Collaborating Sites
If you are a participant in the IRIS trial, you will find contact information here for members of your local research team. Please click on your state and look for the research site where you were enrolled.
Frequently Asked Questions
- United States
Arizona
University of Arizona, Tucson
Bruce M. Coull, MD
Nahid Malekniazi 520-626-4150
stroke@neurology.arizona.edu
California
Scripps Clinic , La Jolla
Stanford University, Palo Alto
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento
UCLA , Los Angeles
Latisha Ali, MD
Gilda Avila-Rinek 310-825-1806
gavila@ucla.eduUCSD, San Diego
Brett C. Meyer, MD
Ronelyn Chavez 619-471-0333
rchavez@ucsd.eduUCSF, San Francisco
Anthony S. Kim, MD
Annabel Teng 415-514-2120
Annabel.Teng@ucsf.eduUCSF-Fresno, Fresno
Rebekah Garcia 559-459-6399 Ext. 56399
rgarcia@fresno.ucsf.eduUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles
Colorado
Denver Health and Hospital Authority , Denver
Richard L. Hughes, MD
Angela Keniston 303-602-5028
Angela.Keniston@dhha.org
Connecticut
Hartford Hospital, Hartford
Isaac E. Silverman, MD
Martha Ahlquist, LPN 860-545-1977
Mahlqui@harthosp.orgYale University School of Medicine , New Haven
Walter Kernan, MD
Barbara S. Mendes, RN 203-764-7555
barbara.mendes@yale.edu
Nancy Finch, RN 203-764-8673
nancy.finch@yale.edu
District of Columbia
National Rehabilitation Hospital (NO LONGER RECRUITING NEW PARTICIPANTS), Washington
Florida
Florida Neurovascular Institute , Tampa
Isaiah Antonek 813-250-9101
flneurovascular@gmail.comHealth First Physicians, Inc., Melbourne
University of Florida , Jacksonville
Scott Silliman, MD
Mary Varghese, RN, MSN 904-244-9686
Mary.Varghese@jax.ufl.eduUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, Gainesville
Illinois
Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, LLC, Chicago
Michael A. Kelly, MD
Maribeth Ohprecio, RN 312-864-7294
maribeth.ohprecio@hektoen.orgIngalls Memorial Hospital (NINDS-CRC site), Harvey
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood
OSF St. Francis Medical Center , Peoria
David Wang, D.O.
Judi Beck 309-624-3240
Judith.m.beck@osfhealthcare.orgRush University, Chicago
Indiana
Indiana Medical Research (NINDS-CRC site), Elkhart
Iowa
Northeast Iowa Medical Education Foudation (NINDS-CRC site), Waterloo
Ruan Neuroscience Center, Des Moines
Michael Jacoby, MD
Gena Brown 515-358-0023
gbrown@mercydesmoines.orgUniversity of Iowa, Iowa City
Enrique Leira , MD
Jeri Sieren, RN, CRC 319-356-8744
jeri-sieren@uiowa.edu
Kansas
Via Christi Regional Medical Center , Wichita
James Walker, MD
Sheri Miller 316-213-3156
sheri.miller@viachristi.org
Kentucky
University of Kentucky , Lexington
L. Creed Pettigrew, MD
Deborah Taylor, RN, MS 859-257-5560
DTAYL2@email.uky.edu
Louisiana
Louisiana State University, Shreveport
Alireza Minagar, MD
Lisa Attaway 318-813-1452
latta2@lsuhsc.edu
Maine
Penobscot Bay Neurology, Rockport
Maryland
Johns Hopkins , Baltimore
Richard Leigh, MD
Susan M. Rice, BSN, MPH 410-614-3460
smrice@jhmi.eduSinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore
Massachusetts
Beth Israel Deaconess , Boston
Boston University Medical Center , Cambridge
Carlos Kase, MD
Helena Lau, RN, MSPH, (617) 414-1171
hlau@bu.eduHarvard University/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Guy Rordorf, MD, MPH
Kristen McNamara 617-726-0887
kamcnamara@partners.org
Michigan
Michigan State University (NO LONGER RECRUITING NEW PARTICIPANTS), East Lansing
Minnesota
Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology, Robbinsdale
Missouri
St. Louis University, St. Louis
St. Luke's Brain and Stroke Institute, Kansas City
Washington University , St. Louis
Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD
Rachel Sargent 314-747-5552
sargentr@neuro.wustl.edu
Montana
Advanced Neurology Specialists , Great Falls
Nebraska
University of Nebraska, Omaha
Pierre Fayad, MD
Abigail Colburn, RN 402-552-2235
ACOLBURN@nebraskamed.com
New Hampshire
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon
Timothy Lukovits, MD
Diane Church 603-653-6673
diane.l.church@hitchcock.org
New Jersey
Cooper Universtiy Hospital, Camden
Kessler Medical Rehab Research Group, West Orange
New Mexico
University of New Mexico , Albuqureque
Molly K. King, MD
JoAnn Harnar 505-256-5701
jharnar@salud.unm.edu
New York
Albany Medical Center , Albany
Burke Medical Research Institute ,
Pascale Fonzetti, MD
Sharon Singh 914-597-2308
ssingh@burke.orgNew York Methodist Hospital , Brooklyn
Miran W. Salgado, MD
Rosaria Romano 917-846-4043
rosariajromano@gmail.comSouthtowns Neurology of WNY (NINDS-CRC site), West Seneca
SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo
SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn
University of Rochester , Rochester
Adam Kelly, MD
Ann Leonhardt 585-275-2530
Ann_Leonhardt@URMC.Rochester.edu
North Carolina
Guilford Neurologic Association, Greensboro
North Dakota
Altru Health System , Grand Forks
Ohio
Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland
Sophia Sundararajan, MD
David Korosec, RN 216-844-1800
David.Korosec@UHhospitals.orgCleveland Clinic , Cleveland
Irene Katzan, MD
Amy Richmond 216-445-4488
RICHMOA@ccf.orgMetrohealth Medical Center , Cleveland
Joseph P. Hanna, MD
Dana Cook, RN, BSN 216-778-7478
dcook@metrohealth.orgOhio State University, Columbus
Andrew Slivka, MD
April Green 614-293-4975
AprilD.Green@osumc.eduUniversity of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
Dawn Kleindorfer, MD
Alisha Hodge, RN, BSN 513-558-5149
alisha.hodge@uc.eduUniversity of Toledo, Toledo
Oregon
Oregon Health & Science University , Portland
Wayne M. Clark, MD
Jon Foley, BS 503-494-7225
foley@ohsu.edu
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Singer Research Institute , Pittsburgh
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Bryn Mawr
Gary H. Friday, MD
Joan Brown, RN 610-368-5949
jbrown140@gmail.comPenn State-Hershey Medical Center (NINDS-CRC site), Hershey
Temple University, Philadelphia
Nina Gentile, MD
Hannah Reimer RN 215-485-8183
hreimer@temple.eduThomas Jefferson University ***EXITED***, Philadelphia
Rodney D. Bell, MD
Amanda Salvatore 215-503-5646
amanda.salvatore@jefferson.edu
Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico , San Juan
Fernando Santiago, MD
Pura Fuste, RN 787-759-0306
pura.fuste@upr.edu
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Hospital (NO LONGER RECRUITING NEW PARTICIPANTS), Providence
Brian Silver, MD
Jo-Ann Sarafin, RN, (401) 444-8807
jsarafin@lifespan.org
South Carolina
University of South Carolina, Columbia
Texas
Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston
University of Texas, Southwestern, Dallas
Mark Johnson , MD
Jan Cameron Watts 214-648-0363
Jan.CameronWatts@UTSouthwestern.edu
Utah
University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Jennifer Marjersik, MD
Suyi Niu, RN, BSN 801-587-8046
SUYI.NIU@hsc.utah.edu
Vermont
University of Vermont , Burlington
Mark Gorman, MD
Catherine Gregory 802-656-8993
Catherine.Gregory@med.uvm.edu
Virginia
Sentara Neurology Specialists, Norfolk
University of Virginia , Charlottesville
Nina J. Solenski, MD
Colleen Harmon, RN, CCRC 434-924-9664
cph@virginia.edu
Washington
Providence Medical Research Center , Spokane
Radica Alicic, MD
Kelly Worrell, BSN, RN 509-474-4324
Kelly.Worrell@providence.org
Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee
Diane Book, MD
Barbara Blaney 414-805-8328
bblaney@mcw.eduUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
- Australia
New South Wales
John Hunter Hospital (University of Newcastle), New Lambton Heights
Royal Prince Alfred, Campersdown
Victoria
Austin Health (National Stroke Research Institute) , Heidelberg Heights
Box Hill Hospital (Eastern Health) , Box Hill
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville
The Northern Hospital, Box Hill
Western Hospital (University of Melbourne), Footscray
- Canada
Alberta
Center for Neurologic Research, Lethbridge
Toni Winder, MD
Jill Elliott 403-329-6886
jille@shaw.caUniversity of Alberta , Edmonton
Ashfaq Shuaib, MD
Brenda Schwindt, RN, BScN 780-407-7740
brenda.schwindt@ualberta.ca
British Columbia
Vancouver Island Health Research Center , Victoria
Andrew Penn, MD
Leslie Atkins, RN, (250) 370-8111 ext. 2840
leslie.atkins@viha.ca
Ontario
Intermountain Research Consultants, Thunder Bay
Ottawa Hospital-General Campus, Ottawa
Robarts Research Institute/University of Western Ontario , London
Richard Chan, MD
Katie Ford 519-663-3113
kford@robarts.caSt. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
Daniel Selchen, MD, FRCP
Pawel Kostyrko, MD 416-864-6060
Kostyrkop@smh.ca
Quebec
Charles LeMoyne Hospital , Greenfield Park
Christel Simard 450-466-5000 Ext. 2469
christel.simard@rrsss16.gouv.qc.caCHU de Québec - Hôpital de l’Enfant-Jésus , Quebec City
Ariane Mackey, MD
Annette Hache, RN 418-649-5892
annette.hache.cha@ssss.gouv.qc.caMcGill University Health Center , Montreal
Jeffrey Minuk, MD
Claudia Schanz, 514-340-8222 ext. 2544
cshanz@neu.jgh.mcgill.caMcGill-Montreal Hospital, Montreal
Robert Cote, MDUniversity of Montreal, Montreal
- Germany
Charite-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Univeristy Greifswald, Greifswald
Freiburg University, Freiburg
Friedrich Schiller-University Jena, Jena
Klinikum Altenburger Land, Altenburg
Leipzig University, Leipzig
Martin-Luther-Universitaet-Halle-Wittenberg, Halle
Neukolln Hospital, Berlin
Neurologische Klinik, Bad Neustadt
University Duesseldorf/Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
University Heidelberg, Heidelberg
University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt
University Hospital Mainz, Mainz
University Hospital Muenster, Muenster
University Hospital-Dresden, Dresden
University Medical Center-Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg
University of Erlangen, Erlangen
University of Ulm, Ulm
- Israel
B'nai Zion Medical Center , Haifa
Ben Gurion Medical Center , Beer Sheva
Rabin Medical Center-Golda Campus, Petach Tikva
Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan
Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv
Wolfson Medical Center, Holon
- Italy
Genoa University Hospital, Genoa
Hospital San Raffaele S.r.l., Milan
IRCCS Fondazione Istituto Neurologico C. Mondino, Pavia
University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila
University of Perugia,
Perugia University of Rome (S. Andreas Hospital), Roma
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma
University of Tome La Sapienza, Rome
- Northern Ireland
- Northern Trust, Co Antrim
Ulster Hospital, Belfast - United Kingdom
England
Addenbrookes Foundation NHS Trust (Cambridge), Cambridge
Blackpool Victoria Hospital , Lancashire
Chesterfield Hospital, Chesterfield
Countess of Chester Foundation Trust, Cheshire
Dewsbury District Hospital, Dewsbury
James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough
Kings College London, London
Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Luton
Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
North Tyneside General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, Kent
Royal Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Dorset
Royal Derby Hospital, Derby
Royal Devon and Exeter, Exeter
Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford
Royal United Hospital, Bath
St. Georges University of London, London
Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Torbay Hospital (South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust), Torquay
University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool
University of Nottingham, Nottingham
Wansbeck General Hospital, Ashington, Northumberland
William Harvey Hospital, Ashford
Scotland
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary , Aberdeen
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow
Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
Western Infirmary, Glasgow