{"id":120,"date":"2025-01-25T20:52:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T20:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contemp-icd-study.org\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:41:38","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/contemp-icd-study.org\/index.php\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet Our Team<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Our research team, comprised of leading experts in cardiology, electrophysiology, clinical research, and biostatistics, is dedicated to advancing the study of heart failure and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). We emphasize a patient-centered approach, integrating valuable insights from patient partners to ensure our research addresses real-world needs.<\/div><\/div>
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Our Team<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Ilan Goldenberg<\/p><\/div>

Contact PI, Dual PI, and CCC PI \u2013 Principal Investigator of the overall trial and Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC).<\/div>
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Dr. Wojciech Zareba<\/div>

Dual PI and DCC PI – Principal Investigator of the Data Coordinating Center (DCC).<\/p><\/div>

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Dr. Javed Butler<\/div>
Co-PI of the CCC \u2013 Leading heart failure specialist and health economic components leader.<\/div>
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Joseph Harrington<\/p><\/div>

Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Rochester NY<\/div>
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Dr. Robert Strawderman<\/div>
Co-PI of the DCC \u2013 Responsible for database management, reporting, and leading data analyses.<\/div>
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Dr. Valentina Kutyifa<\/div>
Chair of Recruitment Committee \u2013 Assists with clinical trial preparation, protocol finalization, and recruitment strategies.<\/div>
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Dr. Eileen Hsich<\/div>
MD, Medical Director for the Heart Transplant Program Cleveland Clinic.<\/div>
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Justin A. Ezekowitz<\/p><\/div>

The Canadian VIGOUR Centre at the University of Alberta, Canada<\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Christine Albert<\/p><\/div>

Department of Cardiology Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles CA<\/div><\/div>
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Dr. David Huang<\/div>
Director of Electrophysiology, University of Rochester, NY, USA.<\/div>
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Dr. Sam Sears<\/div>
Lead of Quality of Life and Patient Reported Outcome Core \u2013 Oversees QoL and patient-reported outcomes.<\/div>
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Dr. Jeffrey D. Alexis <\/p><\/div>

Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester NY<\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Lisa Anderson<\/p><\/div>

Cardiovascular and Genomics Research Institute, St. George's, University of London, London UK; Cardiology, St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London UK, Mayo Clinic Healthcare, London, UK Department of Cardiology<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Elijah R Behr<\/p><\/div>

Cardiovascular and Genomics Research Institute, St. George's, University of London, London UK; Cardiology, St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London UK, Mayo Clinic Healthcare, London, UK Department of Cardiology<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. James Daubert <\/p><\/div>

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Duke University, NC<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Dillon J. Dzikowicz, PhD<\/p><\/div>

Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Rochester NY<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. James L. Januzzi<\/p><\/div>

Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Baim Institute for Clinical Research, Boston, MA<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Anas Jawaid<\/p><\/div>

Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Rochester NY<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Anuradha Lala-Trindade<\/p><\/div>

Department of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Alex Nakonechnyi, PhD<\/p><\/div>

Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Rochester NY<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Anekwe Onwuanyi <\/p><\/div>

Division of Cardiology, Morehouse School of Medicine  Atlanta, GA<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Ileana L. Piña <\/p><\/div>

Department of Cardiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, PA<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Roopinder K. Sandhu<\/p><\/div>

Department of Cardiology, University of Calgary, Canada<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Jakub Sroubek<\/p><\/div>

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, OH<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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