Geisel School of Medicine & Dartmouth Health – Research Contact List
Below is a contact list of researchers from Geisel, Dartmouth Health, and community partners. These individuals will be contacted by the medical student research office on your behalf - please do not reach out directly to the departments themselves (this list is an FYI only).
Students are advised to contact Medical.Student.Research@dartmouth.edu before reaching out to individual faculty members directly. If the department or section you are interested in is not listed, or if you have questions about identifying a research opportunity, please contact:
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Tim Gardner, MD, MS
Assistant Dean for Medical Student Research
timothy.b.gardner@hitchcock.org -
Han Naung Tun, MBBS, MPH
Research Program Specialist
Han.Naung.Tun@dartmouth.edu
Note: This contact list may be updated periodically to reflect current research leads and administrative points of contact.
| Department / Section | Contact Name(s) |
|---|---|
| Medical Education | Kelly Kieffer, MD / Nicolge Borges, PhD |
| Global Health | Lisa Adams, MD |
| Epidemiology | Margaret Karagas, PhD |
| The Dartmouth Institute (TDI) | Amber Barnato, MD |
Department Contact Directory for Student Research (Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center)
| Department | Chair/Director | Vice Chair (Research) / Contact | Admin Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiology | Sheila R. Barnett, MD | Yvon Bryan, MD | Mary "Beth" Laro |
| Cancer Center | Konstantin Dragnev, MD | Ben Koziol (Program Manager) | |
| Dermatology | Shane Chapman, MD | Matthew Hayden, MD, PhD | Brittney Stark |
| Heart & Vascular | Richard Powell, MD | Philip Goodney, MD | Caren Saunders |
| Emergency Medicine | Scott W. Rodi, MD, MPH | Zachary Soucy, DO | Melissa Friedman |
| Family Medicine | Elisabeth B. Wilson, MD, MPH | Tim Burdick, MD | Merilee Perkins |
| Medicine | Nathan E. Goldstein, MD | Angelo E. Volandes, MD | Lori E. Henault , Bailey D Starr |
| Neurology | Barbara C. Jobst, MD | Francesca Gilli, MS, PhD | Lei Wang |
| OB/GYN | Ilana Cass, MD | Daisy Goodman, MD | Sophia Allen |
| Orthopaedics | Anna Miller, MD | — | Holly B. Symonds |
| Pathology | Arief A. Suriawinata, MD | George Zanazzi, MD, PhD, MS | — |
| Pediatrics | Keith J. Loud, MD | JoAnna Leyenaar, MD, MPH, MSc | Jule Doherty |
| Psychiatry | William C. Torrey, MD | Juliette Madan, MD | Tiffany Gilbert, Meggan Schmidt |
| Radiology (Diagnostic) | David Naeger, MD | Jessica Sin, MD, PhD | — |
| Radiation Oncology | Charles Thomas, MD | Lesley Jarvis, MD, PhD | — |
| Surgery | Ted Trus, MD | Jennifer Hong, MD | Kayla Fay |
| Digestive Health | Corey Siegel, MD | Tim Gardner, MD | — |
Other Sections / Speciality Areas
| Section | Contact | Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy | Karen Hsu Blatman, MD | Section Chief | ||
| Heme/Onc | Linda T. Vahdat, MD, MBA | Section Chief | ||
| Endocrinology/Diabetes | Sushela Chaidarun, MD, PhD | — | ||
| Ophthalmology | Michael Zegans, MD | Section Chief | ||
| Pharmacology/Toxicology | Lionel Lewis, MD | Director, Clinical Pharm | ||
| Pulmonary | David J. Feller-Kopman, MD | Section Chief | ||
| Rheumatology | Kevin D. Kerin, MD | Interim Section Chief |
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Pediatric Faculty who would be up for mentoring a student project.
| Faculty name | Preferred contact method | Areas of Interest | |
| Bridget Linehan | bridget.a.linehan@hitchcock.org | Urinary incontinence among female athletes, spina bifida, children with adverse childhood experiences/social determinants of health. | |
| Kate MacMillan | Kathryn.Dee.L.MacMillan@hitchcock.org | Newborn Nursery, QI and research, perinatal substance exposure, breastfeeding | |
| Ryan Ratts | Ryan.C.Ratts@hitchcock.org | Endosomal trafficking and Extracellular Vesicle Trafficking | |
| Tina Morhardt | Tina.L.Morhardt@hitchcock.org | QI, mentorship - pediatric gastroenterology | |
| Jenna Menger | Jenna.M.Menger@hitchcock.org | Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Nutrition | |
| Inbar Shani | 617 777 4366 (cell) or email inbar.shani@hitchcock.org | Pediatric gastroenterology | |
| Bonny Whalen | Bonny.L.Whalen@hitchcock.org | Breastfeeding, care of opioid/substance exposed newborns, newborn care, perinatal hepatitis B and C prevention - quality improvement and education | |
| Patience Toyin-Thomas | Patience.Toyin-Thomas@hitchcock.org | Child health services research with a focus on Medicaid and Rural health | |
| Robert Gensure | Robert.C.Gensure@hitchcock.org | Pediatric bone disease, osteoporosis, alopecia | |
| Nina Sand-Loud | Nina.Sand-Loud@hitchcock.org | Autism, child development | |
| Deb Hoffer | deborah.r.hoffer@hitchcock.org | Undergraduate medical education | |
| Sebnem Ozdogan | Sebnem.Ozdogan@hitchcock.org | Pediatric pulmonology | |
| Kathryn Hawrot | Kathryn.G.Hawrot@hitchcock.org | Pediatric hospital medicine, complex care | |
| Ben Kolker | Ben.R.Kolker@hitchcock.org | Medical education, POCUS, feedback | |
| Hannah Reuman | hannah.s.reuman@hitchcock.org | Serious illness communication in pediatrics | |
| Florence Lambert-Fliszar | florence.lambert.fliszar@hitchcock.org | Medical education, curriculum development, behavioral health | |
| Steven Ringer | Steven.A.Ringer@hitchcock.org | Neonatology | |
| Marcus Shaker | Marcus.S.Shaker@hitchcock.org | Pediatric allergy/immunology; not this semester, maybe in the future, I've got several mentees already | |
| Sue Tanski | Susanne.e.tanski@hitchcock.org | Primary care patient/parent reported screening tools and data. Including child development & behavior, infant feeding, social drivers of health, adolescent risk behaviors, anxiety/depression, sexual minority youth, etc | |
| Angela Ricci | angela.m.ricci@hitchcock.org | Childhood cancer survivorship, cooperative clinical research | |
| Kelly Corbett | kelly.corbett@hitchcock.org | Medical education, simulation | |
| Mary Beth Dinulos | Mary.Beth.P.Dinulos@hitchcock.org | Medical genetics, medical education, advocacy | |
| Michele Vander Heyden | Michele.A.Vander.Heyden@hitchcock.org | Pediatric critical care | |
| Julie Sanville | Julie.L.Sanville@hitchcock.org | Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis, Microbiome, Clinical Outcomes | |
| Thomas Walsh | Thomas.A.Walsh@hitchcock.org | Pediatric hospital medicine | |
| Steve Chapman | Steven.H.Chapman@hitchcock.org | Community and Legislative Advocacy | |
| Tricia Groff | tricia.l.groff@hitchcock.org | General pediatrics/primary care with interest in neonatology and pediatric pulmonology | |
| Brian O'Sullivan | brian.p.o'sullivan@hitchcock.org | Cystic Fibrosis | |
| peter wright | peter.f.wright@dartmouth.edu | International health, vaccines | |
| Alexis Cordone | Alexis.C.Cordone@hitchcock.org | Pediatric emergency medicine, rural emergency care, medical education, public health, child safety, advocacy, violence prevention | |
| Kim Molina | Kimberly.M.Molina@hitchcock.org | Pediatric cardiology | |
| Samantha House | Samantha.A.House@hitchock.org | High value care, deimplementation, place-based opportunity indices, health services research | |
| Amy Roy | Amy.D.Roy@hitchcock.org | Child welfare, abuse | |
| Alison Holmes | Alison.V.Holmes@hitchcock.org | Newborn medicine, pediatric education | |
| Cathy Shubkin | Catherine.d.shubkin@hitchcock.org | Medical education, adolescent health, bioethics |