COMMITTEE ROSTER

Sickle Cell Disease Advisory Committee

NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE

CHAIRPERSON

BENZ, EDWARD J, M.D.        06/30/2013
PRESIDENT AND CEO
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
BOSTON, MA 02115

COATES, THOMAS D, MD        06/30/2013
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES, CA 90027

GALLIN, ELAINE K, PHD        06/30/2012
PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY 10019

KEY, NIGEL S, MD        06/30/2013
PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599

MACHADO, ROBERTO F, MD        06/30/2012
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO
CHICAGO, IL 60612

MALIK, PUNAM, MD        06/30/2012
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS
DIV. OF EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY & CANCER BIOLOGY
CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
CINCINNATI, OH 45229-3039

PARISE, LESLIE V, PHD        06/30/2012
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599

PERRINE, SUSAN P, MD        06/30/2011
PROFESSOR
DEPT. OF MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS & PHARMACOLOGY
BOSTON UNIVERSITY BOSTON, MA 02118

SAUNTHARARAJAH, YOGEN, MD        06/30/2011
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE CLEVELAND CLINIC
CLEVELAND, OH 44195

SMITH, WALLY R, MD        06/30/2011
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
RICHMOND, VA 23298

THOMPSON, ALEXIS A, MD, MPH        06/30/2011
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
CHICAGO, IL 60614

EX OFFICIO

HANNON, WILLIAM, PHD
CHIEF
CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY BRANCH
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
ATLANTA, GA 30341

COLLINS, FRANCIS S., MD, PHD
DIRECTOR
NATIONAL INSTITUTES 0F HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD 20892

MANN, MARIE, MD
DEPUTY CHIEF
GENETIC SERVICES BRANCH
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BUREAU
ROCKVILLE, MD 20857

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

HOOTS, W. KEITH, MD
DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF BLOOD DISEASES AND RESOURCES
NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
BETHESDA, MD 20892

Last Updated June 2011