Leadership

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 Krist

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


Patrick Nana-Sinkam

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

Rebecca Kaltman, M.D. (MPI)
Executive Director, Saville Cancer Screening and Prevention Center
Inova Schar Cancer Institute


John Sayles

John Sayles, M.D., FASCRS (Site PI, Sentara Health)
Assistant Professor, Clinical Surgery, EVMS
Chair, Surgical Executive Committee, Sentara Leigh Hospital