RAPID - Leadership
Principal Investigators
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Phase I and II
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Pablo Morales, MD, U.S. FDA, Jose.Morales@fda.hhs.gov
Robert Thatcher, 4C Medical Technologies
Jack Cronenwett, MD, Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI), jack.l.cronenwett@dartmouth.edu​
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Phase III
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Misti Malone, PhD, U.S. FDA, Misti.Malone@fda.hhs.gov
Melanie Raska, Boston Scientific, Melanie.Raska@bsci.com
Daniel Bertges, MD Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI), Daniel.Bertges@uvmhealth.org
Phase IV
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Global Regulatory Acceptance
Ken Cavanaugh, PhD, U.S. FDA; Co-Chair
Aaron Lottes, PhD Purdue University, Co-Chair
Melanie Raska, Boston Scientific; Co-Chair
Dan Stephens, PhD, Boston Scientific, Project Lead
Alexia Bwensa, MMCi, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Assoc. Project Lead
Peripheral Intervention
Daniel Bertges, MD University of Vermont/SVS VQI Co-Chair
Nina Deno, PhD, Cook Medical; Co-Chair
Misti Malone, PhD, U.S. FDA Co-Chair
Josh Smale, Becton Dickinson Co-Chair
Vikram Kashyap, MD Spectrum Health; Co-Chair
Rebecca Wilgus, MSN Duke Clinical Research Institute; Project Lead
Aortic Intervention
Ken Cavanaugh, PhD, U.S. FDA; Co-Chair
Elisa Hebb, Endologix; Co-Chair
Jens Jorgensen, MD Maine Medical Center, SVS VQI Co-Chair
Gary Lemmon, MD Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization
Sal Scali, MD, University of Florida, SVS VQI Co-Chair
Rebecca Wilgus, MSN Duke Clinical Research Institute; Project Lead
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Nicole Gillette, PhD U.S. FDA; Co-Chair
Ian Gilchrist, MD Pennsylvania State University Co-Chair
David Morrow, MD, Brigham & Women’s/Harvard Co-Chair
Eric Vang, Medtronic; Co-Chair
Alexia Bwensa, MMCi, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Assoc. Project Lead
Heart Valves
Martin Leon, MD Cardiovascular Research Foundation; Co-Chair
Michael Mack, MD Baylor Scott & White; Co-Chair
Jeffry Popma, MD Medtronic; Co-Chair
Vinod Thourani, MD Piedmont Health; Co-Chair
Changfu Wu, PhD U.S.FDA; Co-Chair
Maria Alu, Cardiovascular Research Foundation; Project Lead
Data Governance/Operational Roles & Responsibilities
Christine Rutan, AHA; Co-Chair
Sreek Vemulapalli, MD Duke University Co-Chair
Larry Wood, Edwards; Co-Chair
Bram Zuckerman, U.S. FDA; Co-Chair
Maria Alu, Cardiovascular Research Foundation; Project Lead
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MDEpiNet Key Advisors
Mitchell Krucoff, MD, Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI)
Danica Marinac-Dabic, MD, PhD, MMSc, FDA
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Rebecca Wilgus, RN, MSN, Project Leader, Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI)
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