CREATE's Team

CREATE, the Center for Research, Education, and Advancement of Transdisciplinary Exploration's team of experts

Our Director

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Sylvester M. Black M.D. Ph.D. FACS

Executive Director of CREATE Innovation Center

Associate Professor of Surgery
Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation

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Our Board

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Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD, FACS

  • Board Member
    Director, Section of Thoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support
    Vice Chair for Strategy and Innovation in the Surgery Department
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Amanda Haney, MS, APRN-CNP

  • Co-Founder and Director of Strategy and Operations
    Department of Surgery
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Claire Murphy, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM

  • Board Member
    Department of Pharmacy
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Tanya Nocera, PhD

Tanya Nocera, PhD

  • Board Member
    Department of Biomedical Engineering
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Bradley Needleman, MD, FACS

  • Board Member
    Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery
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