CALIFORNIA

Centers are located in: California Colorado Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Washington State

Los Angeles
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Principal investigator: Robert McKenna, MD
(310) 652-9936
Patient information: Brenda Williams
(800) CEDARS-1; fax: (310) 854-3917
Other information: Zab Mohsenifar, MD, principal investigator
(310) 855-4685; fax: (310) 967-0129

San Diego
University of California, San Diego, Medical Center
Principal investigator: Andrew Ries, MD
(619) 543-5970
Patient referral: Nancy Brewer
(619) 543-2000

COLORADO

Denver
National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine
Principal investigator: Reuben M. Cherniack, MD
(303) 398-1503
Patient referral: Lung Line, (800) 222-LUNG
Other information: Physician Referral Line
(800) NJC-9555

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MARYLAND

Baltimore
The Johns Hopkins University, Coordinating Center
Principal investigator: Steven Piantadosi, MD, PhD
(410) 955-8175
University of Maryland at Baltimore
Principal investigator: Mark J. Krasna, MD
(410) 328-6366
Patient referral: Iris Moskowitz
(410) 328-8473 or -8576

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Principal investigator: John J. Reilly, MD
(617) 732-7420
Patient Referral: Carol Fanning
(888) BWH-LUNG ([888] 294-5864)
(617) 732-6272

MICHIGAN

Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Principal investigator: Fernando J. Martinez, MD
(313) 936-5201
Patient referral: Telecare, (800) 742-2300, Routing #6235
Other information: Pamela Lewis, RN
(313) 647-7840

MINNESOTA

Rochester
Mayo Clinic
Principal investigator: Rolf D. Hubmayr, MD
(800) 753-1606
Patient referral: Kristin A. Bradt
(800) 753-1606

MISSOURI

St. Louis
Saint Louis University
Principal investigator: Keith S. Naunheim, MD
(314) 577-8360
Patient Referral: Gina Roelke
(800) 268-5880
Other information: Laura Taylor Bianchi
(314) 577-8360

NEW YORK

New York City
Columbia University
Principal investigator: Mark Ginsburg, MD
(212) 305-3408
Patient referral: Patricia A. Jellen, MSN, RNC
(212) 305-1158

Durham
Duke University Medical Center
Principal investigator: Neil R. MacIntyre, MD
(919) 681-2720
Patient referral: Abby Krichman
(919) 684-6237

OHIO

Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Principal investigator: Janet R. Maurer, MD
(216) 444-6505
Patient referral: (800) 822-9488
Other information: Barbara Higgins, RN
(800) 223-2273, Ext. 54215, or (216) 445-4215
(Not yet screening participants, as of April 17, 1998)

Columbus
Ohio State University
Principal investigator: Philip T. Diaz, MD
(614) 293-4925
Patient referral: Mary Lou Coffee
(614) 293-4509

PENNSYLVANIA

Philadelphia
Temple University
Principal investigator: Gerard J. Criner, MD
(215) 707-8113
Patient referral: Anne Marie Kuzma, RN
(215) 707-1334

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Principal investigator: Larry Kaiser, MD
(215) 662-7538
Patient Referral: Penn Health
(800) 789-PENN

Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Principal investigator: Robert J. Keenan, MD
(412) 648-8474
Patient referral: Betsy George, RN
(412) 648-NETT

TEXAS

Houston
Baylor College of Medicine
Principal investigator: Rafael Espada, MD
(713) 798-4556
Patient referral: Charles Miller
(800) 622-9567

WASHINGTON STATE

Seattle
University of Washington
Principal investigator: Joshua Benditt, MD
(206) 543-3166
Patient Referral: Doctors Inc.
(800) 826-1121

* as posted on the NHLBI's Web site Oct. 8, 1998

For more information about NETT, go to http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/nett/lvrsweb.htm.