President
Michael R. Ruggieri, Sr., PhD
Professor
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Vice-President
Kelvin P. Davies, PhD
Professor
Departments of Urology and Physiology & Biophysics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Treasurer
Maryrose P. Sullivan, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Harvard Medical School and VA Boston Healthcare System
Secretary
Carol A. Podlasek, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Urology
University of Illinois at Chicago
Business Operations Committee Chair
Michael E. DiSanto, PhD
Chair, Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Membership Committee Chair
Vivian Cristofaro, PhD
Instructor
Department of Surgery
Harvard Medical School and VA Boston Healthcare System
Social Media Committee Chair
Johanna L. Hannan, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology
The Brody School of Medicine
East Carolina University
Awards Committee Chair
Mary F. Barbe, PhD
Professor
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Temple University School of Medicine
Charitable Donation Committee Chair
On-sight Meeting Operations Officer
Sylvia O. Suadicani, PhD
Associate Professor
Departments of Urology and Neuroscience
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Trainee Affairs Committee Chair
Michael R. Odom, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology
Duke University Medical Center
trainee.affairs@pelvicresearch.com
Immediate Past President
Annual Meeting Organizer
Matthew O. Fraser, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology
Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers
Members at Large
Francis “Monty” Hughes Jr., PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology
Duke University Medical Center
Dr. Yolanda Cruz Gómez, PhD
Professor
Tlaxcala Behavioral Biology Center
The Autonomous University of Tlaxcala
Marketing Strategist
Webmaster
China Chien, BS
webmaster@pelvicresearch.com
ALLIANCES/PARTNERSHIPS
– International Continence Society – Annual Meeting Partnership – 2017-Present
– American Urological Association – Member of the AUA Urology Research Conferences Advisory Board (URCAB) – 2018-Present
– Diabetes and Diabetic Uropathy Symposium – Partnered with American Diabetes Association, American Urological Association, Urology Care Foundation, Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction, Duke Department of Surgery and an NIH/NIDDK R13 Meeting Grant (R13DK115224) – October 8-9, 2017, Linthicum, MD, USA