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Each adult division manages investigator requests based upon the investigator's geographic location within the United States. The Pediatric Division manages all investigators who request pediatric specimens only. The CHTN divisions share coordination for requests from outside North America.

The Eastern Division, located at the University of Pennsylvania and directed by Virginia LiVolsi, M.D., Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, is responsible for all states bounded by the western and southern borders of Pennsylvania, as well as Delaware and Hawaii. http://www.chtneast.org External Web Site Policy

The Mid-Atlantic Division, located at the University of Virginia and directed by Christopher Moskaluk, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pathology, is responsible for Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. http://faculty.virginia.edu/chtn-tma/home.html External Web Site Policy

The Midwestern Division, located at The Ohio State University and directed by Leona Ayers, M.D., Professor, Department of Pathology, includes West Virginia and the states west of Pennsylvania, north to Minnesota and south through Missouri as well as Canada. http://www.pathology.med.ohio-state.edu/htrn/tps/tpchtn/default.asp External Web Site Policy

The Pediatric Division, located at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH and directed by Nilsa Ramirez, M.D., Associate Professor of Pathology - Clinical, is responsible for serving pediatric requests. http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/biopathology-center-collaborations External Web Site Policy

The Southern Division, located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and directed by William Grizzle, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pathology, encompasses Kentucky and all states south and west from the Carolinas to Texas.

The Western Division, located at Vanderbilt University and directed by Mary Kay Washington, M.D., PhD, Professor of Pathology, covers all states north of Oklahoma and west of Texas. http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=chtn%20western%20division External Web Site Policy

Contact information for the CHTN Divisions.