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Research Faculty

The faculty of the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (LIMR) includes 17 principal investigators at the Institute, 24 affiliated clinical faculty at Lankenau Hospital or other Main Line Health hospitals, and 2 senior investigators directing the Institute's product and intellectual development companies (LIMR Development Inc. [LDI] and LIMR Chemical Genomics Center Inc. [LCGC]).

While LIMR provides some finanical support, the major source of funding comes from competitive grants and research contracts awarded to our faculty from federal, state, and private organizations. Thus, LIMR researchers operate as ‘private practice’ groups who work together to study cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.


Principal Investigators

Faculty Member Title
Iramoudi (Ira) Ayene, PhD Associate Professor
Robert H. Cox, PhD Professor
Scott Dessain, MD, PhD Associate Professor & Director
Center for Hybridoma Antibody Technology
Michael Ezekowitz, MD, PhD Professor & Vice President, LIMR
Vice President, Clinical Research,
Main Line Hospitals
Mindy George-Weinstein, PhD Professor
Susan Gilmour, PhD Professor
Lisa Laury-Kleintop, PhD Assistant Professor
Karen Knudsen, PhD Professor & Director
Scientific Adminstration
Laura Mandik-Nayak, PhD Assistant Professor
RIchard Metz, PhD Vice-President
LIMR Development Inc. (LDI)
Alexander J. Muller, PhD Associate Professor
James M. Mullin, PhD Professor
Thomas G. O’Brien, PhD Professor & Deputy Director
George C. Prendergast, PhD Professor & President/CEO
Melvin Reichman, PhD President & Chief Scientific Officer
LIMR Chemical Genomics Center (LCGC)
Janet A. Sawicki, PhD Professor
Thomas D. Stamato, PhD Professor
U. Margaretha Wallon, PhD Scientist
Gan-Xin Yan, MD
(Main Line Heart Center)
Associate Professor

Affiliated Clinical Faculty.

Faculty Member E-Mail Phone

Alter, Milton, MD
Clinical Professor
(LH Neurology, Emeritus)

malter5280@aol.com 610-649-2095
Ali, Zonera, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
(LH Hematology/Oncology)
aliz@mlhs.org

610-645-2494

Benz, Robert, MD
Clinical Professor
(LH Nephrology, Chief and System Division Chief)

benzr@mlhs.org 610-649-1175
Carp, Ned, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
(LH Surgery)
carpn@mlhs.org 610-642-1908
Chamchad, Dmitri, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
(LH Anesthesiology)
chamchad@hotmail.com 610-355-9451
DeSouza, Bryan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
(LH Neurology)
desouzab@mlhs.org 610-649-6090
DeNittis, Albert, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
(LH Radiation Oncology, Chief)
denittisa@mlhs.org 610-645-2433
Denshaw-Burke, Mary, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
(LH Oncology)
denshaw-burkem@mlhs.org 610-645-2494
Dunton, Charles, MD
Clinical Professor
(LH Gynecologic Oncology)
duntonc@mlhs.org 610-649-8085
el-Hajj, Rita, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor (LH Endocrinology)
elhajjr@mlhs.org 610-649-1922
Ferdinand, Francis, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
(LH Cardiothoracic Group)
ferdinandf@mlhs.org 610-896-9255
Friday, Gary, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
(BMH Stroke Program)
fridayg@mlhs.org 610-645-8144
Gilman, Paul, MD
Clinical Professor
(Director, LH Cancer Center
Chief, Hematology & Medical Oncology)
pgilman@pol.net 610-645-2494
Gollomp, Steven, MD
Clinical Professor
(LH Neurology, Chief and System Division Vice-Chief)
smgollomp@pol.net 610-642-5371
Greenspon, Lee, MD
Clinical Professor
(LH Pulmonology)
greensponl@mlhs.org 610-642-3796
Holtz, David, MD
Clinical Professor
(LH Gynecological Oncology)
holtzd@mlhs.org 610-649-8085
Levetan, Claresa, MD
LH Endocrinology
levetanc@mlhs.org 610-649-1922
Marks, Gerald, MD
Clinical Professor
(LH Colorectal Cancer)
marksg@mlhs.org 610-645-9093

Marks, John, MD
Clinical Professor
(LH Colorectal Cancer, Section Chief, Colorectal Surgery)

marksj@mlhs.org 610-645-9093
Martin, Jack, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
(BMH Cardiology, Chief and Section Chief, Interventional Cardiology )
martinj@mlhs.org 610-526-4240
Meyer, Thomas, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
(LH Pulmonology)
meyert@mlhs.org 610-642-3796

Pressman, Mark, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
(LH Sleep Center)

pressmanm@mlhs.org 610-645-3400
Schleifer, Charles, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
(LH Nephrology)
grownschleifers@mindspring.com 610-649-1175
Schulman, Elliott, MD
Clinical Associate Professor (LH Neurology)
esmdha@gmail.com 484-572-6300
Smink, Robert, MD
Clinical Professor
(LH Surgery)
sminkr@mlhs.org 610-642-1908

Visiting Scientists.

Name E-Mail Phone
Peter Curtis, PhD curtisp@mlhs.org 610-645-8596
Barbara Schick, PhD 610-645-6736

Adjunct Faculty.

Name E-Mail Phone
Allen, R.G., PhD rgallen@netzero.net 610-565-9784
Anziano, Paul, Ph.D.
President & CSO
Mitergy LLC
anziano@mitergybiotech.com 267-259-6451
Balin, Arthur, MD/PhD akbalin@aol.com 610-876-0200
Capuzzi, David, MD/PhD capuzzid@mlhs.org
Mansmann, Kevin, MD
PMH Orthopedic Surgery
mansmannk@mlhs.org 610-644-6040
Morgan, John, MD morganj@mlhs.org

Richard Swanson, PhD
Associate Director & Senior Research Fellow
Merck Research Laboratories
West Point PA

richard_swanson@merck.com 484-344-2548
Soler, Alejandro P., MD, PhD
Associate Pathologist
Richfield Laboratory of Dermatopathology
Cincinnati OH
alexpsoler@hotmail.com
Teehan, Brendan, MD
LH Nephrology
teehanb@mlhs.org 610-649-1175

Victor N. Uebele, PhD
Senior Research Biologist Merck Research Laboratories
West Point PA

victor_uebele@merck.com 215-652-9356

(LH = Lankenau Hospital)
(BMH = Bryn Mawr Hospital)
(PMH = Paoli Memorial Hospital)

Last Revised: 4/22/08

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