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The OMOP Team

    Executive Director
    Thomas Scarnecchia
    Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Digital Aurora
    tscarnecchia@fnih.org

    Program Managers:
    Emily Welebob
    ewelebob@fnih.org

    Christian Reich
    creich@fnih.org

    Research Investigators:
    Abraham G. Hartzema PharmD, MSPH, PhD, FISPE
    Professor and Eminent Scholar, Perry A. Foote Chair in Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics
    Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Professions
    University of Florida

    David Madigan
    Professor, Columbia University

    Marc Overhage, MD, PhD
    Director, Medical Informatics and Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute, Inc.
    Regenstrief Professor of Medical Informatics, Indiana University School of Medicine
    CEO and President Indiana Health Information Exchange

    Judith A. Racoosin, MD, MPH
    Sentinel Initiative Scientific Lead, FDA

    Patrick Ryan
    Manager, Drug Development Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development

    Paul Stang, PhD
    Senior Director, Epidemiology, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development.

    Statistics and Programming Team

    Carlos Alzola
    Data Insights, Inc.

    Alex Chelminsky
    CSC

    Reed George
    Managing Partner, etera solutions

    D. Cortney Hayflinger
    Statistical Programmer, Hayflinger Analytic Services, LLC.

    Mark Khayter
    Ephir, Inc.

    Shesh Mudyianur
    CSC

    Ivan Zorych
    Columbia University

    Research Collaborators

    Organization

    Team Lead

    Activity

    Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)

    Daniel Foltz

    Research Lab

    GE Healthcare

    Michael Lieberman, MD
    Senior Manager, Engineering Programs

    Research Lab

    ProSanos Corporation

    Stephanie Reisinger
    SVP Product Development

    Simulated Data & Methods Partner

    RTI International

    Suzanne L. West, MPH, PhD

    HOI Library

    Thomson Reuters

    Stella Chang, MPH
    Director, MarketScan

    Research Lab

    United BioSource Corporation

    Matthew W. Reynolds, PhD
    Executive Director
    Center for Epidemiology and Database Analytics (CEDA)

    HOI Library

    Department of Veterans Affairs PBM Center for Medication Safety (VAMedSAFE)

    Kwan Hur, Ph.D.
    Senior Biostatistician
    Center for Medication Safety (VAMedSAFE)

    Distributed Research Partner

    Humana, Inc.
    University of Miami-Humana Health Services Research Center

    Vinit Nair, BS Pharm., MS, RPh
    Director, Drug Safety & Comparative Effectiveness

    Distributed Research Partner

    Indiana University-Regenstrief Institute

    J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD
    Director, Medical Informatics and Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute, Inc.
    Regenstrief Professor of Medical Informatics, Indiana University School of Medicine

    Distributed Research Partner

    Partners HealthCare System

    Shawn Murphy, MD, PhD
    Medical Director, Research Computing for Partners HealthCare System

    Distributed Research Partner

    SDI Health

    Gregory Hess, MD, MBA, MSc
    VP for Health Economics / Outcomes Research & Chief Medical Officer

    Distributed Research Partner

    i3 Drug Safety

    K. Arnold Chan, MD, ScD, FISPE
    Chief Scientist

    Distributed Research Partner

    Eli Lilly and Company

    Karin L. Benoit
    Regulatory Associate- Data Systems Analyst
    US Global Patient Safety - Surveillance

    Methods Partner

    Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute

    Lingling Li, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, Department of Population Medicine
    Harvard Pilgrim Health Care INstitue and Harvard Medical School

    Methods Partner

    Indiana University - Regenstrief Institute

    Siu L. Hui, Ph.D, Professor, Division of Biostatistics, Dept. of Medicine, Senior Biostatistician, Center for Aging Research, Indiana University School of Medicine; Senior Scientist, Regenstrief Institute

    Methods Partner

    Merck Research Laboratories

    Dr. A. Lawrence Gould
    Senior Director, Scientific Staff, Biostatistics and Research Data Systems

    Methods Partner

    Risk Benefit Statistics LLC

    Robert L. (Bob) Obenchain, PhD, FASA
    Adjunct Professor, Biostatistics, IU Medical School
    Research Fellow, National Institute of Statistical Sciences
    Principal Consultant, Risk Benefit Statistics LLC

    Methods Partner

    University of Utah

    Brian Sauer, PhD,
    Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine

    Methods Partner

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

    David Page, PhD
    University of Wisconsin – Madison, Professor, Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics

    Methods Partner

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and SAS Institute, Inc.

    M. Alan Brookhart, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Eric C. Brinsfield, Director, Health and Life Science Solutions SAS Research and Development

    Methods Partner