REALISM Investigators and Clinical Research Coordinators

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REALISM Investigational Sites

The REALISM study is conducted at several medical centers
located throughout the United States. These include:

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
8700 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Saibal Kar, MD (Investigator)
Director of Interventional Cardiac Research

Asma Hussaini, PA-C (Coordinator)
Phone: (310) 423-2658
Email: hussainia@cshs.org

UC Davis Medical Center
2315 Stockton Blvd, Suite #6312
Sacramento, CA 95817

Reginald Low, MD (Investigator)

Kimberley Book, RN (Coordinator)
Phone: (916) 734-5639
Email: kimberley.book@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

El Camino Hospital
2500 Grant Rd.
Mountain View, CA 94040

Chad Rammohan, MD (Investigator)

Betty DeBettencourt (Coordinator)
Phone: (650) 969-8604 ext 226
Email: bdebetten@yahoo.com

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University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Leprino Office Building
12401 East 17th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045

John D. Carroll, MD, FACC (Investigator)
Chief of Cardiology, UCH
Director, Cardiac and Vascular Center
University of Colorado Hospital
Professor of Medicine, UCHSC

Anna Ivashchenko, BS (Research Asst.)
Phone: (720) 848-6503
Email: Anna.ivashchenko@uchsc.edu

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Baptist Hospital of Miami
8900 North Kendall Drive
Miami, FL 33176

Ramon Quesada, MD (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Maria Ines Ardid (Coordinator)
Phone: (786) 596-6258
Email: mariaar@baptisthealth.net

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Piedmont Heart Institute
Fuqua Heart Center of Atlanta
95 Collier Road
Atlanta, GA 30309

Vivek Rajagopal, MD (Investigator)

Adrienne Tanner, RN, BS, CCRC (Coordinator)
Phone: (404) 605-3752
Email: adrienne.tanner@piedmont.org


Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
5673 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30342

Lou Heller, MD (Investigator)

Sonya Mathewson, RN, BSN, CCRC (Coordinator)
Phone: (404) 843-6092
Email: sbmathewson@sjha.org

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Rush University Medical Center
1653 W. Congress Parkway
Chicago, IL 60612

Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD(Principal Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Catherine Glase, RN (Coordinator)
Phone: (312) 942-9398
Email: catherine_glase@rush.edu


NorthShore University HealthSystem
2650 Ridge Ave.
Evanston, IL 60201

Ted Feldman, MD (EVEREST CO-Principal Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Claudia Focks, RN (Coordinator)
Phone: (847) 570-2366
Email: cfocks@enh.org

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The Care Group at The Heart Center
10590 N. Meridian
Indianapolis, IN 46260

James Hermiller, MD (Investigator)
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

Anne Taylor, RN (Coordinator)
Phone: (317) 583-6319
Email: ataylor@thecaregroup.com

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Shawnee Mission Medical Center
7301 E. Frontage Rd.
Shawnee Mission, KS 66204

Paul Kramer, MD (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Millie L. Salkind, APRN, BC (Coordinator)
Phone: (913) 671-6509
Email: msalkind@kcheart.com

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Terrebonne General Medical Center
8120 Main Street
Houma, LA 70360

Peter S. Fail, MD (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Monique Robert, BSN, CRC (Coordinator)
Phone: (985) 873-4189
Email:monique.robert@tgmc.com

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Maine Medical Center
22 Bramhall Street,
Portland, Me 04102

Mirle Kellett Jr., MD (Investigator)
Chief, Department of Cardiac Services

Claire Berg, RN, MS, CCRC (Coordinator)
Phone: (207) 662-4897
Email: bergc@mmc.org

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Washington Hospital Center
110 Irving St. NW
Washington, DC 20010

Kenneth Kent, MD
(Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Petros Okubagzi, MD (Coordinator)
Phone: (202) 877-2146
Email: pokubagzi@gmail.com

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Minneapolis Heart Institute
920 East 28th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407

Wesley Pedersen, MD (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Sara Olson RN, BSN (Coordinator)
Phone: (612) 863-7601
Email: sara.olson@allina.com

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Washington University Medical Center
660 S. Euclid Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110

John Lasala, MD, PhD (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Michelle Myers, RN (Coordinator)
Phone: (314) 747-4421
Email: mmyers@im.wustl.edu

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St. Patrick Hospital & Health Science Center
500 W. Broadway
Missoula, MT 59802

Mark Sanz, MD (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Heidi Boehm, RN (Coordinator)
Phone: (406) 329-2717
Email: boehm@saintpatrick.org

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Carolinas Medical Center (Sanger Clinic)
1000 Blythe Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28203

Michael J. Rinaldi, MD (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Gale Schwarz, RN, CCRC (Coordinator)
Phone: (704) 355-4797
Email: gale.schwarz@carolinashealthcare.org


Duke University Medical Center
Duke Hospital North, Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710

Andrew Wang, MD (Investigator)
Associate Professor of Medicine

Aretha Herron, RN, BSN
Phone: (919) 684-5931
Email: aretha.herron@duke.edu

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New Jersey Physicians, LLC
922 Allwood Road,
Clifton, NJ 07110

Neil Goyal, MD, MPH (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist
Phone: (973) 777-7911
Email: nkg4@columbia.edu


Morristown Memorial Hospital
100 Madison Ave
Morristown, NJ 07962

Robert Kipperman, MD (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Chrissy Ciprich, RN, BS (Coordinator)
Phone: (973) 971-5951
Email: christine.ciprich@atlantichealth.org

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Columbia University Medical Center
177 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032

William Gray, MD (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Mafo Kamanda-Kosseh (Coordinator)
Phone: (212) 342-3480
Email: mk3104@columbia.edu


New York University Medical Center
560 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016

James Slater, MD (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Cindy Lau-Yan Yung (Coordinator)
Phone: (212) 263-4196
Email: lauyan.yung@nyumc.org


St. Francis Hospital
100 Port Washington Blvd
Roslyn, NY 11576

Andrew D. Berke, MD (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Jeannette McLaughlin, RNP (Coordinator)
Phone: (516) 562-6788
Email: Jeannette.McLaughlin@chsli.org

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Oklahoma Heart Hospital
4200 W. Memorial Rd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Robert Kipperman, MD (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Stacie Hanes, RN, CCRC (Coordinator)
Phone: (405) 608-1283
Email: shanes@ocaheart.com

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Howard C. Herrmann, MD (Investigator)
Director, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Labs
Phone: (215) 662-2180
Email: howard.herrmann@uphs.upenn.edu

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Medical University of South Carolina
Ashley River Tower
25 Courtenay Drive
Charleston, SC 29425

Daniel Steinberg, MD (Principal Investigator)

Debi Adams, RN (Coordinator)
Phone: (843) 792-2944
Email: adamsde@musc.edu

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Baylor University Medical Center
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute
621 N. Hall Street
Dallas, TX 75226

Paul Grayburn, MD (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Susan Aston, RN (Coordinator)
Phone: (214) 820-7358
Email: susanas@baylorhealth.edu


Memorial Hermann Hospital
University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston
6431 Fannin
Houston, TX 77225

Richard Smalling, Md, PhD
(Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Mary Vooletich, RN (Coordinator)
Phone: 713-500-6550
Email: mary.vooletich@uth.tmc.edu


University of Texas Science Health Center
Department of Medicine Cardiology
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

Steven R. Bailey, MD
(Investigator)

Gus Banda (Coordinator)
Phone: 210-567-4601
Email: gus.banda@uhs-sa.com

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LDS Hospital
J.L. Soresen Heart & Lung Center
5121 S. Cottonwood Street
Murray, UT 84157

Brian Whisenant, MD (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Eric Johnson (Coordinator)
Phone: (801) 507-4771
Email: eric.johnson@intermountainmail.org

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University of Virginia
University Hospital
1215 Lee Street
Charlottesville, Virginia 22908

Scott Lim, MD (Investigator)
Interventional Cardiologist

Linda Bailes, RN (Coordinator)
Phone: (434) 982-1058
Email: lgs2m@virginia.edu

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Swedish Medical Center
1st Hill Campus, 747 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122-4307

Mark Reisman, MD
(Investigator)
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

Inger Rasmussen, BA, CCRC (Coordinator)
Phone: (206) 215-3989
Email: inger.rasmussen@swedish.org

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St. Luke's Medical Center
2900 W. Oklahoma Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53215

Tanvir Bajwa, MD (Investigator)

Susan Oxborough, RN (Coordinator)
Phone: (414) 385-2475
Email: susan.oxborough@aurora.org

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