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Cancer Imaging Program Staff Directory

Acting Associate Director and Deputy Associate Director

Acting Associate Director

Lalitha K. Shankar, M.D., Ph.D.
240-276-6510
shankarl@mail.nih.gov

Deputy Associate Director

Michael G. Espey, Ph.D., M.T.
240-276-7619
michael.espey@nih.gov

Advisor to Associate Director

Gary Kelloff, M.D.
240-276-5933
Kelloffg@mail.nih.gov

Branch Chiefs

NameBranchEmailPhone Number
Michael McDonald, M.D., Ph.D.Molecular Imaging Branchmichael.mcdonald@nih.gov240-276-6624
Piotr Grodzinski, Ph.D.Nanodelivery Systems and Devices Branchgrodzinp@mail.nih.gov240-781-3305
Yantian Zhang, Ph.D.Imaging Technology Development Branchyzhang@mail.nih.gov240-276-5980
Michael G. Espey, Ph.D., M.T.Image-Guided Intervention Branchmichael.espey@nih.gov240-276-7619
Lalitha K. Shankar, M.D., Ph.D.Clinical Trials Branchshankarl@mail.nih.gov240-276-6510

Medical Officers

NameBranchEmailPhone Number
Lalitha K. Shankar, M.D., Ph.D.Clinical Trials Branchshankarl@mail.nih.gov240-276-6510
Michael McDonald, M.D., Ph.D.Clinical Trials Branchmichael.mcdonald@nih.gov240-429-5163
Esther Lim, M.D.Clinical Trials Branchesther.lim@nih.gov240-276-5492

Program Directors

NameBranchEmailPhone Number
Leela Avula, Ph.D.Nanodelivery Systems and Devices Branchleelarani.avula@nih.gov240-276-5164
Bernard Dardzinski, Ph.D.Image-Guided Intervention Branchbernard.dardzinski@nih.gov240-276-7159
Charles Lin, Ph.D.Molecular Imaging Branchp.lin@nih.gov 
Darrell Tata, Ph.D.Image-Guided Intervention Branchdarrell.tata@nih.gov240-276-5894
Yicong Wu, Ph.D.Nanodelivery Systems and Devices Branchyicong.wu@nih.gov240-276-5634
Hope Beier, Ph.D.Imaging Technology Development Branchhope.beier@nih.gov240-276-6345
Boklye Kim, Ph.D.Imaging Technology Development Branchb.kim@nih.gov 
Pushpa Tandon, Ph.D.Molecular Imaging Branchtandonp@mail.nih.gov240-276-5971
Yisong Wang, Ph.D.Molecular Imaging Branchyisong.wang@nih.gov240-620-0690
Huiming Zhang, Ph.D.Imaging Technology Development Branchzhanghui@mail.nih.gov240-276-5979

Support Staff

NameTitleEmailPhone
Loren NigroSecretaryloren.nigro@nih.gov240-276-6992
LeSharn TaylorAdministrative Support Assistantlesharn.taylor@nih.gov240-276-7688
Elizabeth PrattStaff Assistantelizabeth.pratt@nih.gov240-276-5386

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