Facts & Figures

Financial/Stats Info - FY 17

Who’s Who - FY 17

CHOP Research Institute Leadership

Bryan A. Wolf, MD, PhD Chief Scientific Officer & Executive Vice President
Beverly L. Davidson, PhD Chief Scientific Strategy Officer
Richard Aplenc, MD, PhD, MSCE Assistant Vice President and Chief Clinical Research Officer
Michelle Lewis, MS, CRA Vice President, Research Administration and Operations
Zev Sunleaf Vice President, Office of Technology Transfer, Commercialization and Innovation
Matthew Hodgson Assistant Vice President, Research Compliance and Regulatory Affairs

Centers of Emphasis

Center for Applied Genomics Director: Hakon Hakonarson, MD, PhD
Center for Autism Research Director: Robert Schultz, PhD
Center for Childhood Cancer Research Director: Stephen P. Hunger, MD
Center for Clinical Pharmacology Director: Athena F. Zuppa, MD, MSCE
Center for Injury Research and Prevention Directors: Flaura Winston, MD, PhD, and Kristy Arbogast, PhD
Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine Director: Douglas Wallace, PhD
Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness Director: Theoklis Zaoutis, MD, MSCE
PolicyLab Director: David Rubin, MD, MSCE
Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics Director: Beverly Davidson, PhD

Research Affinity Groups

Clinical Trials Research Affinity Group Leader: Pam Weiss, MD, MSC
Developmental Biology Leaders: Judy Grinspan, PhD, and Stewart Anderson, MD
Fetal Biology and Therapy Leader: Alan Flake, MD
Genes, Genomics, and Pediatric Disease Leaders: John Maris, MD, and Nancy Spinner, PhD
Global Health Leaders: Elizabeth Lowenthal, MD, MSCE
Health and Behavior Leaders: Stephen Leff, PhD, and Joel Fein, MD, MPH
Metabolism, Nutrition, and Physical Development Leader: Babette Zemel, PhD
METACHOP (Math, Engineering, Technology) Leader: Helen Loeb, PhD
mHealth Leaders: Nadia Dowshen, MD, Linda Fleisher, PhD, and Lisa Schwartz, PhD
Mitochondria Leader: Marni Falk, MD
Neuroscience Leader: Michael Robinson, PhD
Normal and Malignant Hematopoiesis Leader: Carolyn Felix, MD
Proteins Leader: Yair Argon, PhD
Protective Immunity and Immunopathology Leaders: Edward Behrens, MD, and Paula Oliver, PhD
Qualitative Methods Leader: Cynthia Mollen, MD, MSCE
Spatial and Functional Genomics Leaders: Struan Grant, PhD, Andrew Wells, PhD, and Gerd Blobel, MD, PhD
Stem Cells and Benign Hematopoiesis Leaders: Mortimer Poncz, MD, and Deborah French, PhD

Endowed Chairs

Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Endowed Chair in Pediatrics Holder: Joseph W. St. Geme III, MD
Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Endowed Chair in Pediatric Urology Holder: Douglas A. Canning, MD
Frederick H. Allen Endowed Chair in Child Psychiatry Holder: Tami D. Benton, MD
Gisela and Dennis Alter Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neonatology Holder: Haralambos Ischiropoulos, PhD
Mary D. Ames Endowed Chair in Child Advocacy Holder: David Rubin, MD, MSCE
Richard M. Armstrong Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Holder: John M. Flynn, MD
T. Hewson Bache Endowed Chair in Pediatrics Holder: Robert W. Doms, MD, PhD
Lester Baker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Diabetes Holder: Michael A. Levine, MD
Michael and Charles Barnett Endowed Chair in Pediatric Mitochondrial Medicine and Metabolic Diseases Holder: Douglas Wallace, PhD
James Battaglia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Pain Management Holder: Gordon Barr, PhD
William H. Bennett Professor of Pediatrics (at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Holder: Nathan Blum, MD
Fred and Suzanne Biesecker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Liver Disease Holder: David A. Piccoli, MD
Patricia Borns Endowed Chair in Radiology Education Holder: Janet R. Reid, MD
Irma and Norman Braman Endowed Chair for Research in GI Motility Disorders Holder: Robert O. Heuckeroth, MD, PhD
Evelyn Willing Bromley Endowed Chair in Clinical Laboratories and Pathology Holder: Michael Bennett, PhD
Evelyn Willing Bromley Endowed Chair in Pathology and Clinical Laboratories Holder: Nancy B. Spinner, PhD, FACMG
Catherine D. Brown Endowed Chair in Pediatric Epilepsy Holder: Dennis Dlugos, MD
Buck Family Endowed Chair in Hematology Research Holder: Pending Appointment
Mortimer J. Buckley Jr., MD Endowed Chair in Cardiac Surgery Holder: Thomas L. Spray, MD
Daniel B. Burke Endowed Chair for Diabetes Research Holder: Struan Grant, PhD
Louis and Amelia Canuso Family Endowed Chair for Clinical Research in Oncology Holder: Frank M. Balis, MD
Henry S. Cecil, MD Endowed Chair in Rehabilitative Medicine at Children’s Seashore House Holder: Susan E. Levy, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Quality and Patient Safety Holder: Pending Appointment
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Biomedical Informatics and Entrepreneurial Science Holder: Pending Appointment
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Cardiac Critical Care Medicine Holder: Andrew T. Costarino, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Critical Care Medicine Holder: Vinay Nadkarni, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Fetal Imaging Holder: Beverly Gilbert Coleman, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology Holder: Rodney Camire, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neuroradiology Holder: Robert Zimmerman, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Holder: Pending Appointment
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology Holder: Ken Kazahaya, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Pediatric Airway Disorders Holder: Ian N. Jacobs, MD
Alan R. Cohen Endowed Chair in Pediatrics Holder: Peter Adamson, MD
Ruth M. Colket Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nursing Holder: Pending Appointment
Ruth M. and Tristram C. Colket, Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery Holder: Alan W. Flake, MD
Tristram C. Colket, Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurology Holder: Robert R. Clancy, MD
Colman Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Holder: Robert N. Baldassano, MD
David Cornfeld Endowed Chair in Pediatrics Holder: Richard Rutstein, MD
Jean Cortner Endowed Chair in Pediatric Gastroenterology Holder: Virginia A. Stallings, MD
Nicholas Crognale Endowed Chair in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Holder: Kathy N. Shaw, MD
Giulio D'Angio Endowed Chair in Neuroblastoma Research Holder: John Maris, MD
Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics Holder: Phillip Bryant, DO
Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics Holder: Susan Coffin, MD
Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics Holder: Alex Fiks, MD, MSCE
Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics Holder: Ian Krantz, MD
Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics Holder: Jonathan Rome, MD
Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics Holder: Gail Slap, MD
Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics Holder: Flaura Winston, MD, PhD
Distinguished Chairs in the Department of Pediatrics Holders: Pending Appointment
John J. Downes, MD Endowed Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Holder: C. Dean Kurth, MD
Mary Downs Endowed Chair in Pediatric Craniofacial Treatment and Research Holder: Jesse A. Taylor, MD
John W. Duckett, Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Urology Holder: Stephen A. Zderic, MD
Audrey E. Evans Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology Holder: Garrett M. Brodeur, MD
Kenneth E. Fellows Endowed Chair in Radiology Quality and Patient Safety Holder: Raymond Sze, MD, MAMS
Mark Fishman Endowed Chair in Genomics and Computational Science Holder: Joseph Zorc, MD, MSCE
Ann and Richard Frankel Chair in Gastroenterology Research Holder: Pending Appointment
Friends of Brian Endowed Chair in Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Holder: Pending Appointment
William T. Grant Endowed Chair in Child Development and Rehabilitation Holder: Marc Yudkoff, MD
William J. Greeley Endowed Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Holder: Francis McGowan, MD
Jane Fishman Grinberg Endowed Chair in Stem Cell Research Holder: Mortimer Poncz, MD
Steven D. Handler Endowed Chair in Medical Ethics Holder: Christopher Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH
Robert and Dolores Harrington Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology Holder: Jack Rychik, MD
George Leib Harrison Endowed Chair in Fetal Therapy Holder: Mark Paul Johnson, MD
Werner and Gertrude Henle Endowed Chair Holder: Theoklis Zaoutis, MD, MSCE
Maurice R. Hilleman Endowed Chair in Vaccinology Holder: Paul Offit, MD
Joseph Lee Hollander Endowed Chair in Pediatric Rheumatology Holder: Edward Behrens, MD
John Westgate Hope Endowed Chair in Radiology Faculty Development Holder: Pending Appointment
Justin Michael Ingerman Endowed Chair for Palliative Care Holder: Wynne Morrison, MD
Orton P. Jackson Endowed Chair in Adolescent Medicine Holder: Carol Ford, MD
John H. and Hortense Cassell Jensen Endowed Chair in Pediatric Development and Teaching Holder: Stephen Ludwig, MD
Richard B. Johnston, Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatrics Holder: Ronald Rubenstein, MD, PhD
Joshua Kahan Endowed Chair in Pediatric Leukemia Research Holder: Carolyn Felix, MD
Jacob A. Kamens Endowed Chair in Neurological Disorders and Translational NeuroTherapeutics Holder: Adeline Vanderver, MD
John M. Keating Endowed Chair in Pediatrics Holder: Pending Appointment
C. Everett Koop Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery Holder: N. Scott Adzick, MD, MMM
Laffey-Connolly Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nephrology Holder: Susan Furth, MD
Harriet and Ronald Lassin Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neonatology Holder: Scott Lorch, MD
Anthony A. Latini Endowed Chair in the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Holder: Cindy Christian, MD
Dr. Bong S. Lee Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics Holder: Maurizio Pacifici, PhD
Mabel E. Leslie Endowed Chair in Pediatric Ophthalmology Holder: Monte D. Mills, MD
Grace R. Loeb Endowed Chair in Neurosciences Holder: Brenda Banwell, MD
Stephen Ludwig Endowed Chair in Medical Education Holder: Lisa Zaoutis, MD
Suzi and Scott Lustgarten Endowed Chair for Clinical Care of GI Motility Disorders Holder: Ritu Verma, MBChB
Soroosh Mahboubi Endowed Chair in Body Imaging at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Holder: Pending Appointment
Arthur Vincent Meigs Endowed Chair in Pediatrics Holder: Beverly Davidson, PhD
Minimally Invasive Surgery Endowed Chair in Pediatric Urology Holder: Pending Appointment
Jeffrey Modell Endowed Chair in Pediatric Immunology Research Holder: Neil Romberg, MD
Robert Gerard Morse Endowed Chair in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine Holder: Julian Allen, MD
Thomas Moshang Endowed Chair in Endocrinology Holder: Craig Alter, MD
E. Mortimer Newlin Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Human Communication Holder: Ralph Wetmore, MD
Edmond F. Notebaert Endowed Chair in Pediatric Research Holder: Bryan Wolf, MD, PhD
Yetta Deitch Novotny Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology Holder: Stephan Grupp, MD, PhD
Oberkircher Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Radiology Holder: Timothy Roberts, PhD
Kwame Ohene-Frempong Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology Holder: Stefano Rivella, MD
Patrick S. Pasquariello Jr. Endowed Chair in General Pediatrics Holder: Louis M. Bell, MD
R.A.F. Penrose Endowed Chair in Pediatrics Holder: Stewart A. Anderson, MD
Jeffrey E. Perelman Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics Holder: Stephen Hunger, MD
Perelman Scholars Holders: Pending Appointment
Raymond G. Perelman Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology Holder: Grant T. Liu, MD
R. Anderson Pew Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics Holder: Carole Marcus, MBBCh
Stanley Plotkin Endowed Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases Holder: Jeffrey M. Bergelson, MD
William Potsic Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Childhood Communication Holder: Pending Appointment
Gerald D. Quill Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics Holder: Ron Keren, MD, MPH
Peter Randall Endowed Chair in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Holder: Scott P. Bartlett, MD
Russell C. Raphaely Endowed Chair in Critical Care Medicine Holder: Robert A. Berg, MD
William J. Rashkind Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology Holder: Robert J. Levy, MD
Regional Autism Center Endowed Chair Holder: Robert T. Schultz, PhD
Mildred L. Roeckle Endowed Chair at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Holder: Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko, PhD
Lucy Balian Rorke-Adams Endowed Chair in Neuropathology Holder: Pending Appointment
Richard and Sheila Sanford Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology Holder: Alex Seif, MD, MPH
Louise Schnaufer Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery Holder: Holly L. Hedrick, MD
Hubert J.P. and Anne Faulkner Schoemaker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Holder: Peter C. Phillips, MD
Elias Schwartz, MD Endowed Chair in Hematology Holder: Kim Smith-Whitley, MD
Letitia B. and Alice Scott Endowed Chair in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology Holder: Elaine H. Zackai, MD
Thomas Frederick McNair Scott Endowed Chair in Pediatrics Holder: Eric Eichenwald, MD
Richard Shafritz Endowed Chair in Pediatric Ophthalmology Research in the Division of Ophthalmology Holder: Gil Binenbaum, MD, MSCE
William Wikoff Smith Endowed Chair in Pediatric Genomic Research Holder: Pending Appointment
Howard M. Snyder III Endowed Chair in Pediatric Urology Holder: Thomas F. Kolon, MD
Louis Starr Endowed Chair in Pediatrics Holder: Pending Appointment
Stuart E. Starr Endowed Chair in Pediatrics Holder: Jonathan Spergel, MD, PhD
Leslie N. Sutton Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery Holder: Phillip B. Storm Jr., MD
Daniel M. Tabas Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Holder: J. William Gaynor, MD
Evelyn Rome Tabas Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology Holder: Victoria L. Vetter, MD
Josephine J. Templeton Endowed Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology Clinical Education Holder: Susan C. Nicolson, MD
Josephine J. and John M. Templeton Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Trauma Holder: Michael L. Nance, MD, FAAP, FACS
Jennifer Terker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology Holder: Joseph Rossano, MD
Charles E.H. Upham Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medicine Holder: Beverly S. Emanuel, PhD
William L. Van Alen Endowed Chair in Pediatric Radiology Holder: Kassa Darge, MD, PhD
Frank R. Wallace Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases Holder: Kathleen Sullivan, MD, PhD
Alice Langdon Warner Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Holder: Pending Appointment
Wawa Endowed Chair in International Adoption Holder: Susan Friedman, MD
Frank E. Weise III Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology Holder: Gerd Blobel, MD, PhD
Mai and Harry F. West Endowed Chair in Pediatric Research Holder: Pending Appointment
Alexander B. Wheeler Endowed Chair in Neurosurgical Research Holder: Adam Resnick, PhD
Evelyn and George Willing Endowed Chair in Pathology Research Holder: Janis Burkhardt, PhD
Nancy Abramson Wolfson Endowed Chair in Health Services Research Holder: Jeffrey H. Silber, MD, PhD
Richard D. Wood Jr. and Jeanette A. Wood Endowed Chair in Pediatric Diagnostic Medicine Holder: Pending Appointment

Administrative Units

Clinical Research Support Office Jennifer Goldfarb, Director
Michele Toms, Assistant Director
Center for Human Phenomic Science Richard Aplenc, MD, PhD, MSCE
Clinical Trials Financial Management Veronica Kain, Director
Tiana Dingle, Assistant Director
Core Facilities Administration Lisa MacDowell, Administrative Director
Faculty Development Virginia Stallings, MD, Director
Mary Blitzer Field, PhD, Assistant Director
Postdoctoral Affairs Wendy Williams, PhD, Director
David Taylor, PhD, Assistant Director
Research Communications Jennifer Long, Director
Research Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Matthew Hodgson, Assistant Vice President
Research Finance Steven Wiley, Director
Luz Arrison, Assistant Director
Bethann Kurek, Assistant Director
Research Information Systems Michael Schultz, Director
Research Resources Howard Eck, Director
Research Safety Denise Melvin, Director
Responsible Research Training Wendy Williams, PhD, Director
Jodi Leckrone, Assistant Director
Sponsored Projects and Research Business Management Sara Dubberly, Director
Brigid Czyszczin, Assistant Director
Robert Denight, Assistant Director
Technology Transfer, Commercialization and Innovation Zev Sunleaf, Vice President
Camille Jolly-Tornetta, Assistant Director, Intellectual Property & Licensing