**QUERI Research and Methodology Committee\
**Winter 2009

**Voting Members**

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| Joe **Francis**, MD, MPH\         | Peter L. **Almenoff**, MD, FCCP\  |
| Department of Veterans Affairs    | Assistant Deputy USH for Quality  |
| (12)\                             | & Safety\                         |
| 810 Vermont Avenue, NW\           | 4801 Linwood Blvd.\               |
| Washington, DC 20420\             | Kansas City VAMC\                 |
| Tel: 202-254-0289\                | Tel: 816-861-4700\                |
| Fax: 202-254-0460\                | Fax: 816-221-3392\                |
| Email:                            | Email: <peter.almenoff@va.gov>    |
| [joe.francis@va.gov](             |                                   |
| mailto:joe.francis@hq.med.va.gov) |                                   |
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| Anna C. **Alt-White**, RN, PhD\   | Martin P. **Charns**, DBA\        |
| Department of Veterans            | Director, COLMR\                  |
| Affairs/VHA (108)\                | VA Boston Health Care System      |
| 810 Vermont Avenue, NW\           | (152M)\                           |
| Washington, DC 20420\             | 152 South Huntington Avenue\      |
| Tel: 202-461-6963\                | Boston, MA 02130\                 |
| Fax: 202-273-9119\                | Tel: 617-364-4945\                |
| Email: <anna.alt-white@va.gov>    | Email: <martin.charns@va.gov>     |
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| Adam **Darkins,** MD, MPH, FRCS\  | Bradley N. **Doebbeling**, MD,    |
| Department of Veterans            | MSc\                              |
| Affairs/VHA (11CC)\               | RLR VAMC\                         |
| 810 Vermont Avenue, NW\           | 1481 W 10^th^ Street\             |
| Washington, DC 20420\             | Indianapolis, IN 46202\           |
| Tel: 202-461-6777\                | Tel: 317-554-0000 x02887\         |
| Fax: 202-273-9284\                | Fax: 317-554-0114\                |
| Email: <Adam.Darkins@va.gov>      | Email: <bdoebbel@iupui.edu>       |
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| Denise M. **Dougherty**, Ph.D.\   | Lawrence **Fine**, MD, PhD**\     |
| Senior Advisor, Child Health and  | **NHLBI/DECA\                     |
| Quality Improvement\              | 6701 Rockledge Drive\             |
| Agency for Healthcare Research    | Two Rockledge Center, Room 8138\  |
| and Quality\                      | Bethesda, MD 20892.7936\          |
| 540 Gaither Road\                 | P: 301.435.0305\                  |
| Rockville, MD 20850\              | F: 301.480.1669\                  |
| Phone: (301) 427-1868\            | E-Mail: <finel@nhlbi.nih.gov>     |
| Fax: (301) 427-1562\              |                                   |
| E-mail: <ddougher@ahrq.gov>       |                                   |
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| Linda **Godleski,** MD\           | Thomas **Horvath**, MD, FRACP\    |
| Associate Chief of Staff for      | Chief of Staff -VAMC (11)\        |
| Education\                        | 2002 Holcombe Blvd\               |
| VA Connecticut Health Care        | Houston, TX 77030\                |
| System\                           | Tel: 713-794-7011\                |
| 950 Campbell Avenue\              | Fax: 713-794-7038\                |
| West Haven, CT 06516\             | Email: <thomas.horvath@va.gov>    |
| Tel: 203-932-5711 x 2174\         |                                   |
| Email: <Linda.Godleski2@va.gov>   |                                   |
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| Ira R. **Katz**, MD, PhD\         | Linda **Kinsinger**, MD, MPH\     |
| Department of Veterans            | VA National Center for Health     |
| Affairs/VHA (116)\                | Promotion and Disease Prevention\ |
| 810 Vermont Avenue, NW\           | 3022 Croasdaile Dr., Suite 200\   |
| Washington, DC 20420\             | Durham, NC 27705\                 |
| Tel: 202-461-7350\                | Tel: 919-383-7874 x 222\          |
| Fax: 202-273-9069\                | Fax: 919 383-7598\                |
| Email: <Ira.Katz2@va.gov>         | Email: <Linda.Kinsinger@va.gov>   |
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| David **Macpherson**, MD, MPH\    | Skye **McDougall**, PhD\          |
| Professor of Medicine, University | Chief Medical Officer, VISN 22\   |
| of Pittsburgh\                    | VAMC Long Beach\                  |
| Vice President, Primary Care, VA  | 5901 E. 7th St.\                  |
| Pittsburgh Healthcare System\     | Long Beach, CA 90822\             |
| 130-U, University Drive C\        | P: 562-826-5963                   |
| Pittsburgh, PA 15240\             |                                   |
| Phone: 412 688-6113\              | Email:                            |
| Fax: 412 688-6916\                | [Skye.McDougall@va.g              |
| Email: <David.Macpherson@va.gov>  | ov](mailto:Skye.Mcdougall@va.gov) |
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| Lynn **McQueen**, DrPH, MS, RN\   | Diana **Ordin**, MD\              |
| Department of Veterans            | Department of Veterans            |
| Affairs/VHA (10Q)\                | Affairs/VHA (10Q)\                |
| 810 Vermont Avenue, NW\           | 810 Vermont Avenue, NW\           |
| Washington, DC 20420\             | Washington, DC 20420\             |
| Tel: 202-266-4533\                | Tel: 202-266-4519\                |
| Fax: 202-266-4534\                | Email: <Diana.Ordin@va.gov>       |
| Email:                            |                                   |
| [lynn.mcqueen@va.gov](m           |                                   |
| ailto:lynn.mcqueen@hq.med.va.gov) |                                   |
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| Thomas **Parrino**, MD, MBA\      | Robert **Ruff**, MD\              |
| 7305 N. Military Trail\           | OH VAMC\                          |
| West Palm Beach, FL 33410\        | 10701 East Blvd.\                 |
| Tel: 561-422-8603\                | Cleveland, OH 44106\              |
| Fax: 561-422-8613\                | Tel: 216-791-3800 x4253\          |
| Email: <thomas.parrino@va.gov>    | Email:                            |
|                                   | [robert.ruff1@va.gov](            |
|                                   | mailto:robert.ruff@hq.med.va.gov) |
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| Gary E. **Rosenthal**, MD\        | Marita G. **Titler**, PhD, RN,    |
| VA Medical Center\                | FAAN\                             |
| 601 Highway 6 West\               | Senior Assistant Director, UIHC\  |
| Iowa City, IA 52246-2208\         | Director, Research, Quality and   |
| Tel: 319-384-8511\                | Outcomes Management\              |
| 319-356-4241\                     | Department of Nursing Services    |
| Fax: 319-356-3086\                | and Patient Care\                 |
| Email: <gary.rosenthal@uiowa.edu> | 3-6995\                           |
|                                   | 6-4348 (fax)\                     |
|                                   | Email: <marita-titler@uiowa.edu>  |
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| Paul **Shekelle**, MD, PhD\       | Ronald **Valdiserri**, MD, MPH\   |
| Chief of GIM\                     | Chief Consultant, Public Health   |
| VA Greater Los Angeles HCS        | SHG\                              |
| (MC111-G)\                        | VACO 13B\                         |
| 11301 Wilshire Boulevard\         | 810 Vermont Avenue\               |
| Los Angeles, CA 90073-1002\       | Washington, DC 20420\             |
| Tel: 310-478-3711x48347\          | Tel: 202-461-7240\                |
| Fax: 310-268-4933\                | Email: <ronald.valdiserri@va.gov> |
| Email: <shekelle@rand.org>\       |                                   |
| **Recommend 1 yr. term**          |                                   |
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| Bonnie **Wakefield**, PhD, RN\    |                                   |
| Director, Health Services         |                                   |
| Research\                         |                                   |
| Harry S. Truman VA Medical        |                                   |
| Center\                           |                                   |
| 800 Hospital Drive\               |                                   |
| Columbia, MO  65201\              |                                   |
| Tel: 573-814-6548\                |                                   |
| Fax: 573-814-6551\                |                                   |
| Email: <bonnie.wakefield@va.gov>  |                                   |
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**Non-Voting R&M Members, HSR&D Staff, and Guests**

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  Seth **Eisen**, MD (151-JC)\                               Diane **Hanks**, MA\
  Department of Veterans Affairs (12)\                       QUERI Dissemination Coordinator\
  810 Vermont Avenue, NW\                                    (CIDER) (152M)\
  Washington, DC 20420\                                      VA Boston Healthcare System\
  Tel: 202-254-0207\                                         150 S. Huntington Ave. Bldg 4\
  Fax: 202-254-0461\                                         Boston, MA 02130\
  Email: <Seth.Eisen@va.gov>                                 Tel: 617-232-9500 x5055\
                                                             Fax: 617-278-4438\
                                                             Email: <Diane.Hanks@va.gov>

  Denise M. **Hynes**, PhD, RN\                              Geraldine **McGlynn**, MEd\
  Center Principal Investigator, VA Information Resource     (CIDER) (152M)\
  Center and\                                                VA Boston Healthcare System\
  Research Career Scientist, Center for Management of        150 S. Huntington Ave. Bldg 4\
  Complex Chronic Care\                                      Boston, MA 02130\
  Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital (151V)\                       Tel: 617-232-9500 x4944\
  5th Avenue & Roosevelt Rd\                                 Fax: 617-278-4438\
  PO Box 5000\                                               Email: <Geraldine.McGlynn@va.gov>
  Hines, IL 60141-5000\                                      
  Tel: 708-202-2413\                                         
  Fax: 708-202-2415\                                         
  Email: <denise.hynes@va.gov>                               

  Linda **McIvor**, MHS, MS\                                 Shirley **Meehan**, MBA, PhD\
  Department of Veterans Affairs (124Q)\                     Deputy Director, HSR&D\
  810 Vermont Avenue, NW\                                    Department of Veterans Affairs (124)\
  Washington, DC 20420\                                      810 Vermont Avenue, NW\
  Tel: 202-254-0230\                                         Washington, DC 20420\
  Fax: 202-254-0461\                                         Tel: 202-254-0207\
  Email:                                                     Fax: 202-254-0461\
  [Linda.McIvor@va.gov](mailto:linda.mcivor@hq.med.va.gov)   Email:
                                                             [shirley.meehan@va.gov](mailto:shirley.meehan@hq.med.gov)

  Brian **Mittman**, PhD\                                    Mark W. **Smith**, PhD\
  VA Greater Los Angeles HCS (152)\                          Associate Director, HERC\
  16111 Plummer Street\                                      VA Palo Alto Health Care System (152 MPD)\
  Sepulveda, CA 91343-2036\                                  795 Willow Road, Building 205\
  Tel: 818-895-9544\                                         Menlo Park, CA 94025\
  Fax: 818-895-5838\                                         Tel: 650-493-5000 x22945\
  Email: <Brian.Mittman@va.gov>                              Fax: 650-617-2630\
                                                             Email: <mark.smith9@va.gov>

  Cheryl **Stetler**, PhD\                                   Thomas E. **Stripling**, Director, Research Education &
  Translation Consultant\                                    Practice Guidelines\
  321 Middle Street\                                         Paralyzed Veterans of America\
  Amherst, MA 01002\                                         801 18th Street, NW\
  Tel: 413-253-0691\                                         Washington, DC 20006\
  Fax: 413-253-3841\                                         Tel: 202-416-7668\
  Email: <cheryl.stetler@comcast.net>                        Fax: 202-416-7641\
                                                             Email: <Toms@PVA.ORG>

  Timothy E. **Weddle**, PhD, MBA\                           
  Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital (151V)\                       
  5th Avenue & Roosevelt Rd\                                 
  PO Box 5000\                                               
  Hines, IL 60141-5000\                                      
  Tel: 708-202-2413\                                         
  Fax: 708-202-2415\                                         
  Email: <Timothy.Weddle@va.gov>                             
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