The Committee’s Make Up

PRMC Chair

Michael Goodheart, MD
Clinical Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ph: 1-319-356-2015
michael-goodheart@uiowa.edu

PRMC Co-Chairs

C. Michael Knudson, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor, Transfusion Medicine
Director, Tissue Procurement Core
Ph: 1-319-467-5129
c-knudson@uiowa.edu

Umar Farooq, MD
Clinical Professor
Internal Medicine, Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program
Ph: 1-319-384-8044
umar-farooq@uiowa.edu 

Assistant Director, Compliance and Informatics

Cena Jones-Bitterman, MPP, CIP, CCRP
Ph: 1-319-353-4596
cena-jones@uiowa.edu

PRMS Supervisor

Angela Childs, BA, CCRP
Ph: 1-319-353-4595
angela-childs@uiowa.edu

PRMS Coordinator

Dagem Adera, BS
Ph: 1-319-467-5742
dagem-adera@uiowa.edu

PRMC Biostatisticians

Brian Smith, PhD
Professor, Biostatistics
Phone: 1-319-384-1587
brian-j-smith@uiowa.edu

Gideon Zamba, PhD
Professor, Biostatistics
Phone: 1-319-384-1586
gideon-zamba@uiowa.edu

PRMC Members

  • Chair: Michael Goodheart, MD, Clinical Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology Division
  • Co-Chair: C. Michael Knudson, MD, PhD, Clinical Professor, Transfusion Medicine; Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
  • Co-Chair: Umar Farooq, MD, Clinical Professor, Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program
  • Scientific Reviewers:
    • Joseph Caster, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
    • Natalie L. Denburg, PhD, Professor, Neurology and Neuroscience
    • Prajwal Dhakal, MBBS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program
    • Adam Dupuy, PhD, Associate Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology
    • Maria Frazer, BE, Clinical Trials Research Associate, Pediatrics, Pediatric – Hematology-Oncology Division
    • Jenna Gedminas, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation
    • Andrew Groves, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation
    • Jordan Harrelson, MA, Clinical Trials Research Specialist, Cancer Center
    • Emily K. Hill, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology Division
    • Nada Ibrahim, BS, Clinical Trials Research Assistant, Cancer Center
    • Ashutosh Mangalam, PhD, Associate Professor, Pathology
    • Sneha Phadke, DO, Clinical Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program
    • Hira Shaikh, MBBS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program 
    • Christopher Stipp, PhD, Professor Biology and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
    • Nanmeng Yu, MD, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program
    • Praveen Vikas, MBBS, Clinical Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program
  • Pharmacy and Therapeutics Reviewers:
    • Elizabeth Amelon, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, College of Pharmacy
    • Jason Cleppe, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, College of Pharmacy
    • Susan Fajardo, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, College of Pharmacy
    • Katie Gaspar, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, College of Pharmacy
    • Gwendolyn Kirsch, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, College of Pharmacy
    • Jonathan Lochner, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, College of Pharmacy
    • Carolyn Luedtke, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, College of Pharmacy
    • Meredith Lumberg, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, College of Pharmacy
    • Samantha Meyer, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, College of Pharmacy
    • Ethan Sabers, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, College of Pharmacy
    • Marie Shinkle, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, College of Pharmacy
    • Lauryn Smelser, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, College of Pharmacy
    • Emily Vahary, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, College of Pharmacy
    • Brandon Vakiner, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, College of Pharmacy
  • Biostatistics Reviewers:
    • Brian J. Smith, PhD, Professor, Biostatistics
    • Gideon J. Zamba, PhD, Professor, Biostatistics
  • PRMC Administration:
    • Cena Jones-Bitterman, MPP, CIP, CCRP, Assistant Director, Compliance and Informatics
    • Angela Childs, BA, CCRP, PRMS Supervisor
    • Dagem Adera, BS, PRMS Coordinator
  • Patient Advocates:
    • Jane Fleming
    • Bridget Toomey, MS, CPC, CPPM, Director Clinical Services , Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology