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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
shankarl@mail.nih.gov

Deputy Associate Director

Michael G. Espey
Michael G. Espey, Ph.D., M.T.
240-276-7619
michael.espey@nih.gov

Branch Chiefs

Michael McDonald, M.D., Ph.D.
Michael McDonald, M.D., Ph.D.
Molecular Imaging Branch
240-429-5163
michael.mcdonald@nih.gov
Piotr Grodzinski
Piotr Grodzinski, Ph.D.
Nanodelivery Systems and Devices Branch
240-781-3305
grodzinp@mail.nih.gov
Yantian Zhang, Ph.D.
Yantian Zhang, Ph.D.
Imaging Technology Development Branch
240-276-5980
yzhang@mail.nih.gov
Michael G. Espey
Michael G. Espey, Ph.D., M.T.
Image-Guided Intervention Branch
240-276-7619
michael.espey@nih.gov
Lalitha K. Shankar
Lalitha K. Shankar, M.D., Ph.D.
Acting Associate Director
Clinical Trials Branch
240-276-6510
shankarl@mail.nih.gov

Advisor to Associate Director

Gary Kelloff, M.D.
Gary Kelloff, M.D.
240-276-5933
Kelloffg@mail.nih.gov

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
shankarl@mail.nih.gov
Michael McDonald, M.D., Ph.D.
Michael McDonald, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Trials Branch
240-429-5163
michael.mcdonald@nih.gov
Esther Lim, M.D.
Esther Lim, M.D.
Clinical Trials Branch
240-276-5492
esther.lim@nih.gov

Program Directors

Leela Avula, Ph.D.
Leela Avula, Ph.D.
Nanodelivery Systems and Devices Branch
240-276-5164
leelarani.avula@nih.gov
Bernard Dardzinski, Ph.D.
Bernard Dardzinski, Ph.D.
Image-Guided Intervention Branch
240-276-7159
bernard.dardzinski@nih.gov
Charles Lin, Ph.D.
Charles Lin, Ph.D.
Molecular Imaging Branch
p.lin@nih.gov
Darrell Tata, Ph.D.
Darrell Tata, Ph.D.
Image-Guided Intervention Branch
240-276-5894
darrell.tata@nih.gov
Yicong Wu
Yicong Wu, Ph.D.
Nanodelivery Systems and Devices Branch
240-276-5634
yicong.wu@nih.gov
Hope Beier, Ph.D.
Hope Beier, Ph.D.
Imaging Technology Development Branch
240-276-6345
hope.beier@nih.gov
Boklye Kim, Ph.D.
Boklye Kim, Ph.D.
Imaging Technology Development Branch
b.kim@nih.gov
Pushpa Tandon, Ph.D.
Pushpa Tandon, Ph.D.
Molecular Imaging Branch
240-276-5971
tandonp@mail.nih.gov
Yisong Wang, Ph.D.
Yisong Wang, Ph.D.
Molecular Imaging Branch
240-620-0690
yisong.wang@nih.gov
Huiming Zhang
Huiming Zhang, Ph.D.
Imaging Technology Development Branch
240-276-5979
zhanghui@mail.nih.gov

Support Staff

Loren Nigro
Loren Nigro
Secretary
240-276-6992
loren.nigro@nih.gov
LeSharn Taylor
LeSharn Taylor
Administrative Support Assistant
240-276-7688
lesharn.taylor@nih.gov
Elizabeth Pratt
Elizabeth Pratt
Staff Assistant
240-276-5386
elizabeth.pratt@nih.gov

Contractors

Luis Cordeiro
Luis Cordeiro, M.S., MBA
Program Manager
240-276-5989
lc320z@nih.gov
John B. Freymann
John B. Freymann
Director
240-276-5923
freymannj@mail.nih.gov
Justin Kirby
Justin Kirby
Technical Director
240-276-6016
kirbyju@mail.nih.gov
Pamela Angelus
Pamela Angelus
Submissions Manager
240-276-6510
pam.angelus@nih.gov
Brenda Fevrier-Sullivan
Brenda Fevrier-Sullivan, CAP
Data Workflow Manager
240-276-6023
fevriersullivby@mail.nih.gov
Ramesh Avula
Ramesh Avula
Technical Project Manager
507-254-5788
Ramesh.avula@nih.gov
Ismahan Ugas
Ismahan Ugas
Senior IND Manager
240-276-6020
ugasi@mail.nih.gov
Michelle Tacconelli
Michelle Tacconelli
Administrative Assistant
240-276-5449
michelle.tacconelli@nih.gov

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