CHTN Divisions
The CHTN is comprised of six divisions, five divisions that primarily provide adult biospecimens and one division that provides pediatric biospecimens. The CHTN divisions are located at prestigious universities and hospital institutions. The five adult divisions manage investigator requests based upon the investigator's geographic location whereas the Pediatric Division manages the requests of investigators who request only pediatric tissue regardless of the investigators geographic location. The CHTN divisions share the coordination of requests from outside North America.
The Pediatric Division serves pediatric requests throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Interactive Map of CHTN Divisions
Choose a section of the map to view more information about each individual division.
Western Division
Division Coordinator: Kerry Wiles; Kerry.wiles@vumc.org
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kay Washington
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
4918 TVC Building
22nd & Pierce Ave
Nashville, TN 37232-5310
Tel: (615) 322-7486
Fax: (615) 322-4741
Southern Division*Primary for Mexico
Division Coordinator: Kate Frankey; path-CHTN@dm.duke.edu
Principal Investigator: Dr. Shannon McCall
Duke University
Department of Pathology
DUMC 3712
Durham, NC 27710
Tel: (919) 684-6928
Mid-Atlantic Division
Division Coordinator: Rebecca Blackwell; CHTN-MidAtl@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Principal Investigator: Dr. Christopher Moskaluk
CHTN, Mid-Atlantic Division
University of Virginia
Dept. of Pathology
Box 800904
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Tel: (434) 924-9879
Fax: (434) 924-9438
Midwestern Division*Primary for Canada
Division Coordinator: Randy Mandt; randy.mandt@osumc.edu
Principal Investigator: Dr. Anil Parwani
CHTN Midwestern Division
Innovation Centre
2001 Polaris Parkway
Columbus, OH 43240
Tel: (614) 293-5493
Fax: (614) 293-7013
Eastern Division
Division Coordinator: Dee McGarvey; dfitzsim@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Principal Investigator: Dr. Virginia LiVolsi
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St.
566 Dulles
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: (215) 662-4570
Fax: (215) 614-0251
Eastern Division
Division Coordinator: Dee McGarvey; dfitzsim@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Principal Investigator: Dr. Virginia LiVolsi
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St.
566 Dulles
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: (215) 662-4570
Fax: (215) 614-0251
Pediatric Division
Division Coordinator: Miraj Patel; Miraj.Patel@nationwidechildrens.org
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nilsa Ramirez
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive
Rm WA1340
Columbus, OH 43205
Tel: (614) 722-2037
Fax: (614) 722-2897