Faculty & Staff

Faculty Members

Zakari Y. Aliyu, MD
Director of International Programs, Center for Sickle Cell Disease
Associate Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine

Oswaldo L. Castro, MD
Senior Advisor, Center for Sickle Cell Disease
Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Pediatrics, College of Medicine

Lawrence Enweze, MD
Faculty Instructor of Medicine, College of Medicine

Victor R. Gordeuk, MD
Director, Center for Sickle Cell Disease
Director, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine

Barbara Harrison, MS
Associate Director of Community Outreach and Education, Center for Sickle Cell Disease
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine

Frederic Lombardo, PharmD, MS
Associate Professor, Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy Sciences
Pharmaceutical Advisor, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Sergei A. Nekhai, PhD
Research Scientist, Center for Sickle Cell Disease
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, College of Medicine

Patricia A. Oneal, MD
Instructor of Medicine, College of Medicine

Gladys Onojobi, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine

Onyinye C. Onyekwere-Onyeagoro, MD
Principal Investigator, Center for Sickle Cell Disease
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine

Sohail R. Rana, MD
Director of Community Outreach and Education, Center for Sickle Cell Disease
Director of Pediatric Hematology/HIV Services
Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine

William P. Winter, PhD
Deputy Director, Center for Sickle Cell Disease
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, College of Medicine

Clinical Staff Members

Abiodun Akintilo, MS
Clinical Research Associate, Center for Sickle Disease

Sharmin Diaz, RN
Research Nurse, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Margaret Fadojutimi-Akinsiku, RN
Research Nurse, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Nene Kalu, MSW
Social Worker, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Evadne Moore-King
Echo Sonographer, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Catherine Nwokolo, RN
Nurse Coordinator, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Erin Yeagley, FNP
Research Nurse, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Research Laboratory Staff Members

Tatiana Ammosova, PhD
Biochemist, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Sharroya Charles
Graduate Student, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Zufan Debebe, MS
Graduate Student, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Altreisha Foster
Graduate Student, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Bak Kim
Research Associate, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Xiao Mei Niu, MD
Research Associate, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Seyed Mehdi Nouraie, MD, PhD
Biostatistician, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Min Xu
Research Associate, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Administrative Staff Members

Randa Aladdin
Data Coordinator, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Vera Ball
Administrative Officer, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Varbah Grigsby
Administrative Assistant, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Ross Heffer, MBA
Administrative Director, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Ivet Johnson
Patient Accounts Representative, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Angela Rock
Data Coordinator, Center for Sickle Cell Disease

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