Meet the Research Team
Office of Research
Niranjan Rao, MD, FACS
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Rao maintains oversight all research conducted at Saint Peter’s University Hospital.
Alexander D. Schramm
Director, Office of Research
Shona McMahan, BSN, RN, CCRP
Clinical Research Manager
732-745-8600, Ext. 6096
Charlene Drost, BS, RN, CCRP Isabel Garcia
Research Nurse Clinical Research Associate
732.745.8600, Ext. 6136 732.745.8600, Ext. 6054
Kimberly Vazquez, BA, MPA Naureen Zaidi, BA, CCRP
Clinical Research Coordinator Clinical Research Associate
732.745.8600, Ext. 8029 732.745.8600, Ext. 8782
Genetic & Genomic Medicine
Daniela Silva, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCRP
Clinical Research Nurse
Department of Medical Genetics & Genomic Medicine
732.565.5444
Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit
Imene Beche, MBS
Senior Site Coordinator
Maternal Fetal Medicine
732.745.8600, Ext. 6078
Anne Bergman Sol Otarola
Research Coordinator Research Assistant
Maternal Fetal Medicine Maternal Fetal Medicine
732.745.8600, Ext. 2209 732.745.8600, Ext. 8214
Clara Perez, RN Molly Sklios
Research Nurse Research Assistant
Maternal Fetal Medicine Maternal Fetal Medicine
732.745.8600, Ext. 7860 732.745.8600, Ext. 8873
Michele Falk, MA, CCRP
IRB Administrator
Committee for the Protection of Human
Subjects in Research (CPHSR)
732.745.8600, Ext. 5081