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VA » Health Care » MIRECC / CoE » VISN 21 MIRECC » SP-MIRECC (VISN 21) Staff

MIRECC / CoE

SP-MIRECC (VISN 21) Staff

Leadership

Investigators

Fellows

Support Staff

Leadership

	Jerome Yesavage, MD Director, VISN 21 MIRECC 650-852-3237 [email protected] [email protected] Interests: Dementia, depression, clinical trials, implementation
	Jennifer Kaci Fairchild, PhD Associate Director, VISN 21 MIRECC Director, Palo Alto PhD Fellowship 650-493-5000 ext. 63432 [email protected] [email protected] Interests: Activity-based interventions; neuroplasticity; mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
	Sherry Beaudreau, PhD, ABPP Director, National VA Advanced Fellowship Program 650-493-5000 ext. 64119 [email protected] [email protected] Interests: older adults, suicide prevention, anxiety, depression, cognition
	Jauhtai Joseph Cheng, MD Director, Dementia Clinical Unit [email protected] [email protected] Interests: Non-invasive brain stimulation, interaction between electromagnetic field and biological system, Alzheimer’s disease, effect of brain stimulation on brain structure and cognitive function
	Thomas Neylan, MD Research Director, VISN 21 MIRECC Director, PTSD Clinical Unit 415-750-6961 [email protected] Interests: PTSD, dementia, sleep
	Allyson Rosen, PhD, ABPP-Cn Director, Dementia Education & Implementation Unit 650-493-5000 ext. 68035 [email protected] [email protected] Interests: aging, dementia, neuromodulation, neuroimaging, neuropsychology
	Leanne Williams, PhD Director, PTSD Education & Implementation Unit Director, Precision Medicine Research Core 650-723-3579 [email protected] Interests: Precision medicine, neuroimaging, biotypes, PTSD, depression, TMS, pharmacotherapy, exploratory therapeutics

Investigators

Research Core Directors

	Andrea Goldstein-Piekarski, PhD Director, Sleep Research Core Clinical Researcher, PTSD Clinical Unit 650-493-5000 ext. 65436 [email protected] Interests: sleep deprivation, brain, memory
	Joachim Hallmayer, MD Director, Neurochemistry Research Core Co-Director, VA Advanced Fellowship, National Coordinating Site [email protected] Interests: genotype, genetic linkage, genetic predisposition to disease
	Craig Rosen, PhD Director, Health Services Research Core 650-493-5000 x22812 [email protected] [email protected]
	Michael Weiner, MD Director, Neuroimaging Research Core ADNI & Brain Health Registry 415-221-4810 ext. 23642 [email protected] Interests: Alzheimer’s disease, imaging, biomarkers
	Julie C. Weitlauf, PhD Director, Women’s Mental Health & Aging Research Core Clinical Researcher, PTSD Clinical Unit 650-493-5000 ext. 23429 [email protected]; [email protected] Interests: PTSD, trauma and sexual functioning, post-menopausal health, cognitive aging, women’s sexual health and functioning
	Kristine Yaffe, MD Director, Epidemiology / Risk Factors Research Core 415-221-4810 ext. 3790 [email protected] [email protected] Interests: dementia; brain health; epidemiology; military-related risk factors; modifiable risk factors; social determinants of health
	Jamie Zeitzer, PhD (Stanford profile) Director, Chronobiology Research Core 650-493-5000 ext. 62410 [email protected] Interests: sleep, circadian, light, actigraphy, TBI

Principal Investigators

	Steven Chao, MD Clinical Researcher, Dementia Clinical Unit [email protected] Interests: TBI, MCI, Dementia, headache and COVID related cognitive issues
	Tim Durazzo, PhD Clinical Researcher, PTSD Clinical Unit 650-493-5000 ext. 62982 [email protected] Interests: neuroimaging, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, cigarette smoking, neurocognition, alcohol use disorder
	Raquel Gardner, MD Investigator, Epidemiology / Risk Factors Research Core 415-221-4810 ext. 3129 [email protected] Interests: traumatic brain injury, aging, neurodegeneration
	Laura Hack, MD, PhD Investigator, Precision Medicine Research Core 650-493-5000 ext. 61911 [email protected] [email protected] Interests: precision psychiatry, treatment resistant depression, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); ketamine and other psychedelics
	Corey Keller, MD, PhD Investigator, PTSD Clinical Unit [email protected] [email protected] Interests: TMS, EEG, depression
	Lisa Kinoshita, PhD Clinical Researcher, Dementia Clinical Unit [email protected]
	Erica S. Kornblith, PhD Investigator, Epidemiology / Risk Factors Research Core 415-221-4810 ext. 24125 [email protected] [email protected] Interests: traumatic brain injury, cognitive aging, telehealth
	Scott Mackin, PhD Neuropsychologist, Neuroimaging Research Core 415-221-4810 ext. 26463 [email protected]
	Michelle Madore, PhD Co-Director, Palo Alto PhD VA Advanced Fellowship 650-493-5000 ext. 64221 [email protected] Interests: Neuromodulation, teleneuropsychology, cognition
	Shira Maguen, PhD Director, San Francisco PhD VA Advanced Fellowship Fellowship Director, PTSD Clinical Unit 415-221-4810 ext. 22511 [email protected] Interests: PTSD, veterans, suicide, health services
	Ruth O’Hara, PhD Co-Director, Neurochemistry Research Core Co-Director, Palo Alto PhD VA Advanced Fellowship [email protected] Interests: aging, cognition disorders, neuropsychological tests
	Michael Ostacher, MD Director, Palo Alto MD VA Advanced Fellowship [email protected]
	Claudia Padula, PhD Clinical Researcher, PTSD Clinical Unit 650-493-5000 ext. 61640 [email protected] Interests: addiction, alcohol use disorder, sex differences, functional neuroimaging and relapse risk
	Viktoriya Samarina, PhD Co-Director, VA Advanced Fellowship, National Coordinating Site 650-493-5000 ext. 64268 [email protected] Interests: cognition, neuropsychological assessment, neurodegenerative disorders, aging, dementia
	Jong Yoon, PhD Investigator, PTSD Clinical Unit 650-493-5000 ext. 64335 [email protected] [email protected] Interests: neuroimaging, psychosis, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

Fellows

Palo Alto Site

	Christopher Austelle, MD 2nd Year Fellow [email protected] Interests: depression, functional neuroimaging, MRI, pain transcranial magnetic stimulation, neural pathways
	William Craft, PhD 2nd Year Fellow 650-496-2525 [email protected] Interests: opioid use disorder, chronic pain, epidemiology, emerging drug trends, behavioral economics
	Lisa Cruz, PhD 2nd Year Fellow 650-493-5000 ext. 61775 [email protected] Interests: neuropsychology, aging, mental health, neuroimaging, cultural neuropsychology, health disparities
	Nicole Evangelista, PhD 1st Year Fellow 650-847-9303 [email protected] Interests: rehab neuropsychology, aging, Alzheimer's disease, mental health, health disparities, non-pharmacological interventions, policy
	Jovian Lam, PhD 2nd Year Fellow [email protected] Interests: neuropsychology, aging, inflammation, biomarkers, mental health
	Alisa Olmsted, MD 3rd Year Fellow 650 496-2515 [email protected]

	Pahnwat Taweesedt, MD 2nd Year Fellow 718-584-9000 [email protected] Interests: sleep, aging, neurodevelopmental disorders, wearable devices

San Francisco Site

	Edith Harris, PsyD 1st Year Fellow 415-221-4810 ext. 25032 [email protected] Interests: co-occurring substance use disorders, clinical neuropsychology, impulse control, integrated cognitive training
	Dennis Parker Kelley, PhD 3rd Year Fellow [email protected]
	Maria Kryza-Lacombe, PhD 3rd Year Fellow 415-221-4810 x23114 [email protected] [email protected] Interests: neuropsychology, neuroimaging, late life depression, aging, well-being
	Jessica Mow, PhD 1st Year Fellow 415-205-9812 [email protected] Interests: psychosis, neuroimaging, motivation, insight
	Marlene Tai, MD 1st Year Fellow [email protected] [email protected] Interests: Psychedelic-assisted therapies for treatment of mood disorders, clinical trials, neuromodulation

Support Staff

ADMINISTRATION UNIT
Edward Wakabayashi MIRECC VISN 21 Administrator	[email protected] 650-493-5000 ext. 68035
DEMENTIA CLINICAL UNIT
Pauline Luu Systems Analyst	[email protected] 650-493-5000 x63102
PTSD CLINICAL UNIT
Catherine Castile Research Assistant	[email protected] 650-493-5000 x68035
Katherine Grisanzio, PhD Research Coordinator	[email protected] 415-684-3073
Jennifer Hlavin Laboratory Manager	[email protected] 415-750-6624
Thomas Metzler Biostatistician	[email protected] 415-221-4810 ext. 23082
Leslie Ruoff PTSD Sleep Core Manager	[email protected] 415-781-9106
Anna West Research Psychologist	[email protected] 415-684-3073
BIOSTATISTICS RESEARCH CORE
Beatriz Hernandez Data Manager	[email protected] 650-493-5000 ext. 65740
Arthur Noda Data Manager	[email protected] 650-493-5000 ext. 64493
EPIDEMIOLOGY / RISK FACTORS RESEARCH CORE
Paulina Amaya Research Coordinator	[email protected] 415-221-4810 ext. 5197
Tina Hoang, MPH Lab Manager	[email protected] 415-221-4810 ext. 3792
Carrie Peltz, PhD Research Coordinator	[email protected] 415-221-4810 ext. 23286
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH CORE
Mark Greenbaum Data Analyst / Coordinator	[email protected] 650-493-5000 x22115
NEUROCHEMISTRY RESEARCH CORE
Phoebe Liao Lab Technician	[email protected]
Xiaoyan Lin Lab Technician	[email protected] 650-723-0056
NEUROIMAGING RESEARCH CORE
Monica Camacho Project Manager	[email protected] 415-221-4810 ext. 24317
Derek Flenniken IT Director	[email protected] 415-221-4810 ext. 23668
Jacqueline Hayes Recruitment Coordinator	[email protected] 415-221-4810 ext. 24593
Jackie Jay-Farmer Finance / Administration	[email protected] 415-221-4810 ext. 26465
Diana Truran Sacrey Director, Imaging & Brain Health Registry	[email protected] [email protected] 415-221-4810 ext. 23078
PRECISION MEDICINE RESEARCH CORE
Anna Boken Data Manager	[email protected] 650-497-5137
Nancy Gray Research Coordinator	[email protected] 650-736-6260
Timothy Lyons Senior Data Analyst	[email protected]
SLEEP RESEARCH CORE
Abigail Cirelli Research Assistant	[email protected] 650-493-5000 ext. 60584
Mateo Lopez Research Assistant	[email protected] [email protected] 650-493-5000 ext. 60584
Allison Morehouse Laboratory Manager	[email protected] [email protected] 650-493-5000 ext. 60584
Raquel Osorno, PhD Research Psychologist	[email protected] 650-493-5000 ext. 60584
WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH & AGING RESEARCH CORE
Natara Garovoy Program Manager	[email protected]

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