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Contact information for VA Houston Research Service Line.

VA Houston Research Service Line Mailing Address


Research Service Line
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Mail Code 151
2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
Fax:
Email: VHAHOUMEDVAMCResearch@DVAGOV.onmicrosoft.com

Research Service Line Directory

Executive Leadership

Laura Petersen, MD, MPH
Associate Chief of Staff for Research (ACOS/R)
Email: laura.petersen@va.gov
Phone: 713-794-8623
Nabisco building, Suite 01Y

Rolando Rumbaut, MD, PhD
Deputy ACOS/R, Research Service Line (RSL)
Email: rolando.rumbaut@va.gov
Phone: 713-794-8096
Building 109, Room 228

Drew Helmer, MD, MS
Deputy Director, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt)
Email: drew.helmer@va.gov
Phone: 713-440-4452
Nabisco building, Suite 01Y

Operations

Paula Kinsel, MHA, MBA, MT, FACHE
Director of Research Operations
Email: paula.kinsel@va.gov
Phone: 713-794-7939
Building  110, Room 219

Shannon Kenyon, MBA
Administrative Officer, IQuESt
Email: shannon.kenyon@bcm.edu
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 10293
Nabisco building, Suite 01Y

Finance (Post-Award)

Supicha Sookanan, MS, MPH
Financial Officer, RSL
Email: supicha.sookanan@va.gov
Phone:
Building 110, Room 209

Rachel Prieto, MSHA
Health Science Specialist, RSL
Email: rachel.prieto@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 226656
Building 110, Room 201

Human Resources

Rafael Garcia, MBA
Human Resources Manager, RSL
Email: rafael.garcia2@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 227565
Building 110, Room 202-A

Rebecca Durbin
WOC Coordinator
Email: rebecca.durbin@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 221433
Building 110, Room 205

Tiffany Hurt
Training, Travel, and Timekeeper Coordinator, RSL
Email: tiffany.hurt1@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 222784
Building 110, Room 205

IQuESt Human Resources

Ed Pomer
Human Resources, IQuESt
Email: ed.pomer@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 10347
Nabisco building, Suite 01Y

Tynisha Rivers
Travel Coordinator, IQuESt
Email: tynisha.rivers@va.gov
Phone: 713-440-4683
Nabisco building, Suite 01Y

Project Submission

Rebecca Rocha
R&D Committee Coordinator
Email: rebecca.rocha@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext.227567
Building 110, Room 217

Ashley Meyer, PhD
HSR&D
Email: ameyer@bcm.edu
Phone:
Building 110, Room 217

Diego Nguyen, MFA
Pre-Award Grants Administrator, RSL
Email: Diego.Nguyen@va.gov
Building 110, Room 202

Christine Eriks, MHA, MBA
CTRID Administrator
Email: christine.eriks@bcm.edu
Phone: 713-794-8096 713-794-8096
Building 109, Room 226

Eva Plezia
Research Communications, VA Publication Reporting
Email: Eva.Plezia@bcm.edu
Phone: ext. 222728
Building 109, Room 130A

Laboratory and Project Management

Dorellyn Lee, MPA
Manager, Laboratory Safety Operations, RSL
Email: dorellyn.lee@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 227949
Building 109, Room 127

Sarah Perusich
Associate Director of Operations (ADO) for NODES
Email: sarah.perusich@va.gov
Phone: 713-794-7294
Main hospital, building 100, 5D Research Commons

Jorge Nieto
Manager, Research Commons
Email: Jorge.Nieto@va.gov
Phone: ext. 227001
Main hospital, building 100, 5D Research Commons

Biju Johnson, R.Ph.
Manager, Research Pharmacy
Email: biju.johnson@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 228850
Main hospital, building 100, Room 4A-360

Anjali Raval
Research Safety and Subcommittee for Research Safety (SRS) Coordinator
Email: anjali.raval@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 221890
Building 109, Room 114

Dionne Nichols
Research Safety Assistant
Email: dionne.nichols@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 225822
Building 109, Room 128

Regulatory Affairs

Denise Naylor, PhD,
Director of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs
Email: denise.naylor@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 227564

Jeffrey Young, MBA, Facility Research Compliance Officer
Email: jeffrey.young3@va.gov
Phone: 847-372-1885
Off-Station (Mail Code 00RCO)

Pam Maseda, Assistant Research Compliance Officer
Email: pamela.maseda@va.gov
Phone: 281-217-7553
Off-Station (Mail Code 00RCO)

Suzette Weisinger, MBA
Compliance Manager, IQuESt
Email: suzette.stine@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414
Nabisco building, Suite 01Y

Bhoomija Hariprasad, MS
Technology Transfer Specialist, RSL
Email: Bhoomija.Hariprasad@va.gov
Phone: ext. 224249
Building 110, Room 150

Research and Education Non-Profit, HVAREF

Houston VA Research and Education Foundation

Chris Rodney, MBA
Executive Director, HVAREF
Email: Chris.Rodney@va.gov
Phone: ext. 227216
Building 110, Room 162

Ruby Gonzalez
Research Administrator, HVAREF
Email: ruby.gonzalez@HVAREF.org