DEPTH Sites
Participating centers are
- Duke University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Ohio State University
- Temple University
- University of Alabama Birmingham
- University of California Los Angeles
- University of Texas Houston
- Tulane University
- University of California San Diego
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Washington
- Washington University St. Louis
- Weill Cornell Medicine
- University of Miami
- State University of New York Downstate
- Emory University
Weill Cornell Medicine also serves as the clinical coordinating center. The University of Michigan serves as the data coordinating center for the study. The study biomarker specimens will be obtained and stored for future research by the CLASS laboratory also at the University of Michigan. UCLA serves as the Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) Core. They ensure that all PFTs performed in the study are performed correctly. The University of Iowa serves as the CT reading core. They ensure that all CT scans are performed correctly and quantify emphysema on the CT scans performed in the study. They will also provide visual reading of the pre-entry CT for emphysema diagnosis by chest radiologists.
Fifteen clinical research sites will recruit participants who are 30 years of age or older and current or former smokers. Eligible participants must have emphysema on CT imaging and reduced diffusing capacity (DLco). Researchers will collect various measurements, biological samples, and other data over 72 months.
To contact one of our centers, please use the information below.
Ohio State University
Clinical Research Coordinator: Janice Drake
Email: Janice.Drake@osumc.edu
Phone: (614) 366-2186
Washington University – St. Louis
Clinical Research Coordinator: Sara Hubert
Email: sarahubert@wustl.edu
Phone: (314) 454-0058
University of Alabama - Birmingham
Clinical Research Coordinator: Cara Porter
Email: ceporter@uabmc.edu
Phone: (205) 975-4440
University of California - Los Angeles
Clinical Research Coordinator: Roslyn McGill
Email: rmcgill.mednet.ucla.edu
Phone: (310) 206-8211
University of California - San Diego
Clinical Research Coordinator: Michelle Orsburn
Email: morsburn@health.ucsd.edu
Phone: (619) 543-5217
University of Pittsburgh
Clinical Research Coordinator: Patricia Karausky
Email: plk1@pitt.edu
Phone: (412) 651-4842
John Hopkins University
Clinical Research Coordinator: Sydney Baybayan
Email: sbaybay1@jhmi.edu
Phone: (410) 550-0800
Weill Cornell Medicine
Clinical Research Coordinator: Ashley Soliwoda
Email: aso@med.cornell.edu
Phone: (212) 746-9341
Duke University
Clinical Research Coordinator: Summer Granger
Email: summer.mcmasterbennett@duke.edu
Phone: (919) 660-4167
Temple University
Clinical Research Coordinator: Margaret Shimko
Email: Margaret.Shimko@tuhs.temple.edu
Phone: (215) 707-9610
University of Washington
Clinical Research Coordinator: Lindsay Legg
Email: lmlegg@uw.edu
Phone: (206) 744-8748 box:359929
University of Cincinnati
Clinical Research Coordinator: Michelle Saemann
Email: saemanmd@ucmail.uc.edu
Phone: (513) 584-5521
Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical Research Coordinator: Amy Sbrolla
Email: asbrolla@mgh.harvard.edu
Phone: (617) 726-5598
University of Texas - Houston
Clinical Research Coordinator: Brenda Lastra Bojorquez
Email: brenda.lastrabojorquez@uth.tmc.edu
Phone: (713) 500-6782
University of Miami
Clinical Research Coordinator: Claudia Santos
Email: csantos15@miami.edu
Phone: (305) 243-9034
State University of New York Downstate
Clinical Research Coordinator: Mayange Frederick
Email: Mayange.Frederick@downstate.edu
Phone: (718) 613-8641
Emory University
Clinical Research Coordinator: Ana Maria Moldoveanu
Email: ammoldo@emory.edu
Phone: (404) 616-9330
Tulane University
Clinical Research Coordinator: Soliman Attia
Email: sattia@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 988-6803
Sites to be activated soon:
- George Washington University - VA