NIH Clinical Center: Our Organization

Director: John I. Gallin, MD

There are eight areas that report to the Director. These include:

Chief Operating Officer: Maureen E. Gormley, MPH, MA, RN
Chief Nurse Officer: Clare Hastings, PhD, RN, FAAN
Chief Financial Officer: Maria Joyce, MBA
Chief, Department of Bioethics: Christine Grady, RN, PhD
Deputy Director for Educational Affairs and Strategic Partnerships: Frederick P. Ognibene, MD
Chief, Laboratory for Informatics Development: James J. Cimino, MD
Chief, Radiology and Imaging Sciences: David A. Bluemke, MD, PhD, MsB
Deputy Director for Clinical Care: David K. Henderson, MD

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer are the following:

Deputy Chief Operating Officer: Colleen McGowan, MHA, FACHE
Deputy for Administration / Office of Administrative Management: Lynda Ray
Deputy for Workforce Management/Office of Workforce Management and Development: Hillary J. Fitilis, JD, MA
Nutrition Department: David Folio, MS, RD
Office of Purchasing and Contracts: Susan Nsangou
Patient Support Services Department: Karen Kaczorowski, RN, MHSA
Materials Management and Environmental Services Department: Robert B. Mekelburg, MBA
Social Work Department: Adrienne Farrar, PhD
Spiritual Care Department: John M. Pollack, MDiv, BCC
Office of Communications and Media Relations (Acting): Kelli Carrington
Office of Space and Facility Management: Debra A. Byram, RN, MSN
Department of Hospitality Services: Denise Ford, MS, RD
- Executive Director, Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge: Denise Ford, MS, RD
  - General Manager, Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge: Bekah E. Geiger, MSW

Reporting to the Chief Nurse Officer are the following:

Deputy for Clinical Operations: Tannia Cartledge, RN, MS
Deputy for Research and Practice Development: Gwenyth Wallen, PhD, RN
Nursing Service Chief, Oncology and Critical Care: Deborah Kolakowski, RN, MSN
Nursing Service Chief, Medical Surgical Specialties: Ann Marie Matlock, RN, MSN, NE-BC
Nursing Service Chief, Neuroscience, Behavioral Heath and Pediatrics: Barbara A. Jordan, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer are the following:

Office of Financial Resource Management: Daniel Rinehuls
Office of Management Analysis and Reporting: Rachael Schacherer, MPP
Office of Protocol Services: Kim Mitchell, RHIA
Department of Clinical Research Informatics and Chief Information Officer: Jon W. McKeeby, DSc

Reporting to the Deputy Director for Educational Affairs and Strategic Partnerships is the following:

Office of Clinical Research Training and Medical Education: Frederick P. Ognibene, MD

Reporting to the Deputy Director for Clinical Care are the following:

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