pittsburgh
Don Operario, PhD
Brown University
Jeffrey Samet, MD, MA, MPH
Boston University
Derek Satre, PhD
UCSF and Kaiser
Emily Williams, PhD
VA Puget Sound
Lesley Park, PhD, MPH †
Keith Sigel, MD†
Roger Bedimo, MD †
Sheldon T. Brown, MD
Kristina Crothers, MD †
Cynthia Gibert, MD
Matthew Goetz, MD
Robert Dubrow, MD, PhD
Maria Rodriguez-Barradas, MD
Fatma Shebl, PhD, MPH
Roxanne Wadia, MD
Cancer Core*
Co-Chair, Stanford University
Co-Chair, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
PI/ Dallas
PI / Bronx
Pulmonary Study PI / Univ. of Washington
PI / Washington, DC
PI / Los Angeles
Yale University
PI / Houston
Yale University
Yale University
Cardiovascular Disease Core*
Matthew Freiberg, MD †
Chair, CVD PI / Vanderbilt University
Jason Baker, MD
University of Minnesota
Roger Bedimo, MD †
PI/ Dallas
Sheldon T. Brown, MD
PI / Bronx
Matthew Budoff, MD
UCLA LA BioMed Center
Adeel Butt, MD
PI / Pittsburgh
Heidi Crane, MD
Univ. of Washington
Kristina Crothers, MD †
Pulmonary Study PI / Univ. of Washington
Cynthia Gibert, MD
PI / Washington, DC
Matthew Goetz, MD
PI / Los Angeles
John Gottdiener, MD
University of Maryland
Stephen Gottlieb, MD
University of Maryland
Les Katzel, MD, PhD
University of Maryland
Lewis Kuller, MD, DrPH
University of Pittsburgh
David Leaf, MD
Co-PI / Los Angeles
Vincent Marconi, MD †
PI / Atlanta
Kathleen McGinnis, MS †
VA Pittsburgh
Kris Ann Ourlser, MD†
VA Salem, Virginia
Maria Rodriguez-Barradas, MD
PI / Houston
Jason Sico, MD
VA West Haven
Melissa Skanderson, MSW †
VA Pittsburgh
Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH
Vanderbilt University
Russell Tracy, PhD
University of Vermont
Alberta Warner, MD
Greater LA VAMC
Cynthia Brandt, MD, MPH †
Melissa Skanderson, MSW †
Mona Duggal, MD, MHS
Farah Kidwai-Khan, MS
Woody Levin
Keith McInnes, ScD, MSc
Perry Miller, MD, PhD
Julie Womack, PhD †
Informatics Core*
Co-Chair, VA West Haven
Co-Chair, VA Pittsburgh
Yale University
VA West Haven
VA West Haven
VA Bedford
Yale University
VA West Haven
Liver Disease Core*
Vincent LoRe, MD †
Co-Chair, University of Pennsylvania
Janet Tate, PhD, MPH †
Co-Chair, Yale University
Debika Bhattacharya, MD
UCLA
Norbert Brau, MD
Bronx VA
Sheldon T. Brown, MD
PI / Bronx
Kendall Bryant, PhD†
NIAAA
Adeel Butt, MD
PI / Pittsburgh
Matthew Freiberg, MD †
Cardiovascular Study PI / Vanderbilt Univ
Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, MD
Yale University
Cynthia Gibert, MD
PI / Washington, DC
Matthew Goetz, MD
PI / Los Angeles
Marina Klein, MD, MSc
McGill University
Joseph Lim, MD
Yale University
Maria Rodriguez-Barradas, MD
PI / Houston
Kaku So-Armah, PhD
Boston University
Jeanette Tetrault, MD
Yale University
Pulmonary Disease Core*
Kristina Crothers, MD †
Chair, Pul. Study PI / Univ. of Washington
Kathleen Akgun, MD
Yale University
Sheldon T. Brown, MD
PI / Bronx
Adeel Butt, MD
PI / Pittsburgh
Mona Duggal, MD, PhD
Yale University
David Fiellin, MD †
Co-PI / VACS
Michael Fine, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Matthew Freiberg, MD †
Cardiovascular Study PI / Vanderbilt Univ
Cynthia Gibert, MD
PI / Washington, DC
Matthew Goetz, MD
PI / Los Angeles
Joseph Goulet, PhD, MS†
VA West Haven
Christopher Graber
VA Los Angeles
Laurence Huang, MD, MS
University of California, San Francisco
Joon Kim, MD
VA Bronx
Woody Levin
VA West Haven
Kathleen McGinnis, MS †
VA Pittsburgh
Margaret Pisani, MD, MPH
Yale University
Maria Rodriguez-Barradas, MD
PI / Houston
Shahida Shahrir
University of Washington
Melissa Skanderson, MSW †
VA Pittsburgh
Guy Soohoo, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH
Vanderbilt University
Translational Research Core*
Matthew Freiberg,MD, MSc †
Co-Chair, CVD Study PI / Vanderbilt Univ
Charles Rinaldo, MD
Co-Chair, University of Pittsburgh
Jason Baker, MD
University of Minnesota
Harini Bathulapalli, MPH
Yale University
Mary Brophy, MD
MAVERIC
Sheldon T. Brown, MD
PI / Bronx
Kendall Bryant, PhD†
NIAAA
Adeel Butt, MD
PI / Pittsburgh
Steven G. Deeks, MD
University of California, San Francisco
David Fiellin, MD †
PI / COMpAAAS Intervention
Mariana Gerchenson
University of Hawaii
Cynthia Gibert, MD
PI / Washington, DC
Matthew Goetz, MD
PI / Los Angeles
Todd Hulgan, MD, MPH
PI / Nashville
Donald Humphries, MD
MAVERIC
Michael Kozal, MD
VA West Haven
Vincent Marconi, MD †
PI / Atlanta
Mohammad Sajadi, MD
PI / Baltimore
Albert Shaw, MD
Yale University
Arthur Simen, MD
Yale University
Kaku So-Armah, PhD
Boston University
Russell Tracy, PhD
University of Vermont
Gary Vanasse, MD
Harvard
WORKGROUPS
Antiviral Workgroup*
Janet Tate, MPH †
Chair, Yale University
Scott Braithwaite, MD†
PI/ COMpAAAS Modeling
Sheldon T. Brown, MD
PI / Bronx
Jennifer Edelman, MD
Yale University
Neel Gandhi, MD
Emory University
Cynthia Gibert, MD
PI / Washington, DC
Matthew Goetz, MD
PI / Los Angeles
Vincent Marconi, MD †
PI / Atlanta
Maria Rodriguez-Barradas, MD
PI / Houston
Melissa Skanderson,MSW(Ad Hoc)† VA Pittsburgh
Biostatistics Workgroup*
Janet Tate, MPH, PhD †
Chair, VA West Haven
Harini Bathulapalli, MPH
Yale University
Kirsha Gordon, MS
VA West Haven
Joseph Goulet, PhD†
VA West Haven
Kathleen McGinnis, MS †
VA Pittsburgh
Lesley Park, PhD, MPH †
Stanford University
Melissa Skanderson,MSW(Ad Hoc)† VA Pittsburgh
Endocrine and Bone Disease Workgroup*
Barbara Gulanski, MD
Co-Chair, VA West Haven
Julie Womack, PhD †
Co-Chair, VA West Haven
Roger Bedimo, MD†
PI/ Dallas
Cynthia Gibert, MD
PI / Washington, DC
Carl Grunfeld, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Maria Rodriguez-Barradas, MD
PI / Houston
Sangini Sheth, MD, MPH
Yale University
Janet Tate, MPH †
Yale University
Phyllis Tien, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Michael Yin, MD
Columbia University
Health Services Research Workgroup*
Kathleen McGinnis, MS †
Co-Chair, VA Pittsburgh
Emily Wang, MD†
Co-Chair, Yale University
Kathleen Akgun, MD
Yale University
Cynthia Brandt, MD, MPH †
VA West Haven
Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, PhD
Brown University
Steve Crystal, PhD
Rutgers University
Mona Duggal, MD, MHS
Yale University
Jennifer Edelman, MD†
Yale University
David Fiellin, MD †
PI / COMpAAAS Intervention
Ryan Greysen, MD
Univ. California – San Francisco
Dini Harsono, MSc
Yale University
Nancy Kim, MD, MPH
VA West Haven
Todd Korthuis, MD, MPH
Oregon Health & Science University
Kevin Kraemer, MD
University of Pittsburgh
David Leaf, MD
Co-PI / Los Angeles
Jessica Long, MPH
Yale University
Vincent Marconi, MD †
PI / Atlanta
Kristin Mattocks, PhD, MPH
VA Central Western Massachusetts
Keith McInnes, ScD, MSc
VA Bedford
Michael Ohl, MD
VA Iowa City
Melissa Skanderson, MSW †
VA Pittsburgh
Karen Wang, MD
Yale University
Kidney Disease Workgroup*
F. Perry Wilson, MD †
Chair, Yale University
Sheldon T. Brown, MD
PI / Bronx
Adeel Butt, MD
PI / Pittsburgh
Michael Fischer, MD
University of Illinois
Cynthia Gibert, MD
PI / Washington, DC
Kirsha Gordon, MS
VA West Haven
Chirag Parikh, MD
VA West Haven
Maria Rodriguez-Barradas, MD
PI / Houston
Melissa Skanderson, MSW †
VA Pittsburgh
Joseph Goulet, PhD, MS†
Stephen Crystal, PhD
Nancy Day, PhD
David Fiellin, MD†
Adam Gordon, MD, MPH
Kevin Kraemer, MD
Stephen Maisto, PhD
Mental Health Workgroup*
Chair, VA West Haven
Rutgers University
University of Pittsburgh
Yale University
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Syracuse University
Opioids Workgroup *
Jennifer Edelman, MD †
Co-Chair, Yale University
William Becker, MD†
Co-Chair, Yale University
Kathleen Akgun, MD
Yale University
Declan Barry, PhD
Yale University
Curtis Bone, MD
Yale University
Jennifer Brennan Braden, MD
University of Washington
Jasmine Carver, MPH
Yale University
Stephen Crystal, PhD
Rutgers University
David Fiellin, MD†
PI / COMpAAAS Intervention
Julie Gaither, RN, MPH
Yale University
Adam Gordon, MD, MPH
University of Pittsburgh
Kirsha Gordon, MS
VA West Haven
Joseph Goulet, PhD
VA West Haven
Dini Harsono, MSc
Yale University
Amy Justice, MD, PhD†
Co-Chair, PD / COMpAAAS
Robert Kerns, PhD
VA West Haven
Ajay Manhapra, MD
VA Connecticut
Brandon Marshall, PhD
Brown University
Jessica Merlin, MD, MBA
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Brent Moore, PhD
Yale University
Melissa Skanderson, MSW †
VA Pittsburgh
Karen Wang, MD
Yale University
Daniel Weisberg, MD
Yale University
Physical Function and Disability Workgroup*
Kris Ann Oursler, MD †
Chair, PI Baltimore
Kathleen Akgun, MD
Yale University
Todd Brown, MD
Johns Hopkins
Kendall Bryant, PhD
NIAAA
Kristina Crothers, MD †
Pulmonary Study PI/Univ. of Washington
Stephen Crystal, PhD
Rutgers University
Matthew Freiberg, MD †
CVD Study PI / Vanderbilt University
Thomas Gill, MD
Yale University
David Leaf, MD
Co-PI / Los Angeles
Karen Nieves, PhD
George Washington University
John Sorkin, MD, PhD
University of Maryland
Janet Tate, MPH †
Yale University
Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH
Vanderbilt University
Julie Womack, PhD †
VA West Haven
Polypharmacy Workgroup*
Jennifer Edelman, MD
Chair, Yale University
Kathleen Akgun, MD
Yale University
William Becker, MD
Yale University
David Fiellin, MD†
PI / COMpAAAS Intervention
Matthew Freiberg, MD, MSc †
CVD Study PI / Vanderbilt University
Cynthia Gibert, MD
PI / Washington, DC
Kirsha Gordon, MS
VA West Haven
Amy Justice, MD, PhD †
PD / COMpAAAS
Vincent LoRe, MD †
University of Pennsylvania
Jennifer Naples, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Melissa Skanderson, MSW †
VA Pittsburgh
Minhee Sung
Yale University
Janet Tate, MPH †
Yale University
Shilpa Viswanathan, MS
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Daniel Weisberg, MD
Yale University
Marissa Wolff, PharmD
Durham VA Medical Center
Julie Womack, PhD †
VA West Haven
Christina Wyatt, MD, MS
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Risk Index Workgroup*
Amy Justice, MD, PhD †
Co-Chair, PD / COMpAAAS
Janet Tate, MPH †
Co-Chair, Yale University
Kathleen Akgun, MD
Yale University
Sheldon T. Brown, MD
PI / Bronx
Kendall Bryant, PhD†
NIAAA
Joyce Chang, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Mardge Cohen, MD
Boston Healthcare for the Homeless
Matthew Freiberg, MD, MSc †
CVD Study PI / Vanderbilt University
Cynthia Gibert, MD
PI / Washington, DC
Dini Harsono, MSc
Yale University
Anna Hotton, MD
Hektoen Institute for Medical Research
Kathleen McGinnis, MS †
VA Pittsburgh
Kris Ann Oursler, MD†
VA Salem, Virginia
Maria Rodriguez-Barradas, MD
PI / Houston
Melissa Skanderson, MSW †
VA Pittsburgh
Roger Bedimo, MD †
Janet Tate, MPH †
Kristina Crothers, MD †
Robert Dubrow, MD, PhD
Matthew Freiberg, MD, MSc †
Amy Justice, MD, PhD †
Vincent LoRe, MD †
Fatma Shebl, PhD, MPH
Keith Sigel, MD †
Elyn Wang
Statins Workgroup*
Co-Chair, PI / Dallas
Co-Chair, Yale University
Pulmonary Study PI/Univ. of Washington
Yale University
CVD Study PI / Vanderbilt University
PD / COMpAAAS
University of Pennsylvania
Yale University
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Yale University
Uniform Services Workgroup*
Co-Chair, PI / Atlanta
Vincent Marconi, MD †
Brian Agan, MD
Sheldon T. Brown, MD
Adeel Butt, MD
Clayton Carruth
Matthew Freiberg, MD, MSc †
Anu Ganesan, MD
Cynthia Gibert, MD
Matthew Goetz, MD
Kirsha Gordon, MS
Grace Macalino, MS, MPH, PhD
James Mancuso, MD, MPH, DrPH, LTC
Jason Okulicz, MD
Kris Ann Oursler, MD†
Maria Rodriguez-Barradas, MD
Michael Simberkoff, MD
Melissa Skanderson, MSW †
Co-Chair, Uniformed Svcs. Univ. Health Sciences
PI / Bronx
PI / Pittsburgh
VA Atlanta, GA
CVD Study PI / Vanderbilt University
US Navy
PI / Washington, DC
PI / Los Angeles
VA West Haven
Uniformed Services Univ. of Health Sciences
Uniformed Services Univ. of Health Sciences
United States Air Force
VA Salem, Virginia
PI / Houston
PI / Manhattan, New York
VA Pittsburgh
*Amy Justice is an ad hoc member of all workgroups and cores
† Member of the VACS Executive Committee