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Last Updated: 03/18/25

Staff Directory

Cancer Imaging Program
National Cancer Institute
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
9609 Medical Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-9725
(Delivery: Rockville, MD 20852-4910)
Phone: 240-276-6510
Fax: 240-276-7890

CIP Organization Chart

Acting Associate Director

Lalitha K. Shankar
Lalitha K. Shankar, M.D., Ph.D.
240-276-6510
[email protected]

Deputy Associate Director

Michael G. Espey
Michael G. Espey, Ph.D., M.T.
240-276-7619
[email protected]

Branch Chiefs

Michael McDonald, M.D., Ph.D.
Michael McDonald, M.D., Ph.D.
Molecular Imaging Branch
240-429-5163
[email protected]
Piotr Grodzinski
Piotr Grodzinski, Ph.D.
Nanodelivery Systems and Devices Branch
240-781-3305
[email protected]
Yantian Zhang, Ph.D.
Yantian Zhang, Ph.D.
Imaging Technology Development Branch
240-276-5980
[email protected]
Michael G. Espey
Michael G. Espey, Ph.D., M.T.
Image-Guided Intervention Branch
240-276-7619
[email protected]
Lalitha K. Shankar
Lalitha K. Shankar, M.D., Ph.D.
Acting Associate Director
Clinical Trials Branch
240-276-6510
[email protected]

Advisor to Associate Director

Gary Kelloff, M.D.
Gary Kelloff, M.D.
240-276-5933
[email protected]

Medical Officers

Lalitha K. Shankar, M.D., Ph.D.
Lalitha K. Shankar, M.D., Ph.D.
Acting Associate Director
Clinical Trials Branch
240-276-6510
[email protected]
Michael McDonald, M.D., Ph.D.
Michael McDonald, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Trials Branch
240-429-5163
[email protected]
Esther Lim, M.D.
Esther Lim, M.D.
Clinical Trials Branch
240-276-5492
[email protected]

Program Directors

Leela Avula, Ph.D.
Leela Avula, Ph.D.
Nanodelivery Systems and Devices Branch
240-276-5164
[email protected]
Bernard Dardzinski, Ph.D.
Bernard Dardzinski, Ph.D.
Image-Guided Intervention Branch
240-276-7159
[email protected]
Charles Lin, Ph.D.
Charles Lin, Ph.D.
Molecular Imaging Branch
[email protected]
Darrell Tata, Ph.D.
Darrell Tata, Ph.D.
Image-Guided Intervention Branch
240-276-5894
[email protected]
Yicong Wu
Yicong Wu, Ph.D.
Nanodelivery Systems and Devices Branch
240-276-5634
[email protected]
Hope Beier, Ph.D.
Hope Beier, Ph.D.
Imaging Technology Development Branch
240-276-6345
[email protected]
Boklye Kim, Ph.D.
Boklye Kim, Ph.D.
Imaging Technology Development Branch
[email protected]
Pushpa Tandon, Ph.D.
Pushpa Tandon, Ph.D.
Molecular Imaging Branch
240-276-5971
[email protected]
Yisong Wang, Ph.D.
Yisong Wang, Ph.D.
Molecular Imaging Branch
240-620-0690
[email protected]
Huiming Zhang
Huiming Zhang, Ph.D.
Imaging Technology Development Branch
240-276-5979
[email protected]

Support Staff

Loren Nigro
Loren Nigro
Secretary
240-276-6992
[email protected]
LeSharn Taylor
LeSharn Taylor
Administrative Support Assistant
240-276-7688
[email protected]
Elizabeth Pratt
Elizabeth Pratt
Staff Assistant
240-276-5386
[email protected]

Contractors

Luis Cordeiro
Luis Cordeiro, M.S., MBA
Program Manager
240-276-5989
[email protected]
John B. Freymann
John B. Freymann
Director
240-276-5923
[email protected]
Justin Kirby
Justin Kirby
Technical Director
240-276-6016
[email protected]
Pamela Angelus
Pamela Angelus
Submissions Manager
240-276-6510
[email protected]
Brenda Fevrier-Sullivan
Brenda Fevrier-Sullivan, CAP
Data Workflow Manager
240-276-6023
[email protected]
Ramesh Avula
Ramesh Avula
Technical Project Manager
507-254-5788
[email protected]
Ismahan Ugas
Ismahan Ugas
Senior IND Manager
240-276-6020
[email protected]
Michelle Tacconelli
Michelle Tacconelli
Administrative Assistant
240-276-5449
[email protected]

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