Overview

Conflict of Interest Staff

• Donald E. Martin, M.D.
  Professor of Anesthesiology
  Chairman, Conflict of Interest Review Committee
  Phone:  717-531-6140
  Email:   dmartin1@hmc.psu.edu
• Roger Anderson, Ph.D.
  Professor and Chief, Public Health Sciences
  Conflict of Interest Monitor
  Phone:  717-531-7178
  Email:  rta11@psu.edu
• Neal Thomas, M.D.
  Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  Conflict of Interest Coordinator
  Phone:  717-531-5337
  Email:  nthomas@psu.edu
• Sheila Vrana, Ph.D
  Associate Dean for Research
  Phone:  717- 531-8495
  Email: svrana@hmc.psu.edu
• Marisa Klein
  Conflict of Interest Specialist
  Phone:  717-531-0003 ext. 283526
  Email: mklein1@hmc.psu.edu

To reach the Conflict of Interest Staff:

Email:  AdministrativeAffairs@hmc.psu.edu

Phone:  717-531-0003 ext. 283526

Conflict of Interest Review Committee

The Conflict of Interest Review Committee (CIRC) provides oversight for clinical, educational, and research conflicts on the College of Medicine campus. The Committee is charged with determining whether an actual or perceived conflict of interest does exist between any significant financial interests reported by a faculty or staff member and their clinical, educational, research, or administrative responsibilities. When these conflicts, or potential conflicts, are found, it is the responsibility of this committee to oversee their management, in order to maintain the integrity of any faculty members’ professional responsibility. The Committee will attempt to recommend management of the conflict of interest, taking steps to reasonably eliminate bias in research, teaching, or clinical care. If this cannot be accomplished, then the committee and the conflict of interest staff will suggest optimal ways to reduce, or even eliminate the conflict.

When any College faculty or staff member has disclosed a financial interest which may represent a conflict, they will be contacted by the Conflict of Interest Coordinator, who will obtain the necessary information regarding the conflict for discussion by the CIRC. The CIRC meets monthly, to discuss and resolve all cases brought before it. Faculty or staff members are encouraged to attend any meeting at which their interests will be discussed. In this way, information can be most easily shared with the committee, and the committee can make the most reasonable and informed decisions and recommendations.

Information regarding the meetings of the committee, and attending a meeting, may be obtained from the Conflict of Interest Review Committee Administrative Assistant.

Members of the Conflict of Interest Review Committee

• Roger Anderson, Ph.D.
  Professor and Chief, Public Health Sciences
  Email:  rta11@psu.edu
• James R. Connor, Ph.D.
  Professor, Neurosurgery
  Phone:  717-531-4541
  Email:  jrc3@psu.edu
• Sue Chobanoff, CCRC
  Compliance Specialist - IRB Coordinator
  Human Subjects Protection Office
  Phone:  717- 531-5687
  Email:  schobanoff@hmc.psu.edu
• Ronald Domen, M.D.
  Professor of Pathology, Medicine and Humanities
  Phone:  717-531-6525
  Email:  rdomen@psu.edu
• John Dossett, M.D. 
  Professor, Pediatrics
  Phone:  717-531-5606
  Email:  jdossett@psu.edu
• Wafik El-Diery, M.D., Ph.D.  -  Alternate
  Professor, Medicine
  Email:  weldeiry@hmc.psu.edu
• Vincent Falvo
  Associate Controller
  Phone:  717-531-7674
  Email:  vfalvo@hmc.psu.edu 
• Glenn S. Gerhard, Ph.D. - Alternate
  Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  Phone:  717-531-3615
  Email:  gxg13@psu.edu
• Gregory Jackson, Ph.D. 
  Associate Professor, Opthalmology and Neural & Behavioral Sciences
  Phone:  717-531-6774
  Email:  gjackson@psu.edu
• Keith Marmer, D.P.T., M.B.A.
  Associate Dean for Research Innovations
  Phone:  717-531-6713
  Email:  kmarmer@hmc.psu.edu
• David T. Mauger, Ph.D. - Alternate
  Professor, Public Health Sciences
  Phone:  717-531-7178
  Email:  dtm5@psu.edu
• John May
  Chief Compliance Officer
  Phone:  717-531-6713
  Email:  jmay@psu.edu
• Jeffrey Miller, M.D.
  Associate Dean for Administration
  Phone:  717-531-8307
  Email:  jmiller4@hmc.psu.edu
• Daniel Notterman, M.D.
  Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
  Phone:  717-531-7199
  Email:  dan13@psu.edu

2013 Meeting Dates of the Conflict of Interest Review Committee