CIBMTR leadership is provided by transplant physicians, many with statistical training, as well as other national and international experts in transplant research and biostatistics.

Who We Are

• Senior Leaders
• Scientific Directors
• Statistical Faculty
• Other Leadership Staff

Senior Leaders

The Senior Leaders of CIBMTR work with the scientific, advisory, executive, and oversight committees to provide vision and leadership for CIBMTR’s programs and activities.

​	M​ary Horowitz, MD, MS Chief Scientific Director for the CIBMTR Principal Investigator for the Data and Coordinating Center of the BMT CTN Research Director for the SCTOD Robert A. Uihlein Professor of Hematologic Research at MCW Professor of Hematology and Oncology at MCW Attending physician in the MCW HCT program
​	​Jeffery Chell, MD Executive Director for the CIBMTR Chief Executive Officer of NMDP/Be The Match
​	​Dennis Confer, MD Associate Scientific Director for CIBMTR Minneapolis Co-PI of the Data and Coordinating Center of the BMT CTN Co-Scientific Director of the RCI BMT Scientific Director of the Donor Health and Safety Working Committee Chief Medical Officer of NMDP/Be The Match
​	​​Daniel Weisdorf, MD Senior Research Advisor for the CIBMTR Scientific Director of the Acute Leukemia Working Committee Vice President of the Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Chief of the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplant at the University of Minnesota Associate Chair of Clinical Research in the Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Attending physician in the University of Minnesota HCT program
​	​Mei-Jie Zhang, PhD Chief Statistical Director for the CIBMTR Biostatistician for the Acute Leukemia and Graft Sources and Manipulation Working Committees  Professor of Biostatistics at MCW
​	​Mary Eapen, MBBS, MS Senior Scientific Director of Research Operations for the CIBMTR Scientific Director for the Graft Sources and Manipulation Working Committee and the Primary Immune Deficiencies, Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Other Non-Malignant Marrow Disorders Working Committee Protocol Officer for several BMT CTN trials Professor of Medicine at MCW Attending physician in the MCW HCT program
​	​J. Douglas Rizzo, MD, MS Senior Scientific Director and Principal Investigator of the SCTOD for the CIBMTR Professor of Medicine at MCW Associate Director of Clinical Operations for the Froedtert and MCW Cancer Center Attending physician in the MCW HCT program
​	​Bronwen Shaw MD, PhD Senior Scientific Director of Data Operations for the CIBMTR  Co-Scientific Director of the RCI BMT Scientific Director of the Late Effects and Quality of Life Working Committee as well as the Donor Health and Safety Working Committee Professor of Medicine at MCW Attending physician in the MCW HCT program
​	​Linda Burns, MD Senior Scientific Director of the Health Services Research Program for the CIBMTR Co-Scientific Director of the RCI BMT Vice President and Medical Director, Health Services Research, NMDP/Be The Match Past President of the American Society of Hematology, 2014
​	​Marcelo Pasquini, MD, MS Senior Scientific Director of CIBMTR Clinical Trials Support – BMT CTN for the CIBMTR Scientific Director for the Autoimmune Diseases and Cellular Therapies Working Committee and the Regimen-Related Toxicity and Supportive Care Working Committee Protocol Officer and Director of Medical Monitors for the BMT CTN CIBMTR representative to the Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Associate Professor of Medicine at MCW Attending physician in the MCW HCT program
​	​Roberta King, MPH Vice President for CIBMTR Minneapolis, CIBMTR Research Operations Minneapolis Oversees the administrative, scientific, and statistical support activities of CIBMTR Minneapolis, which include research administration, human subject protection program, data management, auditing and monitoring, observational research, prospective research, and IT Staff Liaison to the NMDP/Be The Match Donor and Patient Safety Monitoring Advisory Group
​	​Patricia Steinert, PhD, MBA CIBMTR Administrator, CIBMTR Research Operations Milwaukee Oversees the administrative, scientific, and statistical support activities of CIBMTR Milwaukee, which include research administration, data operations, development, observational research and prospective research, IT and meetings

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Scientific Directors

Scientific Directors lead the 15 CIBMTR Working Committees to ensure that each is meeting the needs and addressing the priorities of the scientific and medical communities that CIBMTR serves.

	​Mukta Arora, MD, MBBS, MS Scientific Director of the Graft-versus-Host Disease Working Committee Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Attending physician in the University of Minnesota HCT program
​	​Anita D’Souza, MD Assistant Scientific Director of the Plasma Cell Disorders and Adult Solid Tumors Working Committee Assistant Professor of Medicine at MCW Attending physician in the MCW HCT program
​	​Parameswaran Hari, MD, MS Interim Chief and Professor of Hematology and Oncology at MCW Scientific Director of the Plasma Cell Disorders and Adult Solid Tumors Working Committee Armand J. Quick – William F. Stapp Professor of Hematology at MCW Associate Division Chief, Hematology and Oncology at MCW Attending physician in the MCW HCT program
​	​Mehdi Hamadani, MD Scientific Director of the Lymphoma Working Committee Associate Professor of Medicine at MCW Attending physician in the MCW HCT program
​	​Stephanie J. Lee, MD, MPH Senior Scientific Director of Immunobiology Research for the CIBMTR Scientific Director of the Immunobiology Working Committee Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington Attending physician in the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center HCT program
​	​Martin Maiers, MS Director of Bioinformatics Research for the CIBMTR Staff liaison to the NMDP/Be The Match Histocompatibility Advisory Group (also known as the CIBMTR Immunobiology Steering Committee) Co-Chair of Informatics: International Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Workshop Member of World Health Organization HLA Nomenclature Committee
​	​Marcie Riches, MD, MS Scientific Director of the Infection and Immune Reconstitution Working Committee Protocol Officer and Medical Monitor for several BMT CTN trials  Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Director of BMT Clinical Research and Data Quality at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Attending physician in the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center HCT program
​	​Wael Saber, MD, MS Scientific Director of the Chronic Leukemia and Health Services and International Studies Working Committees Assistant Scientific Director of the Acute Leukemia Working Committee Assistant Professor of Medicine at MCW Attending physician in the MCW HCT program
​	​Stephen Spellman, MBS Co-Scientific Director of the Graft-versus-Host Disease and Immunobiology Working Committees Director of Immunobiology and Observational Research for the CIBMTR Principal Investigator for the Research Repository Staff liaison to the NMDP/Be The Match Cord Blood Advisory Group Research subcommittee and Histocompatibility Advisory Group (also serves as the CIBMTR Immunobiology Steering Committee) Program Manager for the NMDP/Be The Match Office of Naval Research Grant Graduate faculty in the University of Minnesota Bioinformatics and Computational Biology program

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Statistical Faculty

Statistical Faculty provides high level biostatistical support for CIBMTR studies, both observational research and clinical research trials, including special statistical methodologies for the unique challenges of transplantation analysis.

​	​Kwang Woo Ahn, PhD Biostatistician for the Chronic Leukemia, Infection and Immune Reconstitution, and Lymphoma Working Committees Associate Professor of Biostatistics at MCW
​	​Ruta Brazauskas, PhD Biostatistician for the Health Services and International Studies Working Committee as well as the Late Effects and Quality of Life and Autoimmune Disorders and Cellular Therapies Working Committees AssociateProfessor of Biostatistics at MCW
​	​Raphael Fraser, PhD Biostatistician for the Plasma Cell Disorders Working Committees and the BMT CTN Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at MCW
​	​Soyoung Kim, PhD Biostatistician for the Infection and Immune Deficiencies Working Committees Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at MCW
​	​​Ying Liu, PhD Biostatistician for the Chronic Leukemia and Graft-versus-Host Disease Working Committees Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at MCW
​	​Brent Logan, PhD Biostatistician for the Donor Health and Safety Working Committee and the Regimen-Related Toxicity and Supportive Care Working Committee Lead Statistician for the BMT CTN and Statistical Consultant to the NMDP/Be The Match Professor of Biostatistics at MCW Director of the Division of Biostatistics at MCW
​	​Tao Wang, PhD Biostatistician for the Graft-versus-Host Disease and Immunobiology Working Committees Associate Professor of Biostatistics at MCW

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Other Leadership Staff

​	​Erik Bergman, MBA, MS Director of IT for the CIBMTR in Milwaukee Leads the IT staff in Milwaukee, which is organized in four teams: Database, Applications Development, Technology Services, and Project Management Oversees management of the Research Database, including extraction of data from source systems as well as their transformation and loading to the database Responsible for data retrievals from the Research Database as well as key solutions for sharing data with stakeholders
​	​Janet Brunner-Grady, PA-C Program Director of Data Operations for the CIBMTR Manages the clinical research coordinators, develops training programs, and monitors transplant center CPI Assists clinical research coordinators on both campuses with clinical transplant-related questions
​	​Debra Christianson Senior Manager of Auditing and Monitoring for the CIBMTR Oversees the monitoring program for RCI BMT clinical trials and the on-site source document audits on data submitted to the Research Database Responsible for the FormsNet Instruction Manual
​	​Sherry Fisher Director of Advancement for the CIBMTR Manages the advancement activities and the Corporate Program, which generates new revenue to create a continued source of non-federal financial support Oversees meetings and communications activities, including the annual BMT Tandem Meetings
​	​Marie Matlack Senior Manager of Data Management for the CIBMTR Manages clinical research coordinators and senior research programmers as well as data entry and imaging staff Oversees form revision and development and the CPI program Collaborates with the Minneapolis IT staff to develop enhancements to FormsNet
​	​Waleska S. Pérez, MPH Program Director of Statistics and Clinical Outcomes Research for the CIBMTR Oversees the Master’s-level statisticians of CIBMTR Milwaukee Provides administrative oversight of the Clinical Outcomes Research Program
​	​Matt Prestegaard Director of IT for the CIBMTR in Minneapolis Leads the IT staff in Minneapolis, including project managers, programmer analysts, business systems and data analysts, quality assurance analysts, metadata analysts, and managers Develops, implements, and supports CIBMTR electronic data management, capture, and messaging systems (FormsNet and AGNIS); data marts and data warehouses; infrastructure for these applications; and the curation of common data elements within the Cancer Data Standards Registry and Repository

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