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
Carrie Heike
Peter Amoako-Yirenkyi
Kiley Bijlani
Canice Crerand
Co-Principal Investigator
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Epidemiologist
Co-Principal Investigator
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Craniofacial Pediatrician
Co-Investigator
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Computational Mathamaticist
Data Scientist
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Senior Research Data Analyst
Site Principal Investigator
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Psychologist
Kristen Daniels
Joyce Doll
Donna Denno
Sophia Garnica
Waylon Howard
Data Manager
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Clinical Data Coordinator
Assistant
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Administrative Assistant
Co-Investigator
University of Washington
Pediatrician
Clinical Research Coordinator
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Biostatistician
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Principal Biostatistician
Oksana Jackson
Alexis Johns
Sara Kinter
Dawn Leavitt
Adam Levy
Site Principal Investigator
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Surgeon
Site Principal Investigator
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Psychologist
Consultant
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Speech Language Pathologist and Epidemiologist
Co-Investigator
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Nurse
Advocate
American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association
Executive Director
Lauren Madhoun
Anna Meehan
Amy Mendillo
Naomi Schneider
Erona Shurdhiqi
Consultant
Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic
Feeding Specialist
Clinical Research Coordinator
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Caregiver, Advisor
American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association
Writer, Author, Advocate
Clinical Research Coordinator
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Clinical Research Coordinator
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Tom Sitzman
Laura Stueckle
Consultant
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Surgeon
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