Cancer Center– A Cancer Center Designated by
the National Cancer Institute

Staff

CCTO Administration
*Miriam Bischoff, MS, MBA*, Facility Director, Cancer Clinical Trials Office
miriamb@stanford.edu	650-498-4536
Miriam implements the policies specified by Dr. Fisher and the Executive Committee. She directly supervises the senior level staff of the CCTO. She also works with the ECOG affiliates and outreach programs.

*George A. Fisher, MD, PhD,* Associate Professor of Medicine and Faculty Director of the Cancer Clinical Trials Office
georgeaf@stanford.edu	650-725-9057
Dr. Fisher oversees the direction of the operations of the CCTO. He is the chair of the CCTO Executive Committee that sets the policies for effective use of the CCTO’s resources. He ensures that the core resource operates in accordance with cancer center objectives and institutional and federal regulations.

*Ann Hamon,* Administrative Assistant
ahamon@stanford.edu	650-724-9809
Ann provides administrative support to the Cancer Clinical Trials Office. She coordinates the Cancer Clinical Trials Forums, Clinical Research Educational Meetings and the annual Oncology Clinical Research Forum. She manages the reservations for the Monitoring Conference Room and provides a wide range of other administrative support to the members of the Cancer Clinical Trials Office.

Financial Services
*Monique Bertrand, BA,* Business and Financial Manager
moniqueb@stanford.edu	650-724-4428
Monique works with Cancer Center Principal Investigators and research personnel to analyze the budgetary requirements for individual research studies. She develops project budgets, works with other Stanford departments to see that contracts are negotiated and finalized to meet the financial objectives of the study. Monique also manages the Clinical Trials office and its administrative personnel.

Dan Hu, MBA, Financial Specialist
danhu@stanford.edu	650-723-4878
Dan works with Cancer Center Principal Investigators and research personnel to analyze the budgetary requirements for individual research studies. She develops project budgets and works with other Stanford departments to see that contracts are negotiated and finalized to meet the financial objectives of the study.

Karla Penados, Financial Associate
kpenados@stanford.edu	650-736-0715
Karla assists with financial management of clinical trials. Duties include assisting with clinical trials budget development, processing patient reimbursements, and other related administrative duties.

*Carolyn Mondragon,* Financial Assistant
cmondragon@stanford.edu	650 721-1009
Carolyn assists with financial management of clinical trials. Duties include assisting with clinical trials budget development, processing patient reimbursements, and other related administrative duties.

OnCore
Deb Bouvier, BS, OnCore Project Manager
dbouvier@stanford.edu	650-736-0421
Deb is the project manager for OnCore, the oncology clinical research database system used throughout the Stanford Cancer Center to track clinical trials. Deb manages the OnCore database and provides data analysis services to the Cancer Center administration for NCI reporting and internal use. Deb participates in the OnCore Consortium, a nationwide working committee.

Garth Rhoads, BS, OnCore Data Manager
grhoads@stanford.edu	650-721-6706
Garth assists in the collection, processing and quality assurance of data required for NCI reporting. He provides direct and indirect support to the research and administrative staff of the Cancer Center. Garth also participates in the OnCore Consortium.

Deborah Woodward, BS, MBA, Oncore Application Specialist
deborahw@stanford.edu	650-736-1598
Deborah leads the collection and quality assurance of data required for NCI reporting. She develops and provides OnCore user-oriented training, documentation, and support to the research and administrative staff of the Cancer Center. Deborah also participates in the OnCore Consortium.

Outreach/Recruiting
*Ellen M. DiNucci, MA,* Cancer Clinical Trials Recruitment Specialist
edinucci@stanford.edu	650-498-7061
Ellen provides information about clinical trials and related resources to patients, referring physicians, and community groups. As part of the Stanford Cancer Center, she develops and implements educational outreach strategies on clinical trials to both Stanford staff and to the community.

*Rachel J. Mesia, MPH,* Outreach Program Coordinator and NCI CIS Partnership Program Coordinator
rmesia@stanford.edu	650 723-7119
Rachel coordinates outreach and partnership activities for the Stanford Cancer Center and NCI Cancer Information Service California Regional office at Northern California Cancer Center. Her primary outreach areas are the San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula, South Bay, and Central Coast regional communities. She builds partnerships with organizations reaching out to ethnic and medically underserved populations, assists with cancer information and education program development, organizes training activities, as well as develops regional communications and promotions.

Regulatory Services
Lee Doherty, EdM, Regulatory Manager
lee.doherty@stanford.edu	650-736-0176
Lee maintains regulatory related documentation relevant to all cancer center clinical research including current Lab certifications, current PI CV's, and Medical Licenses. He prepares IND applications and amendments for submission to the FDA. He also tracks safety reports, both from outside sites and Stanford, and submits the required documentation to the IRB and the FDA.

Viola Y. Luo, PhD, Clinical Trials Facilitator
violaluo@stanford.edu	650-723-2669
Viola assists with study initiation and regulatory tasks related to oncology clinical trials. She works with Cancer Center Principal Investigators and research personnel to prepare oncology clinical research submissions to Stanford's Administrative Panels on Human Subjects in Medical Research (IRB). Viola also prepares initial regulatory binders and assists with updates.

Sarah Pelta, MA, Clinical Trials Facilitator
spelta@stanford.edu	650-724-0513
Sarah assists Protocol Directors and research personnel with the preparation of oncology clinical research submissions to Stanford's Administrative Panels on Human Subjects in Medical Research (IRB). These submissions include new protocol applications, modifications, and consent forms. Sarah also prepares initial regulatory binders.

*Soulaima Houcheime,* Administrative Associate
soulaima@stanford.edu	650-725-9056
Soulaima assists the CCTO Regulatory Specialist with safety report processing and tracking. She enters Stanford and outside safety reports in OnCore and helps prepare documentation for submission to the FDA, IRB, DSMC, and GCRC.

Bhakti Ghanekar, Laboratory Technician
bhakti@stanford.edu	650-736-0463
Bhakti is responsible for sample pick-up and sample processing for research studies. She could provide lab assistance with techniques like Nucleic acid extraction, LIA and EIA assays, PMBC isolation, etc. She also assists with OnCore data entry projects.

Research Database
Eileen Kiamanesh, MS, SCC Research Database Manager
eileenk@stanford.edu	650-723-7688
Eileen is the coordinator and data manager for the Stanford Cancer Center (SCC) Research Database. This database will provide a comprehensive source of observational data on patients seen at the SCC. Eileen works with Cancer Center Principal Investigators and researcher personnel, Biostatistics, and SoM IRT to validate and pilot data collection and analysis. She will work with research staff to access this data to study the diagnosis, treatment, and care of malignant diseases. Eileen represents cancer clinical research on the Gold release of the SHC Epic project.

Research Support Services
Nancy Mori, BS, Cooperative Group Regulatory Specialist
nmori@stanford.edu	650-724-0201
Nancy assists with the management of cancer studies that are sponsored by cooperative groups, primarily ECOG, but including NSABP, GOG, COG, and RTOG. She assists with the regulatory aspects of the studies, including new protocol submissions, informed consents, amendments and/or revisions, all serious adverse events, annual renewals, filling out case report forms, and final reports. She also works on Stanford's ECOG Affiliates Program providing communication, training, and auditing services to the affiliate sites.

Mitra Kashanian, Cooperative Group Study Coordinator
mitrak@stanford.edu	650-721-2534
Mitra assists with the management of cancer studies that are primarily sponsored by ECOG. She registers patients on studies and assists with the regulatory aspects of the studies, including new protocol submissions, informed consents, amendments and/or revisions, all serious adverse events, annual renewals, and filling out case report forms.

Lauren Pernicka, BS, Cooperative Group Study Coordinator
pernicka@stanford.edu	650-721-6977
Lauren assists with the management of cancer studies that are primarily sponsored by ECOG. She registers patients on studies and assists with the regulatory aspects of the studies, including new protocol submissions, informed consents, amendments and/or revisions, all serious adverse events, annual renewals, and filling out case report forms.

Cathy Kahn Recht, RN, MS, Research Nurse Coordinator
ckrecht@stanford.edu	650-725-8630
In addition to working as a research nurse coordinator in Neuro-Oncology, Cathy directly supervises the research coordinators hired through the Clinical Trials Office that support investigator initiated studies. She also serves as an adviser to the Facility Director regarding issues specific to nursing practice and represents the CCTO on nursing related issues.

William Thieu, MS, Cooperative Group Data Manager
wthieu@stanford.edu	650-723-2990
William assists with data management of cancer studies that are sponsored by cooperative groups, primarily ECOG, but including NSABP, GOG, COG, and RTOG. He assists with filling out case report forms, entering data into databases, report generation, and audit preparation.

Website Support
Chuck Di Bari, BS, Web Master and Database System Administrator
cdibari@stanford.edu	650-725-8233
Chuck maintains the Clinical Trials Office web site and assists study personnel with database development and maintenance.