Administrative Approvals for IRB Applications

A protocol cannot be approved by the Einstein IRB unless the appropriate administrative approvals are provided. Use the lists on this page to determine the appropriate signatures required on the Signature Page of your application and the list of department chairs/persons authorized to sign your application.

The Department Chairperson is responsible for the first level of review of research proposals. Only the Chairperson or a designee specifically appointed by the Chairperson may sign in his/her absence. The Chairperson must inform the Einstein IRB, in writing, of the designee.

Required Signatures

Position/Title	Signature Required For:
Principal Investigator	All studies
PI’s Department Chair	All studies
Division Chief	Department of Medicine studies
Division Director	Jacobi Surgery studies
Department Chair	Each department involved when the test/procedure is beyond standard clinical care and is performed only for research purposes
Medicine Chief of Service	All studies involving Medicine In-Patients at MMC (Weiler or Moses)
Director of Nursing at MMC	MMC Oncology studies that involve the nursing staff; Nursing students conducting nursing research
Chair of Radiology	Studies involving tests/procedures that are beyond standard clinical care and involve resources of the Department of Radiology; Studies involving tests/procedures that are beyond standard clinical care and involve resources of the or the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Montefiore Studies involving the use of MRIs that are beyond standard clinical care
Chair of Nuclear Medicine	Studies involving tests/procedures that are beyond standard clinical care and involve resources of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at NBHN
Pharmacy Director	All studies involving drugs, whether approved or investigational
Chair of Pathology	Any study in which: Tests/procedures are performed that are beyond clinical care and involve resources of the clinical Laboratory Resources of the Pathology Department will be utilized Tissue specimens for research will be obtained as part of a clinical procedure performed for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment Specimens obtained for research purposes must come from specific tissue (i.e. it is important that there be histological confirmation that the correct tissue has been obtained) NOTE: Research protocols in which samples of presumably normal tissue will be analyzed only for their chemical content (e.g. drug levels, biomarkers, etc.), but there is no need for histological confirmation of tissue type DO NOT require prior review by pathology before submission to the IRB. When a PI selects this option, the IRB reviewer must concur with the decision that histological confirmation is not required.
Director, Clinical Pathology	Any study in which body fluid samples are obtained from the Clinical Pathology Lab
Director, hFTR	All studies involving material from the Einstein hFTR
Director, Catheterization Laboratory	All studies involving catheterizations at Weiler
Director, Diabetes Research and Training Center	All studies being funded by the DRTC Grant
Director, Sound View Throggs Neck (SVTN)	All studies taking place at SVTN
Executive Director, Division of Substance Abuse (DOSA)	All studies involving the DOSA facilities or population
Chair, Emergency Medicine	Any study originating in the Emergency Department
Director, Clinical Research Center (CRC)	All studies involving drugs, whether approved or investigational, that will be stored in the CRC
Administration, Burke Hospital	For studies in which Burke Hospital is a research site or department for the PI
Dean of Students, Einstein	Any study involving Einstein medical students as key personnel Any study targeting Einstein medical students as research subjects
Department of Medicine (Dr. Sofiya Milman)	For studies in which Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care (MEAC)-Westchester is a site

Authorized Signatories

Required Approval	Person(s) Authorized to Sign for Montefiore Einstein	Person(s) Authorized to Sign for NYCHHC
Anatomy and Structural Biology	John Condeelis, M.D. or Robert Singer, M.D.
Anesthesiology	Matthias Eikermann, M.D., Ph.D.	Leonard Golden, M.D.
Biochemistry	Vern Schramm, M.D.
Cardiology	Mario Garcia, M.D. (when unavailable: Carlos Rodriguez, M.D., M.P.H.)
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery	Robert E. Michler, M.D.	John McNelis, M.D.
Cell Biology	Ulrich G. Steidl, M.D., Ph.D.
Critical Care Medicine	Michelle Ng Gong, M.D., M.S. (when unavailable: Ari L. Moskowitz, M.D.)
Dentistry	Leonard J. Mark, DDS – Interim Chair	Robert Margolin, D.D.S.
Developmental and Molecular Biology	Liang Zhu, M.D., Ph.D.
Emergency Medicine	Michael P. Jones, M.D.	Jeremy D. Sperling, M.D.
Epidemiology & Population Health	Thomas Rohan, MBBS, Ph.D., DHSc (when unavailable: Aileen McGinn, Ph.D.)
Family and Social Medicine	Peter Selwyn, M.D.	Robert Faillace, M.D.
Genetics	Jan Vijg, Ph.D.
Medicine	Sofiya Milman, M.D., M.Sc. (when unavailable: Anand A. Kumthekar, M.D.)	Robert Faillace, M.D.
Microbiology & Immunology	Steven Porcelli, M.D., Ph.D.
Molecular Pharmacology	Susan B. Horwitz, M.D. or Charles Rubin, Ph.D.
Neurological Surgery	Emad N. Eskandar, M.D.	John McNelis, M.D.
Neurology	Mark Mehler, M.D.	TBA
Neuroscience	Adam Kohn, Ph.D.
Nuclear Medicine	See Radiology	Orlando Ortiz, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health* *Signoff N/A for Gynecological Oncology	Mark Einstein, M.D., M.S.	Daryl Wieland, M.D.
Oncology - inclusive of Gynecological Oncology & Radiation Oncolo	Balazs Halmos, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery	Neil J. Cobelli, M.D.	John McNelis, M.D.
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences	Roy Chuck, M.D., Ph.D. (when unavailable: Ales Cvekl, Ph.D.) or Danielle Crane	John McNelis, M.D.
Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery	Richard V. Smith, M.D., FACS	John McNelis, M.D.
Pathology	Blood: Louis M. Weiss, M.D., MPH. Human Tissue: James Pullman, M.D., Ph.D.	Stephen Factor, M.D.
Surgical Pathology	James Pullman, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Pathology	Louis M. Weiss, M.D., MPH.
Pediatrics	For all Pediatric proposals: Morri E. Markowitz, M.D., Chair of the Pediatric Research Committee, should be designated as the signatory for approval. If you know he is unavailable, please designate Michael Cabana, M.D., MPH,or Nathan Litman, M.D.	Edward Conway Jr., M.D., M.S., FCCM
Physiology & Biophysics	Denis L. Rousseau, M.D.
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences	Jonathan E. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. (when unavailable: Natasha Muriel)	Mary Ann Popiel, M.D.
Radiology	Jeffrey M. Levsky, M.D., Ph.D. or Tim Q Duong, Ph.D. (alternate for Judy Yee, M.D.)	Mary Salvatore, M.D.
Rehabilitation Medicine	Mathew N.Bartels, M.D.	Michelle A. Stern, M.D.
Surgery	Robert E. Michler, M.D.	John Mcnelis, M.D.
Systems & Computational Biology	Aviv Bergman, Ph.D.
Urology	Mark Schoenberg, M.D.
Occupational Health Services at Montefiore	For COVID research involving Montefiore associates (or their data) as a target population: Michaela Catalano
Medicine Divisions
Allergy and Immunology	Manish Ramesh, M.D., Ph.D.
Dermatology	Beth N. McLellan, M.D.	Beth N. McLellan, M.D.
Endocrinology	Vafa Tabatabaie, M.D. - Interim Chief
Gastroenterology	Parvathi A. Myer, M.D.
General Internal Medicine	Julia Arnsten, M.D.
Geriatrics	Claudene J. George, M.D., M.S.
Hematology	Henny Billett, M.D.
Hepatology	Allan W. Wolkoff, M.D.
Hospital Medicine	Sarah W. Baron, M.D., M.S.
Infectious Diseases	Liise-anne Pirofski, M.D.
Nephrology	Michael Ross, M.D.
Pulmonary Medicine	Michelle Ng Gong, M.D., M.S. (when unavailable: Ari L. Moskowitz, M.D.)
Rheumatology	Clement E. Tagoe, M.D.
Other Signatures
Director of Nursing at MMC	Una Hopkins
Pharmacy Director	Moses: Yi Guo, Pharm.D., Weiler: Yi Guo, Pharm.D., DOSA: Melissa Stein, M.D. Hutchinson: Frank Aroh, PharM.D.	Rosemarie Leighton or Brian Connolly
Chief of Service – Medicine at Weiler	William Southern, M.D., M.S., SFHM
Director, Catheterization Laboratory	E. Scott Monrad, M.D.
Director, Diabetes Research and Training Center	Jeffrey Pessin, Ph.D.
Director, Sound View Throgs Neck (SVTN)	Thomas F. Betzler, M.D.
Director, New York City Children’s Center, Bronx Campus	Joseph Battaglia
Executive Director, Division of Substance Abuse (DOSA)	Juan Martinez, LCSW
Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC)	Lisa Shulman, M.D. (Interim Director)
Director, Clinical Research Center (CRC)	Matthew Abramowitz, M.D.
Burke Hospital	Mooyeon Oh-Park, M.D. and Valerie Vermiglio-Kohn, RN MSN CRRN

Required Signatures and Authorized Signatories for Research Involving Einstein Medical Students

Position Title	Signature Required for:	Person(s) Authorized to Sign
Dean for Students, Einstein	Any research involving Einstein medical students as key personnel	Christina W. Chin or Mimoza Meholli, M.D.
Dean for Students, Einstein	Any research targeting Einstein medical students as research subjects	Christina W. Chin or Mimoza Meholli, M.D.

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