Ashley Barnes, MSHI
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Ashley Barnes, MSHIClinical Research Data Coordinator III |
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Ashley Barnes is responsible for coordinating and organizing clinical radiological data provided in connection with various oncology related research efforts. She follows participants/patients from recruitment through treatment, discharge and follow up to keep pertinent records and documentation. Her responsibilities extend to the data coordination and organization all clinical research studies. She received her Master’s in Health Informatics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and her Bachelors in Business Administration with a concentration in Computer Information Systems at The University of North Alabama. She worked as a PCT at UAB Highlands Medical Surgical Unit, a Cardiac Monitor Tech, and as a Data Manger and Clinical Research Study Coordinator at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her experience with oncology patients and clinical trials will help her serve as a liaison between primary investigators, clinical staff, and research support staff for the Department of Radiology. |
Leticia Mason
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Leticia MasonClinical Research Coordinator II |
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Leticia is responsible for organizing participant recruitment and enrollment, coordinating patient care, and follow-up appointments required by study protocols. She worked as a patient care technician on the postpartum and newborn nursery unit for 17 years and was a clinical research coordinator in Maternal Fetal Medicine and the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center. Leticia has a range of both clinical and lab experiences that help her serve as a liaison between primary investigators, clinical staff, and research support for the Department of Radiology. |
2024
January
Kavandi H, Itani M, Strnad B, Martin S, Ebrahimzadeh SA, Lubner MG, Noe-Kim V, Hinshaw JL, Bansal M, Karam AR, Khanna K, Hadied MO, Planz V, Glazer DI, Burgan CM, Galgano SJ, Brook A, Brook OR. A Multicenter Study of Needle Size and Safety for Splenic Biopsy. Radiology. 2024 Jan;310(1):e230453. doi: 10.1148/radiol.230453. PMID: 38259204.
Tessler FN and Durante C. International Expert Group Reaches Consensus on Ultrasound Lexicon for Thyroid Nodules. Clin Thyroidol 2024;36:6–8.
Sharbidre KG, Alexander LF, Varma RK, Al-Balas AA, Sella DM, Caserta MP, Clingan MJ, Zahid M, Aziz MU, Robbin ML. Hemodialysis Access: US for Preprocedural Mapping and Evaluation of Maturity and Access Dysfunction. Radiographics. 2024 Jan;44(1): PMID: 38096113.
Gallegos CA, Lu Y, Clements JC, Song PN, Lynch SE, Mascioni A, Jia F, Hartman YE, Massicano AVF, Houson HA, Lapi SE, Warram JM, Markert JM, Sorace AG. [89Zr]-CD8 ImmunoPET imaging of glioblastoma multiforme response to combination oncolytic viral and checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy reveals CD8 infiltration differential changes in preclinical models. Theranostics. 2024 Jan 1;14(3):911-923. doi: 10.7150/thno.89206. PMID: 38250045; PMCID: PMC10797292.
February
Krishnan C., Schmidt E., Onuoha E., Mrug M., Cardenas C. E., Kim H. nnUNet for Automatic Kidney and Cyst Segmentation in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Current Medical Imaging. vol. 20, p. 1-9, 2024. PMID: 38389364
Renu Pandit , Omar Hamki, Siddhartha Gaddamanugu .Cerebellar,hippocampal ,and Basal Nuclei Transient edema With Restricted Diffusion (CHANTER) syndrome: Radiologic Features and Findings. Korean Journal of Radiology. Feb 2024. PMID 38413115.
March
Leema Lutfi, BME, MBA
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Leema Lutfi, BME, MBAFinancial Officer I |
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Lutfi is a bilingual (Arabic & English) born leader and is a skilled professional with over 10 years’ experience in customer service, administration, and advanced organizational leadership. Lutfi is responsible for the financial duties of a large and complex imaging division, monthly reconciliation of GA and GL project accounts, and managing outgoing subcontracts. She assists with the financial projections for GA and GL project accounts, with implementation of BA4. She manages external contract and federal subcontracts (review subcontract documents, make sure subcontracts are fully executed, process subcontract payments). She invoices for some studies/deposit revenues that come in from external services and expense studies in a timely manner. She identifies salary reclasses that need to be generated and check to see if completed. She is responsible for post-award management of grants/subcontracts to UAB/research agreements related to vendor compliance, contracting, invoicing, and A/R. She assists with managing grant portfolio related to grant submission tasks and maintaining faculty other support and other pre-award duties. |