STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

Pediatric Clinical Trials Office

Introduction

The Pediatric Clinical Trials Office (PCTO) within the Mindich Child Health and Development Institute (MCHDI) serves the needs of researchers within the Mount Sinai Health System who wish to conduct clinical trials with pediatric participants. The program became active after the pandemic surge in Fall 2020. We are partnered with the Clinical Trials Office (CTO) in Internal Medicine to manage existing and “in development” trials, whether they involve investigator-initiated, industry-funded, or federally funded efforts. Of note, in addition to the range of services offered by the CTO, we support “extension” trials (adult studies extending into pediatric populations) and NIH-funded clinical research.

Pcto Staff

In 2022, the PCTO workforce doubled in size to provide support to our growing portfolio.

Current staff

Michele Cohen, MS, CCRC – Co-Director / Eyal Shemesh, MD – Co-Director

Yair Bitton, MPH, MBA, CCRP – Program Manager

Catherine Swarts, MS – Clinical Research Coordinator II

Navjot Kaur – Financial Analyst

NEW in 2022

Angela Stangarone – Senior Regulatory Coordinator

Alyssa Gontzes – Clinical Research Coordinator II

Cindy Gaytan – Clinical Research Coordinator I

Gabrielle Jonny – Clinical Research Coordinator II