Executive Committee
The Executive Committee serves as the primary decision-making body of the Consortium and carries out the day-to-day administrative responsibilities of the Consortium and Consortium-sponsored studies.
Chairs:
- Ellen MacKenzie, PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
- Michael Bosse, MD, Carolinas Medical Center
Members:
- Kristin Archer, PhD, DPT, Vanderbilt University
- Renan Castillo, PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
- Chris Dearth, PhD, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- Katherine Frey, PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
- Joshua Gary, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
- Madhav Karunakar, MD, Carolinas Medical Center
- Todd McKinley, MD, Indiana University Methodist Hospital
- Danielle Melton, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
- Robert O’Toole, MD, University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center
- Andrew Pollak, MD, University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center
- LTC Kyle Potter, MD, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- Lisa Reider, PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
- Daniel Scharfstein, ScD, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
- Rachel Seymour, PhD, Carolinas Medical Center
- MAJ Daniel Stinner, MD, San Antonio Military Medical Center
- Heather Vallier, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center
- Jason Wilken, PT, PhD, University of Iowa
Science Committee
The Science Committee ensures judicious allocation of resources within METRC by identifying the highest quality proposals and topic areas for support and study. The Committee also reviews and approves secondary studies using existing METRC data.
Chairs:
- Robert O’Toole, MD, University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center
- Jason M. Wilken, PT, PhD, The University of Iowa
Members:
- William M. Ricci, MD, New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Greg Gaski, MD, IU Health Methodist Hospital
- Saam Morshed, MD, PhD, MPH, University of California San Francisco
- Andrew Schmidt, MD, Hennepin County Medical Center
- LTC Benjamin Kyle Potter, MD, FACS, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- Marcie Harris-Hayes, PT, DPT, MSCI, Washington University School of Medicine
- Kristin R. Archer, PhD, DPT, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Christopher L. Dearth, PhD, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center & Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- Scott Shaffer PT, PhD, Army Medical Department Center and School
- Thomas F. Higgins, MD, University of Utah, University Orthopaedic Center
- Renan Castillo, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Daniel O. Scharfstein, ScD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Lisa Reider, PhD, MHS, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Publications Committee
The Publications Committee promotes timely, scientifically accurate, and high-quality publications and presentations of findings from METRC studies and encourages broad and equitable participation by METRC investigators in publications and presentations.
Chair:
- Andrew Pollak, MD, University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center
Members:
- Michael Bosse, MD, Carolinas Medical Center
- Renan Castillo, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Christopher Dearth, PhD, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- Elizabeth Esposito, PhD, Center for the Intrepid
- Reza Firoozabadi, MD, University of Washington Harborview Medical Center
- Joshua Gary, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
- CDR Kevin Kuhn, MD, Naval Medical Center San Diego
- Ellen MacKenzie, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Danielle Melton, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
- Theodore Miclau, MD, University of California San Francisco
- Rebecca Pickard, MA, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Lisa Reider, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Daniel Scharfstein, ScD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Stephen Sims, MD, Carolinas Medical Center
- MAJ Daniel Stinner, MD, San Antonio Military Medical Center
Data Standards Committee
The Data Standards Committee refines and maintains existing protocols for standard data collection across clinical sites and across study protocols. The Committee is also maintains and implements policies and standard operating procedures for adjudication of eligibility, treatment, and/or study endpoints as necessary for specific studies.
Chairs:
- Renan Castillo, PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
- Danielle Melton, MD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School
Members:
- Lauren Allen, MA, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Michael Bosse, MD, Carolinas Medical Center
- Anthony Carlini, MS, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Katherine Frey, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Ellen MacKenzie, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Greg Mettee, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Lisa Reider, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Implementation & Quality Committee
The Implementation & Quality Committee acts in an advisory and peer-support/mentorship capacity for the Coordinating Center and for clinical centers within METRC. The purpose of the Committee is to engage in and to strengthen specific components of METRC’s overall Quality Assurance Program.
Chairs:
- Madhav Karunakar, MD, Carolinas Medical Center
- Rachel Seymour, PhD, Carolinas Medical Center
Members:
- Lauren Allen, MA, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Lane Bailey, PT, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
- Michael Bosse, MD, Carolinas Medical Center
- Mary Breslin, MetroHealth Medical Center
- Susan Collins, MSc, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Andrea De Luca, MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Andrea Ikeda, MS, San Antonio Military Medical Center
- Ellen MacKenzie, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Paul Matuszewski, MD, University of Kentucky
- Lolita Ramsey, PhD, Inova Fairfax Hospital
- Andrew Schmidt, MD, Hennepin County Medical Center
- Karen Trochez, Vanderbilt University
- David Weiss, MD, University of Virginia
- J.R. Westberg, Hennepin County Medical Center
Emerging Investigators Committee
The Emerging Investigators Committee identifies and implements strategies for mentoring young investigators. The Committee also develops and implements the METRC Emerging Investigator Training and Awards program.
Chair:
- Heather Vallier, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center
Members:
- Kristin Archer, PhD, DPT, Vanderbilt University
- Michael Bosse, MD, Carolinas Medical Center
- Renan Castillo, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Katherine Frey, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Ellen MacKenzie, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Saam Morshed, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
- Brian Noehren, PT, PhD, University of Kentucky
- Robert O’Toole, MD, University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center
- Lisa Reider, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Gerard Slobogean, MD, University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center
- Tara Taylor, MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Jason Wilken, PT, PhD, University of Iowa