Meet the team
The Virginia CSRN is led by a multidisciplinary team of experts from VCU, Inova and Sentara Health. Leveraging extensive experience in primary-care based research, training and mentorship, risk assessment and community engagement, the leadership team will oversee all programmatic and operational efforts of the Virginia CSRN.
Virginia CSRN leadership
Alex H. Krist, M.D., M.P.H (Contact PI, MPI)
Professor, Department of Family Medicine, VCU
Co-director, Virginia Ambulatory Care Outcomes Research Network, VCU
Co-director of Community Engagement, Wright Regional Center for Clinical and Translational Science, VCU
S. Patrick Nana-Sinkam, M.D., FCCP (MPI)
Professor, Department of Medicine, VCU
Chief, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, VCU
Associate Director of Career Development and Mentoring, Wright Regional Center for Clinical and Translational Science, VCU
Associate VP for Clinical and Translational Research, VCU Health
Rebecca Kaltman, M.D. (MPI)
Executive Director, Saville Cancer Screening and Prevention Center
Inova Schar Cancer Institute
John Sayles, M.D., FASCRS (Site PI, Sentara Health)
Assistant Professor, Clinical Surgery, EVMS
Chair, Surgical Executive Committee, Sentara Leigh Hospital