Office of the Clinical Director
The Office of the Clinical Director (OCD) provides oversight and guidance to NHGRI scientists working to develop better diagnostic methods, innovative therapeutic approaches and improved medical management strategies for genetic disorders. At the heart of the OCD mission is the challenge of finding new and better ways to help patients affected by genetic disorders.
Office Staff
Leadership

Benjamin Solomon, M.D.
- Clinical Director
- Office of the Clinical Director

Cynthia Tifft, M.D., Ph.D.
- Deputy Clinical Director
- Office of the Clinical Director
Investigators

David Adams, M.D., Ph.D.
- Senior Staff Clinician
- Human Biochemical Genetics Section

Sara Chandros Hull, Ph.D.
- Director
- NHGRI Bioethics Core
Adjunct Investigators

Manfred Boehm, M.D.
- Senior Investigator Laboratory of Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Research Nurses

Elizabeth Garabedian, RN, MSLS
- Research Nurse
- Office of the Clinical Director

Andrea Ashton
- Research Nurse
- Office of the Clinical DIrector
Last updated: May 8, 2020