HHS Data Council

Joint Working Group on Telemedicine:

Membership


Chair

Dena Puskin, Sc.D., Deputy Director
Office of Rural Health Policy
Parklawn Building, Room 9-05
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Md., 20857
Office: 301-443-0835 Fax: 301-443-2803
dpuskin@hrsa.ssw.dhhs.gov

Members

Michael J. Ackerman, Ph.D
National Library of Medicine
Building 38A, Room B1N-30,
8600 Rockville Pike
Rockville, Maryland, 20894
Office: 301-402-4100 Fax: 301-402-4080
ACKERMAN@nlm.nih.gov

Bernard S. Arons, M.D.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Parklawn Building, Room 15-105
Rockville, Md.
Office: 301-443-0001 Fax: 301-443-1563
BARONS@AOACMHSI.SSW.DHHS.GOV

Lee Bailey
Department of Commerce
Executive Director
U.S. Israel Science & Technology Commission
14th and Constitution, NW, Room 4821
Washington D.C., 20230
Office: 202-482-6264 Fax: 202-501-6849
lbailey@banyan.doc.gov

Robert Bozzelli
Department of Justice, Rm. 1044
320 First St. NW
Washington, DC, 20534
Office: 202-307-2867 Fax: 202-307-2753

Richard Banvard
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Md. 20894
Office: 301-435-3273 Fax: 301-402-4080
banvard@nlm.nih.gov

Bill Braithwaite
Senior Advisor on Health Information Policy
U.S. Dept. Of Health and Human Services
Room 440-D.25 Humphrey Building
200 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D.C., 20201
Office: 202-260-0546 Fax: 202-690-5882
bbraithw@osaspe.dhhs.gov

Linda Brink, Ph.D.
Chair, DoD Telemedicine Evaluation Working Group
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Building T-2, Room 116
Washington, D.C., 20307
Office: 202-782-1071Fax: 202-782-0959
lbrink@vs.wramc.amedd.army.mil

David Brown, Ph.D.
Center for Development of Radiological Health, FDA
Mail Stop HFZ140
12720 Twinbrook Pkwy
Rockville, Md., 20852
Office: 301-443-3314 (X33) Fax: 301-443-9101
dgb@fdadr.cdrh.fda.gov

Larry Bryant
USDA/Rural Utilities Services
AG Box 1701
Washington, D.C., 20250
Office: 202-690-4640 Fax: 202-720-0790

Armand Checker
Office of Rural Mental Health Research, HRSA
Parklawn Building, Room 10-104
Rockville, Md., 20857
Office: 301-443-9001 Fax: 301-443-4045
achecker@nih.gov

G. Radford Clark
Department of Justice, Rm. 1005
320 First St. NW
Washington, DC, 20534
Office: 202-307-2567 Fax: 202-307-2517

Jackie Clinton
Evaluator
U.S. General Accounting Office
National Guard Building (OMA)
441 G. St. NW
Washington, DC, 20584
Office:202-512-7191 Fax: 202-512-6114

Charles Doarn
NASA Headquarters
300 E. St. SW
Washington, D.C., 20546
Office: 202-358-1289 Fax: 202-358-3038
cdoarn@gm.olmsa.hq.nasa.gov

Steve Downs
U.S. Department of Commerce, NTIA
Room 4090
14th and Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, D.C., 20230
Office: 202-482-2048 Fax: 202-501-5136
SDOWNS@NTIA.DOC.GOV

William L. England
Office of Research and Development
Health Care Financing Administration
1500 Security Blvd. C3-23-23
Baltimore, Md., 21244-1850
Office: 410-786-0542 Fax: 410-786-5534
WENGLAND@HCFA.GOV

John Fanning
Division of Data Policy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
440D Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C., 20201
Office: 202-690-5896 Fax: 202-690-5882
jfanning@osaspe.dhhs.gov

Earl Ferguson, M.D., Ph.D.
NASA, Mail Code UO 300 E. St. SW
Washington, D.C., 20546
Office: 202-358-1894 Fax: 202-358-3038
eferguson@hq.nasa.gov

J. Michael Fitzmaurice, PhD.
Office of Science and Data Development
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 601
Rockville, Md., 20852
Office: 301-594-1483 Fax: 301-594-2333
MFITZMAU@PO5.AHCPR.GOV

Sharon Forrest
Office of Information Resources Management, HHS
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C., 20201
Office: 202-690-6722 Fax: 202-690-8715
SFORREST@HHS.GOV

Ronald Freeman
Senior Public Health Advisor
Indian Health Service
6A55 Parklawn Building
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Md. 20851
Office: 301-443-3024 Fax: 301-594-6213
rfreeman@ihs.ssw.dhhs.gov

Terri Gay
Office of International and Refugee Health
HRSA
Parklawn Building Room 1890
Rockville, Md. 20857
Office: 443-9426 Fax 301-443-0742
tgay@ofophs.ssw.dhhs.gov

Denise Geolot
Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Nursing, HRSA
Parklawn Building
Rockville, Md. 20857
Office: 301-443-5786 Fax 443-8586
dgeolot@hrsa.ssw.dhhs.gov

Ann Giese
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Defense
Health Affairs Office, Office of Health Service Operations and Readiness
Pentagon Room 3E336
Washington, D.C., 20301-1200
Office: 703-614-4705 Fax: 703-614-8185
agiese@ha.osd.mil

Adam Golodner
Department Administrator, Rural Utilities Service
AG Box 1510, Room 4055
14th and Independence SW
Washington, D.C., 20250
Office: 202-720-9542 Fax: 202-720-1725
AGOLODNER@SIES.WSC.AG.GOV

Col. Edward Gomez, MD
Chief of Research and Development
Telemedicine Directorate
Ward 64, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, D.C., 20307-5001
Office: 202-782-6029 Fax: 202-783-3539
egomez@vs.wramc.amedd.army.mil

Melvyn Greberman, M.D.
Associate Director for Medical Affairs
Division of Small Manufacturers Assistnace
FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health
(Mail Stop HFZ-220)
1350 Piccard Dr., Room 110A
Rockville, Md., 20850
Office: 301-443-7491 (Ext. 137) Fax: 301-594-8818
MXG@FDADR.CDRH.FDA.GOV

Richard Gwilt
Director, Indian Health Service Medical Imaging Program
3738 N. 16th St., Suite A
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016-5981
Office: 602-640-2543 Fax: 602-640-2557

Lori Harris
Office of Legislative and Government Affairs, HCFA
341H Humphrey Building
200 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D.C., 20201
Office: 202-690-8062 Fax: 202-690-8168
lharris@hcfa.gov

Thomas W. Hertz, Ph.D.
Program Analyst, HHS
Room 442-E Humphrey Building
200 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, D.C., 20201
Office: 202-690-7779 Fax: 202-401-7321
thertz@osaspe.dhhs.gov

Virginia Huth
OMB
725 17th St. NW, Room 10236
Washington, D.C., 20503
Office: 202-395-6929 Fax: 202-395-5167
huth_v@A1.EOP.GOV

Katie Irvine
OMB
725 17th St. NW Room 10236
Washington, D.C., 20503
Office: 202-395-7232 Fax: 202-395-5167
irvine_k@a1.eop.gov

Susan Katz
NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Building 225, Room A266
Gaithersburg, Md. 20899
Office: 301-975-3519 Fax: 301-948-6213
susan.katz@nist.gov

Rebecca Kelley
Department of Veteran Affairs
8403 Colesville Rd.
Silver Sping Md 20910
Office: 301-427-3750 Fax: 301-427-3711
kelley.rebecca@forum.va.gov

Joanne Kumekawa
NTIA, Department of Commerce
Office of the Assistant Secretary
1401 Constitution Ave.,
Washington DC, 20230
Office: 202-482-1551 Fax: 202-482-1635
jkumekawa@ntia.doc.gov

Luis Guillermo Kun, Ph.D.
Senior Information Technology Advisor
AHCPR
Center for Information Technology
2010 E. Jefferson St., Suite 602
Rockville, Md., 20852
Office: 301-594-1483 Fax: 301-594-2333
LKUN@PO5.AHCPR.GOV

Daniel Maloney
Director of Technical Services
Department of Veteran Affairs
Washington IRM Field Office
8403 Colesville Rd., Suite 200
Silver Spring, Md., 20910
Office:301-427-3700 Fax:301-427-3711
MALONEY.DAN@FORUM.VA.GOV

Eric S. Marks, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director
Medical Jurisprudence USUHS
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, Md., 20814-4799
Office: 301-295-3602 Fax: 301-295-3557
marks@usuhsb.usuhs.mil

Elliot Maxwell
Office of Planning and Policy
Federal Communications Commission
1919 M St. NW
Washington, DC, 20009
Office: 202-418-2036 Fax: 202-418-2807
emaxwell@fcc.gov

James McAllister
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
2101 E. Jefferson St. Suite 602
Rockville, Md., 20852
Office: 301-594-1483 Fax: 301-594-3212
JMCALLIS@PO5.ahcpr.gov

Carole Mintzer
Director
Rural Telemedicine Grant Program
Office of Rural Health Policy
Room 9-05, Parklawn Building
Rockville, Md., 20857
Office: 301-443-7322 Fax: 301-443-2803
cmintzer@hrsa.ssw.dhhs.gov

Lawrence Moore
Evaluator
U.S. General Accounting Office
National Guard Building, Suite 550
441 G. NW
Washington, DC 20548
Office: 202-512-7178 Fax: 202-512-6114

Stephen Permison
Division of Quality Assurance, BHPr, HRSA
5600 Fishers Lane, Parklawn Building
Rockville, Md. 20857
Office: 301-443-2300 Fax: 301-443-6725
PERMISON@hrsa.ssw.dhhs.gov

James Pittman
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Parklawn Building, Room 16-226
Rockville, Md., 20857
Office: 301-443-2940 Fax: 301-443-4864
jpittman@samhsa.gov

LTC Ron Poropatich, MD
Chief of Telemedicine Directorate
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Ward 64, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, D.C., 20307-5001
Phone: 202-782-8936 Fax: 202-782-4669
poropat@vs.wramc.amedd.army.mil

Lygeia Ricciardi
Office of Planning and Policy
Federal Communications Commission
1919 M St. NW
Washington, DC, 20009
Office: 202-418-2672 Fax: 202-418-2807
lricciar@fcc.gov

Harry Roesch
Appalachian Regional Commission
1666 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20235
Office: 202-884-7774 Fax: 202-884-8036
hroesche@arc.gov

Dave Ross
Center for Disease Control, Public Health Practice
1600 Clifton Road (Mail Stop E-20)
Atlanta, Ga., 30333
Office: 404-639-1911 Fax: 404-639-1920
dar1@phppo1.em.cdc.gov

Rufus Sessions, Ph.D
Region I Liaison, Medical Advanced Technology Management Office
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, c/o Telemedicine Directorate
Ward 64, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, D.C., 20307-5001
Office: 202-782-0702 Fax: 202-782-3539
rsessions@vs.wramc.amedd.army.mil

Bernadette Schumaker
HCFA
7500 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, Md., 21244
Office 410-786-4568 Fax: 410-786-0681
bshumaker@hcfa.gov

Roger H. Shannon, M.D.
Radiology Services (114)
Department of Veterans Administration
508 Fulton St.
Durham, N.C. 27705
Office: 919-286-6826 Fax: 919-286-6831
Shannon.roger@forum.va.gov

Fay Shtern
Special Assistant to the Director for Diagnostic Imaging
Division of Cancer Treatment
National Cancer Institute, NIH
Building 31, Room 3A44
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Md. 20892
Office: 301-496-6404 Fax: 301-496-0826
Faina_shtern@nih.gov

Neil J. Stillman, Ph.D.
Office of Information Resources Management, HHS
Room 531-H, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C., 20201
Office: 202-690-6162 Fax: 202-690-8715
NSTILLMA@HHS.GOV

Mark Thomas
Acting Chief, Clinical Engineering Program
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 610
Rockville, Md., 20877
Office: 301-443-1054 Fax: 301-443-7538

Elisa Tunanidas
HCFA
7500 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, Md., 21244
Office: 410-786-4505 Fax: 410-786-0681
etunanidas@hcfa.gov

Cathy Wasem
Director of Information Services and Policy Development
Office of Rural Health Policy
HRSA, Parklawn Building
56500 Fishers Lane, Room 9-05
Rockville, Md., 20857
Office: 301-443-7320 Fax: 301-443-2803
cwasem@hrsa.ssw.dhhs.gov

Michael Weingarten
NASA Headquarters
300 E. St. SW Code XC
Washington, DC 20546
Office: 202-358-1680 Fax: 202-358-3878
mweingarten@hq.nasa.gov

Don Young, J.D.
Office of the General Counsel, HRSA
Room 4-A-53, 5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Md., 20857
Office: 301-443-2240 Fax: 301-443-2639
DYOUNG@HRSA.GOV

Cap. Paul Zimnik, DO
United States Air Force
Special Assistant to the Commanding General, Advanced Technology and Telemedicine, Medical Advanced Technology Management Office
US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
MCMR-AT, Building 1054
Ft. Ditrick, Md. 21702-5012
Office: 301-619-7928 Fax 301-619-2518
zimnik@matmo.army.mil

Consultants And Observers

Legislative

Cindy Trutanic, JD
Office of the Vice President
Office of Tipper Gore
2901 Normand Stone Dr. NW
Washington, DC, 20008
Office: 202-456-6640 Fax: 265-4776
trutan1@aol.com

Tom Mahr
Health Legislative Assistant
Office of the Hon. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
United States Senate
724 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
Office: 202-224-2043 Fax: 202-224-7776
tom_mahr@conrad.senate.gov

David Nickelson, J.D., Psy.D.
Office of the Hon. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
United States Senate
724 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
Office: 202-224-2043 Fax: 202-224-7776
david_nickelson@conrad.senate.gov

Private Sector

Lori Bartholomew
PIAA (Physician Insurers Association of America)
2275 Research Blvd. Suite 250
Rockville, Md. 20850
Office: 301-947-9000 Fax: 301-947-9090
loribart@pop.erols.com

Ram Bhat
RAND-CTI
2100 M. St. NW
Washington, DC, 20036
Office: 202-296-5000 Fax: 202-452-8377
g_ram_bhat@rand.org

Ellen Riker
KSMB
1101 17th St. NW, Suite 803
Washington, DC 20036
Office: 202-833-0007 Fax: 202-833-0086
73552.2624@compuserv.com

Curtis Rooney
American Medical Association
1101 Vermont Ave. NW
Washington DC 20005
Office: 202-789-7423 Fax: 202-789-7401

Dennis Wentz
American Medical Association
515 N. State St.
Chicago, Illinois 60610
Office:312-464-5531 Fax: 312-464-5830
dennis_wentz@ama-assn.org

Nancy Sharp
American College of Nurse Practitioners
1090 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 800
Washington DC, 20005
Office: 202-408-7050 Fax:301-469-8411
acnp@aol.com or nursharp@aol.com

Lynn Frendt Shotwell, J.D.
Arent Fox
1050 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C., 20036-5339
202-857-6351 Fax: 202-857-6395
shotwell@arentfox.com

Dr. Mary Wakefield
Director, Center for Health Policy
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
MSN 2E8, George Mason University
Fairfax, Va., 22030
Office: 703-993-1930 Fax: 703-993-1953
mwakefil@gmu.edu

Robert Waters
Arent Fox
1050 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC, 20036
Office: 202-857-6398 Fax: 202-857-6395
watersr@arentfox.com

Nigel Wilkinson
RSS&M
1301 K St. NW, Suite 1100 East
Washington, DC,
Office: 202-414-9385 Fax: 202-414-9299
nlwilkin@rssm.com


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