Medical Health Contact Information

(As of 5 August 2025)

• Administration

• Compliance Issues

• Actively Managed Portfolios

• Scientific Program Managers

ADMINISTRATION

AWARDS – Barnwell
Mark Roltsch, PhD
202-739-2838
Mark.Roltsch@va.gov

AWARDS – Clinician Scientist Investigator
Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
Kimberlee.Potter@va.gov

AWARDS – Middleton
Carol Fowler, PhD
762-328-9902
Carol.Fowler@va.gov

AWARDS – PECASE
Pauline Cilladi-Rehrer, MSBA
202-740-0927
Pauline.Cilladi-Rehrer@va.gov

BUDGET CAP FOR MERIT REVIEW
Alex Chiu, PhD
202-443-7123
VHABLRD-CSRD@va.gov

CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Mark Roltsch, PhD
202-739-2838
Mark.Roltsch@va.gov

JUST IN TIME (JIT)
Chinagozi (Cheena) Ugwu
202-834-2763
Chinagozi.Ugwu@va.gov

OFF-SITE LABORATORY WAIVERS
Amanda Hunt, PhD
202-679-5853
Amanda.Hunt@va.gov

PROMOTIONS/CENTRALIZED POSITIONS, GS 14/15
Carol Fowler, PhD
762-328-9902
VHACOBLCSPROMOTIONS@va.gov

RESEARCH CAREER SCIENTIST (RCS) PROGRAM
Carol Fowler, PhD
762-328-9902
RSC.Material@va.gov

TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH FUNDING MECHANISMS
Arun Sharma, PhD
202-281-9374
Arun.Sharma@va.gov

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COMPLIANCE

BIOSAFETY & BIOSECURITY (ANIMAL RESEARCH)
Cassandra Tansey DVM
404-321-6111 ext 121823
Cassandra.Tansey@va.gov

ACTIVELY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS

GULF WAR VETERANS’ ILLNESSES (SPLD)
Karen Block, PhD
202-280-3632
Karen.Block@va.gov

Shakeria (Shay) Cohen, PhD
202-262-4745
Shakeria.Cohen@va.gov

MILITARY EXPOSURES RESEARCH PROGRAM (MERP)
Rudolph (Rudy) Johnson, PhD
404-927-2829
Ruldolph.Johnson3@va.gov

Shakeria (Shay) Cohen, PhD
202-262-4745
shakeria.cohen@va.gov

PAIN/OPIOID USE 
Medical Health
Carol Fowler, PhD
762-328-9902
Carol.Fowler@va.gov

Brain, Behavioral, and Mental Health Research
Jayanthi Sankar, PhD
202-664-6206
Jayanthi.Sankar@va.gov

Health Systems Research
Cathie Plouzek, PhD
Cathie.Plouzek@va.gov

PRECISION ONCOLOGY
Kenute Myrie, PhD
202-632-7231
Kenute.Myrie@va.gov

SUICIDE PREVENTION
Joseph (Joe) Constans, PhD
504-232-9142
Joseph.Constans@va.gov

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Stuart Hoffman, PhD
202-6312-7370

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM MANAGERS

AGING – GEROSCIENCE (CAMM) 
Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
Kimberlee.Potter@va.gov

CARDIOVASCULAR (CARA and CARB)
Faiyaz Khan, PhD
202-459-3980
Faiyaz.Khan@va.gov

CELLULAR & MOLECULAR MEDICINE (CAMM)
Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
Kimberlee.Potter@va.gov

ENDOCRINOLOGY (ENDA)
Arun Sharma, PhD
202-281-9374
Arun.Sharma@va.gov

FRAILITY & MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (ENDB)
Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
Kimberlee.Potter@va.gov

GASTROENTEROLOGY (GAST)
Arun Sharma, PhD
202-281-9374
Arun.Sharma@va.gov

GULF WAR VETERANS’ ILLESSES (SPLD)
Shakeria (Shay) Cohen, PhD
202-262-4745
shakeria.cohen@va.gov

HEMATOLOGY (HEMA)
Masood Khan, PhD
202-873-5703
Masood.Khan1@va.gov

IMMUNOLOGY & DERMATOLOGY (IMMA)
Masood Khan, PhD
202-873-5703
Masood.Khan1@va.gov

INFECTIOUS DISEASES (INFA)
Masood Khan, PhD
202-873-5703
Masood.Khan1@va.gov

INFECTIOUS DISEASES (INFB)
Mark Roltsch, PhD
202-739-2838
Mark.Roltsch@va.gov

Amanda Hunt, PhD
202-679-5853
Amanda.Hunt@va.gov

NEPHROLOGY (NEPH)
Carol Fowler, PhD
762-328-9902
Carol.Fowler@va.gov

NEUROBIOLOGY OF ALGESIA (PAIN), ANALGESIA & ANALGESIC  TOLERANCE (NURP)
Carol Fowler, PhD
762-328-9902
Carol.Fowler@va.gov

ONCOLOGY
Mark Roltsch, PhD (ONCB, ONCE)
202-739-2838
Mark.Roltsch@va.gov

Nicholas Simon, PhD (ONCA, ONCC, ONCD)
(304) 820-9617
Nicholas.Simon@va.gov

PULMONARY MEDICINE (PULM)
Shakeria (Shay) Cohen, PhD
202-262-4745
shakeria.cohen@va.gov

SHARED EQUIPMENT EVALUATION PROGRAM (ShEEP) and LABORATORY ANIMAL MAJOR EQUIPMENT (LAMb) PROGRAM
Alex Chiu, PhD
202-443-7123
Alex.Chiu@va.gov

SURGERY & BIOFABRICATION & RESTORATIVE MEDICINE (SURG)
Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
Kimberlee.Potter@va.gov

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