United States Department of Veterans Affairs
MIRECC Centers

SP-MIRECC (VISN 21) Staff

DEMENTIA CORE
Jared Tinklenberg, MD
Director Alzhemier's Research
Clinical Core		 Jared.Tinklenberg@va.gov
650-493-5000, ext. 65462
Kristine Yaffe, MD
Dementia Investigator		 Kristine.Yaffe@va.gov
415-221-4810, ext. 3790
Jennifer Kaci Fairchild, PhD
Health Science Specialist		 Jennifer.Fairchild@va.gov
650-493-5000, ext. 63432
Allyson Rosen, PhD
Health Science Specialist		 Allyson.Rosen@va.gov
650-493-5000, ext. 68035
Julie Weitlauf, PhD
Health Science Specialist		 Julie.Weitlauf@va.gov
650.493.5000 x23429
Patti La Blanc
Research Assistant 		 Patt.LaBlanc@va.gov
Sally Joseph
Data Coordinator		 Sally.Joseph@va.gov
650-493-5000, ext. 66014
Pauline Luu
System Analyst		 Pauline.Luu@va.gov
650-493-5000, ext. 65926
Reena Rao
Research Assistant		 Reena.Rao@va.gov
650-493-5000, ext. 67729

PTSD CORE
Thomas Neylan, MD
Director Research
PTSD Core		 Thomas.Neylan@va.gov
415-750-6961
Maryann Lenoci
Senior Project Director		 Maryann.Lenoci@va.gov
415-750-6624
Thomas Metzler
Biostatistician		 Thomas.Metzler@va.gov
415-221-4810, ext. 3082
Gary Tarasovsky
Database Manager		 Gary.Tarasovsky@va.gov
415-221-4810. ext. 6339
Kristin Samuelson, PhD
Research Psychologist		 Kristin.Samuelson@va.gov
415-221-4810. ext. 3068
Eric Kuhn, PhD
Health Science Specialist		 Eric.Kuhn@va.gov
650-493-5000, ext. 23160
Amit Etkin, MD
Staff Psychiatrist		 Amit.Etkin@va.gov

SLEEP CORE
Leah Friedman, PhD
Director		 leaff@stanford.edu
Jamie Zeitzer, PhD
Research Associate		 Jamie.Zeitzer@va.gov
650-493-5000, ext. 6241
Beatriz Hernandez
Research Assistant		 Beatriz.Hernandez@va.gov
Deryl Wicks
Research Assistant		 Deryl.Wicks@va.gov
Ellen Kim
Research Assistant		 Ellen.Kim@va.gov
650-493-5000, ext. 6442
Dan East
Sleep Technician		 Dan.East@va.gov
650-493-5000, ext. 69255

GENETICS CORE
Sarah Yasmin, MD
Staff Psychiatrist
Genetic Core		 Sarah.Yasmin@va.gov
650-493-5000, ext. 68823
Tamara Beale
Research Assistant		 Tamara.Beale@va.gov
650-493-5000, ext. 63618
Phoebe Liao
Lab Technician		 Phoebe.Liao@va.gov

MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY CORE
Michael Weiner, MD
Director Center of Imaging of
Neurodegenerative Diseases		 Michael.Weiner@va.gov
415-221-4810. ext. 3642
David Mischel
IT Manager		 David.Mischel@va.gov
415-221-4810. ext., 3864
Linda Chao, PhD
Health Science Specialist		 Linda.Chao@va.gov
415-221-4810. ext. 4386
Diana Sacrey Truran
Imaging Manager		 Diana.Sacrey@va.gov
415-221-4810. ext. 3650
Sky Raptentsetsan
MTE Technician		 Sky.Raptentsetsan@va.gov
415-221-4810. ext. 3086
Lauren Boreta
MRI Technician 		 Lauren.Boreta@va.gov
415-221-4810. ext. 4317

METHODS AND EVALUATION CORE
Art Noda, MS
Data Manager		 Art.Noda@va.gov
Mark Greenbaum, PhD
Health Science Specialist		 Mark.Greenbaum@va.gov
650-493-5000, ext. 22115
Laura Lazzeroni, PhD
Biostatistician 		 lazzeroni@stanford.edu

ADMINSTRATIVE CORE
Edward Wakabayashi
Administrative Officer

Edward.Wakabayashi@va.gov
650-496-2515