three Advanced Practice Providers, a performing the telephone follow up calls. Nurse Recruiter, two Research Her favorite part of her job is the Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC is a Assistants, a Regulatory Affairs laboratory aspect. She has created a world-class center for both women’s Coordinator, and a QA/QC Reviewer. very organized, systematic and health and comprehensive streamlined process for tracking and care. Approximately 10,000 verification of laboratory samples. In her babies are born at Magee each year, free time, Tationna enjoys taking accounting for 45 percent of all births in photographs, taking long walks on a Allegheny County. beach, and exploring new restaurants. Heather Bocan is a Registered Nurse and has been a Research Coordinator/Nurse Recruiter at Magee for Magee-Womens Research Institute is a 9 years. Prior to working in research, nationally and internationally recognized Heather was a Labor and Delivery Nurse center for women’s health research. Our at Magee for 10 years. As a full time Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology Nurse Recruiter, she spends most of her and Reproductive Sciences is among the days in L&D recruiting participants for the nation’s top OB/GYN departments in GeneXpert Study. What she enjoys most funding from the National Institutes of about her position is the patient contact. Health. In her free time, Heather enjoys spending time with her family. Tationna Smalley is a Research Dr. Harold Wiesenfeld is the Director of Assistant who has been with our team for Reproductive Infectious Diseases and 8 months. Tationna has her BS degree in Immunology at and is the Vice Chair BioChemistry from the University of of Gynecologic Specialties at the Philadelphia. Her responsibilities for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. GeneXpert Study include processing, Dr. Wiesenfeld oversees the clinical storing and shipping specimens, and research team, which is comprised of
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC is a world-class center for both women’s health and comprehensive care. Approximately 10,000 babies are born at Magee each year, accounting for 45 percent of all births in Allegheny County. Magee-Womens Research Institute is a nationally and internationally recognized center for women’s health research. Our Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences is among the nation’s top OB/GYN departments in funding from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Harold Wiesenfeld is the Director of Reproductive Infectious Diseases and Immunology at and is the Vice Chair of Gynecologic Specialties at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Wiesenfeld oversees the clinical research team, which is comprised of three Advanced Practice Providers, a Nurse Recruiter, two Research Assistants, a Regulatory Affairs Coordinator, and a QA/QC Reviewer. Heather Bocan is a Registered Nurse and has been a Research Coordinator/Nurse Recruiter at Magee for 9 years. Prior to working in research, Heather was a Labor and Delivery Nurse at Magee for 10 years. As a full time Nurse Recruiter, she spends most of her days in L&D recruiting participants for the GeneXpert Study. What she enjoys most about her position is the patient contact. In her free time, Heather enjoys spending time with her family. Tationna Smalley is a Research Assistant who has been with our team for 8 months. Tationna has her BS degree in BioChemistry from the University of Philadelphia. Her responsibilities for the GeneXpert Study include processing, storing and shipping specimens, and performing the telephone follow up calls. Her favorite part of her job is the laboratory aspect. She has created a very organized, systematic and streamlined process for tracking and verification of laboratory samples. In her free time, Tationna enjoys taking photographs, taking long walks on a beach, and exploring new restaurants.