About Us
Built on Collaboration
The BLOOM Team
The BLOOM study is a collaboration of experts with vast experience in research on cleft. Our team includes members who specialize in biostatistics, caregivers of patients, craniofacial pediatrics, craniofacial surgery, computational mathematics, epidemiology, feeding, infectious disease, informatics, nutrition, nursing, psychology, research, and social work.
Christy McKinney
Co-Principal Investigator
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Epidemiologist
Carrie Heike
Co-Principal Investigator
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Craniofacial Pediatrician
Peter Amoako-Yirenkyi
Co-Investigator
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Computational Mathamaticist
Kiley Bijlani
Data Scientist
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Senior Research Data Analyst
Canice Crerand
Site Principal Investigator
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Psychologist
Kristen Daniels
Data Manager
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Clinical Data Coordinator
Donna Denno
Co-Investigator
University of Washington
Pediatrician
Joyce Doll
Assistant
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Administrative Assistant
Sophia Garnica
Clinical Research Coordinator
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Waylon Howard
Biostatistician
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Principal Biostatistician
Oksana Jackson
Site Principal Investigator
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Surgeon
Alexis Johns
Site Principal Investigator
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Psychologist
Sara Kinter
Consultant
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Speech Language Pathologist and Epidemiologist
Dawn Leavitt
Co-Investigator
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Nurse
Adam Levy
Advocate
American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association
Executive Director
Lauren Madhoun
Consultant
Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic
Feeding Specialist
Anna Meehan
Clinical Research Coordinator
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Amy Mendillo
Caregiver, Advisor
American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association
Writer, Author, Advocate
Naomi Schneider
Clinical Research Coordinator
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Erona Shurdhiqi
Clinical Research Coordinator
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Tom Sitzman
Consultant
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Surgeon
Laura Stueckle
Research Study Manager
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Clinical Research Supervisor
Ioanna Ormanidou
Research Assistant
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Statistician
Judd Walson
Co-Investigator
Johns Hopkins University
Infectious Disease Physician