Organization
Cooperative Studies Program Central Office
CSP Central Office is located in Washington, D.C. All CSP activities are managed, coordinated, and funded in this office and operate under the leadership of the
Chief Research & Development Officer and the Director, Clinical Science Research & Development Service.
Joel Kupersmith, MD
Chief Research & Development Officer
Timothy J. O'Leary, MD, PhD
Director, Clinical Science Research & Development Service
Grant D. Huang, MPH, PhD
Deputy Director, Cooperative Studies Program
Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Centers (CSPCCs)
The CSPCCs provide study design, data management, statistical analysis, and administrative support to all
VA Cooperative Studies. The CSP has five CSPCCs located at VA medical centers across the country. To learn
more about a specific CSPCC, please click one of the below.
VA Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Director: Louis Fiore, MD, MPHVA Medical Center, Hines, Illinois
Director: Domenic Reda, PhDVA Medical Center, Palo Alto, California
Director: Ying Lu, PhD-
VA Medical Center, Perry Point, Maryland
Director: Joseph Collins, ScD
VA Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut
Director: Peter Guarino, MPH, PhD
Clinical Research Pharmacy Coordinating Center (CRPCC)
The CRPCC participates in CSP studies that involve drugs or medical devices. Key responsibilities of the CRPCC
for drug-related activities include: developing the drug handling protocol, negotiating with pharmaceutical
companies, and packaging, distributing, and accounting for drugs. The CRPCC also provides oversight for the
safety of CSP studies. To learn more about the CRPCC, please click on the link below.
VA Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Director: Mike Sather, PhD, FASHP
Epidemiological Research and Information Centers (ERICs)
The mission of the ERICs is to enhance VA healthcare delivery by promoting VA-based population research and to disseminate epidemiological research results in ways that help VA providers improve patient care. To learn more about a specific ERIC, please click one of the below.
VA Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Director: J. Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH-
VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Director: Dawn Provenzale, MD, MS
VA Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
Director: Nicholas L. Smith, PhD, MPH
Clinical Epidemiological Research Center (CERC)
The CERC conducts methodological research that improves the standards of research design and data analysis in
epidemiological studies within the VA by providing formal training and hands-on experience in epidemiology,
biostatistics and related fields. The CERC is located at:
VA Medical Center, West Haven Connecticut
Director: John Concato, MD, MS, MPH