Committee Roster

IRB Roster of Members July 2020 - June 2023 (Revised 9/7/2022)

IRB Member

Appointed Alternate

Richmond Amoako*
IRB Specialist
Center for Clinical Research
*IRB staff appointed as Expedited Reviewer - does not vote or count towards quorum at IRB meeetings
Laurent Brard, M.D., Ph.D., FACOG
Vice Chair
Professor
Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
SIU School of Medicine
Arturo Garza-Cavazos, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
SIU School of Medicine

Michael Buhnerkempe, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Center for Clinical Research
SIU School of Medicine

Kristin Delfino, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Center for Clinical Research
SIU School of Medicine
Basar Cenik, M.D., Ph.D.           
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
SIU School of Medicine
Obiora Onwuameze, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
SIU School of Medicine

Ahmad El Kouzi, M.D. 
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
SIU School of Medicine

Sajjad Mueed, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
SIU School of Medicine

Jo Ellen Eldridge, MLT (ASCP)
SJH Research Program Coordinator

HSHS St. John's Hospital/PERC

Jenny Chambers
Chief Operating Officer
HSHS St. John’s Hospital/PERC

Lisa Hensley (Non-Scientist Member)
Research Project Coordinator
Department of Internal Medicine
SIU School of Medicine

Joseph Houston (Non-Scientist Member)
Business/Administrative Associate
Center for Clinical Research
SIU School of Medicine
Douglas Hood, M.D.
Interim Chair (as of 7/1/22)
Associate Professor/Vascular Surgery
Department of Surgery
SIU School of Medicine
 
Matthew Johnson, M.D. 
Assistant Professor/Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery
Department of Surgery
SIU School of Medicine
 
Linda S. Jones, D.N.S, R.N., AOCN, FACHE
Vice President – Operations
Memorial Medical Center
Susan Klug, R.N., B.S.N. O.C.N. 
Nurse Manager, Infusion Services
Memorial Medical Center
Christine Kirkpatrick, R.N., CCRP
Manager - Clinical Research
Memorial Medical Center
Susan Klug, R.N., B.S.N. O.C.N. 
Nurse Manager, Infusion Services
Memorial Medical Center
Abhishek Kulkarni, M.D.
Assistant Professor  
Department of Internal Medicine
SIU School of Medicine

Shruti Hegde, M.D., FACC
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Cardiology
SIU School of Medicine

Laila Kuziez, Pharm.D.
Pharmacist
St. John’s Hospital

 
Ranjiv Mathews, M.D.
Professor
Department of Surgery - Urology/Pediatrics
SIU School of Medicine
Venkata Majjiga, M.D., MRCPCH
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics/Neonatology
SIU School of Medicine

Daniel Mueller (Non-Scientist Member Community Person (Retired))

Joseph Houston (Non-Scientist Member)
Business/Administrative Associate
Center for Clinical Research
SIU School of Medicine
Mark Ruscin, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Department of Internal Medicine
SIU Edwardsville – School of Pharmacy
SIU School of Medicine
Megan Adami, Pharm.D. 
Simmons Cancer Institute
SIU School of Medicine

Sowmy Thuppal, M.D., Ph.D. 
Research Assistant Professor/Surgery
Center for Clinical Research (CCR)
SIU School of Medicine

Kathy Robinson, Ph.D. 
Research Assistant Professor/Internal Medicine
Center for Clinical Research (CCR)
SIU School of Medicine

Expedited Reviewers Appointed by Chair:

1. Christine Kirkpatrick (MMC)
2. Jo Ellen Eldridge (SJH)
3. Richmond Amoako (IRB staff – Appointed March 2022)
4. Douglas Hood (Interim Chair – effective July 1, 2022)
5. Laurent Brard (Vice Chair – effective July 1, 2022)
 

IRB Staff:
Richmond Amaoko, MPH
Gary Fifer, MSHI, CIP

Administrative Representatives:

Amber Fifer, Pharm.D., ACRP-CP (SIU Assistant Director of CCR)
Joseph Milbrandt, Ph.D. (SIU Director of CCR)
Paulette Dove, J.D. (SIU Legal Counsel)
Kate Cohen, JD, CHC, CHRC (SIU Chief Compliance Officer)