The DoCTR team offers support for all aspects of clinical research including study design, protocol development, IRB and regulatory document preparation and submission, recruitment, monitoring, data management, and analysis.
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Enyo Ablordeppey, MD, MPH
Associate Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Email: ablordeppeye@wustl.edu
Admin; Deven Stepney

Joanna Abraham, PhD
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and the Institute for Informatics (I2)
- Email: joannaa@wustl.edu

Michael Avidan, MBBCh, FCA SA
Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology; Head of the Department of Anesthesiology
- Email: avidanm@wustl.edu
Founding Director of the Initiative for Quality Improvement, Research and Informatics (INQUIRI)
Admin; Lauren LaChance

Anne Drewry, MD
Vice Chair; Division Chief, Critical Care Medicine
- Email: drewrya@wustl.edu
Admin; Gemma Smith & Alana Suchman

Leon du Toit, MBChB, FCA(SA)
Instructor, Anesthesiology; Attending Physician, Center for Preoperative Assessment and Planning (CPAP)
- Email: leond@wustl.edu

Sara Fisher
Senior Clinical Research Regulatory & Compliance Coordinator
- Email: sarafisher@wustl.edu

Brian Fuller, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology – Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine
- Email: fullerb@wustl.edu

Robert Gereau, PhD
Vice Chair for Research; Division Chief, Washington University Pain Center; Dr. Seymour & Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology
- Email: gereaur@wustl.edu
Admin; Amber Spies

Ryan Guffey, MD
Associate Professor, Fellowship Director Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain
- Email: rguffey@wustl.edu
Admin; Lisa Parks

Simon Haroutounian, PhD, MSc
Division Chief, Division of Clinical and Translational Research (DoCTR); Division Chief, Clinical Pain Research, Washington University Pain Center
- Email: sharout@wustl.edu
Admin; Alexis Williams

Thomas Kannampallil, PhD, FAMIA
Director of Acute Care Innovation Research; Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and the Institute for Informatics; Associate Chief Research Information Officer, School of Medicine
- Email: thomas.k@wustl.edu