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Printable version of Boston Children's Hospital IRB Membership Rosters

Boston Children’s Hospital’s Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) have been constituted to comply with the assurance approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The Boston Children’s Hospital IRB membership rosters comply with the institution’s federal wide assurance (FWA).

Assurance Identification No: FW A00002071

Expiration Date: May 10, 2028

IRB Registration numbers: IRB00000352 (IRB#1) and IRB00010042 (IRB#2 – Rapid Response)

Last HHS Registration Update Filed: August 6, 2024

Statement of Compliance

Rosters updated as of March 2024

IRB00000352 (IRB#1) Membership Roster
Primary IRB Members: Scientific

  • Mark Alexander, MD, Cardiology, IRB Vice-Chair
  • Carlo Brugnara, MD, Laboratory Medicine, IRB Vice-Chair
  • Jaclyn Davis, MD, Pulmonary
  • Katherine Driscoll, MEd, PhD, Developmental Medicine
  • Francis Fynn-Thompson, MD, Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Ingrid Holm, MD, MPH , Genetics
  • Debra Lajoie, PhD, JD, MSN, RN, LNC, Nursing
  • Deirdre Logan, PhD, Psychiatry
  • Thomas Mancuso, MD, Anesthesia, IRB Vice-Chair
  • Caitlin Rollins, MD, SM, Neurology
  • Jocelyn Silvester, MD PhD, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • Anne Sullivan, MD, Newborn Medicine
  • Gabriela Vargas, MD, MPH, Adolescent Medicine
  • Christina Yee, MD, PhD, Immunology

Primary IRB Members: Non-Scientific

  • Rabbi Lisa S. Eiduson, EdD, Clergy (unaffiliated)
  • Cynthia C. Lawry, MBA, Parent (unaffiliated)
  • Albert W. Pless Jr., MS, Community Leader (unaffiliated)

Alternate IRB Members: Scientific

  • Charles Berde, MD, PhD, Anesthesia
  • Stephanie Jo Brewster O’Neil, MS, Genetics
  • Caryn Coyle, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, Nursing, Department of Youth Services, Prisoner Representative
  • Margaret Kenna, MD, Otolaryngology
  • Laura Lehman, MD, Neurology
  • Alisa Miller, PhD, Psychiatry
  • Tierney M. Morrison, MD, Newborn Medicine
  • Elissa R. Weitzman, ScD, MSc

Alternate IRB Members: Non-Scientific

  • Robleinscky Dominguez, CIP, IRB Office
  • Ami Dufresne, IRB Office
  • Susan Kornetsky, MPH, IRB Office
  • Jill Manning de Sousa, MPH, IRB Office
  • Anna Mitchell, CIP, IRB Office
  • Jessica Ripton, MPH, CIP, IRB Office
  • Milly Roig, IRB Office
  • Elizabeth Senft, MLS, MDIV, Clergy (unaffiliated)
  • Samantha Toal, MS, IRB Office
  • Theresa Williams, IRB Office

Ex-Officio Members (Non-Voting)

  • Stephen Chu, PharmD, Pharmacy Investigational Drug Services (IDS)
  • Ashley Kuniholm, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Office of Research Regulatory Support, Education, and Quality (ORRSEQ)

IRB00010042 (IRB#2 – Rapid Response)
Primary IRB Members: Scientific

  • Mark Alexander, MD, Cardiology, IRB Vice-Chair
  • Carlo Brugnara, MD, Laboratory Medicine, IRB Vice-Chair
  • Ingrid Holm, MD, MPH , Genetics
  • Deirdre Logan, PhD, Psychiatry
  • Thomas Mancuso, MD, Anesthesia, IRB Vice-Chair
  • Christina Yee, MD, PhD, Immunology

Primary IRB Members: Non-Scientific

  • Cynthia C. Lawry, MBA, Parent (unaffiliated)

Alternate IRB Members: Scientific

  • Charles Berde, MD, PhD, Anesthesia
  • Stephanie Jo Brewster O’Neil, MS, Genetics
  • Caryn Coyle, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, Nursing, Department of Youth Services, Prisoner Representative
  • Jaclyn Davis, MD, Pulmonary
  • Katherine Driscoll, MEd, PhD, Developmental Medicine
  • Francis Fynn-Thompson, MD, Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Margaret Kenna, MD, Otolaryngology
  • Debra Lajoie, PhD, JD, MSN, RN, LNC, Nursing
  • Laura Lehman, MD, Neurology
  • Alisa Miller, PhD, Psychiatry
  • Tierney M. Morrison, MD, Newborn Medicine
  • Caitlin Rollins, MD, SM, Neurology
  • Jocelyn Silvester, MD PhD, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • Anne Sullivan, MD, Newborn Medicine
  • Gabriela Vargas, MD, MPH, Adolescent Medicine
  • Elissa R. Weitzman, ScD, MSc

Alternate IRB Members: Non-Scientific

  • Robleinscky Dominguez, CIP, IRB Office
  • Ami Dufresne, IRB Office
  • Rabbi Lisa S. Eiduson, EdD, Clergy (unaffiliated)
  • Susan Kornetsky, MPH, IRB Office
  • Jill Manning de Sousa, MPH, IRB Office
  • Anna Mitchell, CIP, IRB Office
  • Albert W. Pless Jr., MS, Community Leader (unaffiliated)
  • Jessica Ripton, MPH, CIP, IRB Office
  • Milly Roig, IRB Office
  • Elizabeth Senft, MLS, MDIV, Clergy (unaffiliated)
  • Samantha Toal, MS, IRB Office
  • Theresa Williams, IRB Office

Ex-Officio Members (Non-Voting)

  • Stephen Chu, PharmD, Pharmacy Investigational Drug Services (IDS)
  • Ashley Kuniholm, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Office of Research Regulatory Support, Education, and Quality (ORRSEQ)