NACTN sites

NACTN centers

The Reeve Foundation North American Clinical Trials Network (NACTN) works with a consortium of neurosurgery departments at university-affiliated medical center hospitals. These sites have medical, nursing and rehabilitation personnel who are skilled in the evaluation and management of spinal cord injury.

Clinical Coordinating Center
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX
Robert G. Grossman, MD, NACTN Principal Investigator
Contact: 713-441-3810

Clinical Centers:
Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)
San Antonio, TX
Sven Hochheimer, MD
Contact: 210-916-3482 and select option 1

Louisiana State University Health Science Center
New Orleans, LA
Jason Wilson, MD, MS
504-568-6123

Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
James S. Harrop, MD
Contact: 215-503-8557

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Maxwell Boakye, MD
Susan J. Harkema, PhD
Contact: 502-582-7443

University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Bizhan Aarabi, MD
Contact: 410-328-5332

University of Miami
Miami, FL
James D. Guest, MD, PhD
Contact: 305-243-4781

University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, TX
Karl Schmitt, MD
Contact: 713-704-7153

University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital
Toronto, ON
Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD
Charles H. Tator, MD, PhD
Contact: 416-603-5285

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD
Contact: 434-924-5859

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC)
Bethesda, MD
Christopher J. Neal, MD
Contact: 301-295-4421

Biostatistical Center
Houston Methodist Hospital
Leif Peterson, PhD
Ralph Frankowski, PhD

Data Management Center
University of Louisville
Susan J. Harkema, PhD

Pharmacology Center
University of Houston
Diana Shi-Liu Chow, PhD