President
Matthew O. Fraser, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology
Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers
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
Charitable Donation Committee Chair
On-sight Meeting Operations Officer
Sylvia O. Suadicani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Departments of Urology and Neuroscience
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Trainee Affairs Committee Chairs
Brian M. Balog, PhD Candidate
Integrated Bioscience Graduate Student
Lerner Research Institute at the Cleveland Clinic and The University of Akron
Michael R. Odom, PhD Candidate
Graduate Student, Department of Physiology
Brody School of Medicine, East Caroline University
trainee.affairs@pelvicresearch.com
Members at Large
Kelvin P. Davies, Ph.D.
Professor
Departments of Urology and Physiology & Biophysics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Sang D. Koh, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Physiology and Cell Biology
University of Nevada, School of Medicine
Georgi V. Petkov, Ph.D.
Chair, Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Pharmacy
Michael R. Ruggieri, Sr., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Marketing Strategist
Webmaster
China Chien, B.S.
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