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

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.  
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Robert E. Michler, M.D. John McNelis, M.D.
Cell Biology Ulrich G. Steidl, M.D., Ph.D.  
Dentistry Leonard J. Mark, DDS – Interim Chair Victor Badner, M.D.
Developmental and Molecular Biology Liang Zhu, M.D., Ph.D.  
Emergency Medicine David Esses, 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 Kamran Khodakhah, Ph.D.  
Nuclear Medicine See Radiology Orlando Ortiz, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health*
*Signoff N/A for Gynecological Oncology		 OB: Jessica Atrio, M.D.
or Sharmila Makhija, M.D., M.B.A
or Monica Burgess, M.S.
GYN: Nicole Nevadunsky, M.D.
or Sharmila Makhija, M.D., M.B.A
or Monica Burgess, 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:
Alan Fleischman, 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.) or Frankie DeJesus Orlando Ortiz, 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.  
Critical Care Medicine Daniel Ceusters (alternate for Michelle Gong, M.D.)  
Dermatology Beth N. McLellan, M.D. Beth N. McLellan, M.D.
Endocrinology Jill P. Crandall, M.D.  
Gastroenterology Thomas Ullman, 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 William Southern, M.D.  
Infectious Diseases Liise-anne Pirofski, M.D.  
Nephrology Michael Ross, M.D.  
Pulmonary Medicine Daniel Ceusters  
Rheumatology Clement E. Tagoe, M.D.  
Other Signatures
Director of Nursing at MMC Una Hopkins  
Director, Cancer Center Roman Perez-Soler, M.D.  
Pharmacy Director Moses: Mark Sinnet, PharM.D., Clemencia Solorzano,
Weiler: Mark Sinnet, PharM.D., Clemencia Solorzano,
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) Marla Keller, M.D. (when unavailable: 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 Allison B. Ludwig, M.D.
or Joshua D. Nosanchuk, M.D.
Dean for Students, Einstein Any research targeting Einstein medical students as research subjects Christina W. Chin
or Allison B. Ludwig, M.D.
or Joshua D. Nosanchuk, M.D.