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Last Updated: 01/29/24

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

Associate Director

Janet F. Eary, M.D.

Deputy Associate Director

Michael G. Espey

Branch Chiefs

Chiayeng Wang, Ph.D.
Chiayeng Wang, Ph.D.
Molecular Imaging Branch
240-276-6624
chiayeng.wang@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

Advisor to Associate Director

Medical Officers

Lalitha K. Shankar, M.D., Ph.D.
Michael McDonald, M.D., Ph.D.
Esther Lim, M.D., Ph.D.
Esther Lim, M.D., Ph.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
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
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
J Manuel Perez, Ph.D.
J Manuel Perez, Ph.D.
Image-Guided Intervention Branch
240-276-5934
jmanuel.perez@nih.gov
Carolina Salvador Morales, Ph.D.
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

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