About Us

Our Leadership

Our Leadership and Administration

Nathan Kuppermann

Nathan Kuppermann, MD, MPH

  • Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer
  • Director, Children's National Research Institute
Catherine Bollard

Catherine Bollard, MBChB, MD

  • Senior Vice President and Chief Research Officer
  • Dr. Robert J. and Florence T. Bosworth Distinguished Professor of Cancer and Transplantation Biology Research
Ljubica Caldovic

Ljubica Caldovic, PhD

  • Interim Director, Center for Precision Medicine and Genomics Research
  • Principal Investigator
Joshua Corbin

Joshua Corbin, PhD

  • Interim Director, Center for Neuroscience Research
  • Principal Investigator
Monika Goyal

Monika Goyal, MD, MSCE

  • Co-Director, Center for Translational Research
  • Principal Investigator
Catherine Limperopoulos

Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD

  • Director, Center for Prenatal, Neonatal & Maternal Health Research
  • Chief and Director, Developing Brain Institute
Anthony Sandler

Anthony Sandler, MD

  • Senior Vice President and Surgeon-in-Chief, Joseph E. Robert, Jr., Center for Surgical Care
  • Director, Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation
Beth A. Tarini

Beth A. Tarini, MD, MS, MBA

  • Co-Director, Center for Translational Research
  • Hudson Chair of Health Services Research
Stella Ghattas

Stella Ghattas, Esq

  • Vice President, Academic and Research Operations
Mihailo Kaplarevic

Mihailo Kaplarevic, PhD

  • Chief Research Information Officer, Children’s National
  • Bioinformatics Division Chief, Center for Precision Medicine and Genomics Research
Carmen Mendez

Carmen Mendez

  • Vice President, Finance & Academic Administration, Grants and Contracts

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