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The Medical Executive Committee

Christopher Koh, MD
Chair, Medical Executive Committee
Clinical Director
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(301) 443-9402
kohchris@mail.nih.gov

Benjamin Solomon, MD
Vice Chair, Medical Executive Committee
Clinical Director
National Human Genome Research Institute
(301) 402-8824
solomonb@mail.nih.gov

Georg Aue, MD
Clinical Director
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(301) 451-7141
aueg@nhlbi.nih.gov

Miroslav “Misha” Bačkonja, MD
Acting Clinical Director
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Acting Clinical Director
National Institute of Nursing Research
(301) 402-5679
misha.backonja@.nih.gov

Prashant Chittiboina, MD, MPH
Surgeon-in-Chief
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 496-2921
prashant.chittiboina@nih.gov

Kelvin Choi, PhD, MPH
Scientific Director and Acting Clinical Director
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
(301) 496-3400
kelvin.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

Ejiofor Ezekwe Jr, MD, PhD
Clinical Fellow
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(240) 539-8378
ejiofor.ezekwe@nih.gov

Michael B. Fessler, MD
Acting 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

Christine Grady, MD
Chief of Bioethics
(301) 435-8710
cgrady@mail.cc.nih.gov

Sophia Grasmeder, RN
Patient Representative, Acting
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 496-2626
Sophia.Grasmeder@nih.gov

James L. Gulley, MD, PhD
Clinical Director
National Cancer Institute
(301) 480-7164
gulleyj@mail.nih.gov

Colleen M. Hadigan, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
Clinical Director
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 496-3516
hadiganc@nih.gov

Elizabeth C. Jones, MD
Chief of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 402-5606
ejones@cc.nih.gov

Barbara Jordan, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nurse Officer
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 435-3489
barbara.jordan@nih.gov

H. Clifford Lane, MD
Clinical Director
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(301) 496-7196
clane@niaid.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

Jennifer Lotter
Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Special Interest Group
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 443-3481
jennifer.lotter@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

Avindra Nath, MD
Clinical Director
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
(301) 496-1561
natha@ninds.nih.gov

Maryland Pao, MD
Clinical Director
National Institute of Mental Health
(301) 435-5770
paom@mail.nih.gov

Michael A. Solomon, MD, MBA
Staff Clinician
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 496-9320
msolomon@cc.nih.gov

Ex Officio Members

James K. Gilman, MD
Chief Executive Officer
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 496-4114
James.Gilman@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
(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

Richard G. Wyatt, MD
Office of the Director, NIH
(301) 496-4920
wyattrg@od.nih.gov

Exec Sec

David Lang, MD, MPH
Executive Secretary
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 496-8025
david.lang@nih.gov

Tracey Lewis
Staff Support
NIH Clinical Center
(301) 451-9624
tracey.lewis@nih.gov