RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: Evaluating New Therapy for PPCM

Randomized Evaluation of Bromocriptine In Myocardial Recovery THerapy (REBIRTH) for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

The purpose of REBIRTH is to test whether drug called bromocriptine can strengthen the heart in women diagnosed with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy when compared to those not taking the drug while all remain on heart failure medication. Women who breastfeed may be eligible to be in a group that does not take study drug.

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Recruitment Locations

Alabama

University of Alabama Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35205

Contact: Keyonsis Hildreth 334-413-6025 kjhildreth@uabmc.edu

Contact: Elizabeth Kaufman 205-234-9610 erehrhard@uabmc.edu

Principal Investigator: Gretchen Wells, MD

Arizona

University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center

Tucson, Arizona, 85724

Contact: Karina Carrillo 520-626-2471 kmcarrillo@arizona.edu

Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Juneman, MD

California

University of California San Diego

La Jolla, California, 92037-7411

Contact: Joshua Gillman 858-246-2511 j1gillman@health.ucsd.edu

Principal Investigator: Hilary Shapiro, MD

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, 90048

Contact: Odette Chida Ibarra 310-423-9459 odette.chidaibarra@cshs.org

Principal Investigator: Janet Wei, MD

Keck School of Medicine of USC

Los Angeles, California, 90033

Contact: Jorge Caro (323) 382-7646 jorge.caro@med.usc.edu

Principal Investigator: Uri Elkayam, MD

University of California Irvine Health

Orange, California, 92868

Contact: Linh Huỳnh, MPH 714-456-6155 plhuynh@hs.uci.edu

Principal Investigator: Afshan Hameed, MD

Stanford University

Stanford, California, 94305

Contact: Tamara Bazouzi 650-723-7024 bazouzit@stanford.edu

Principal Investigator: Abha Khandelwal, M.D.

Colorado

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Aurora, Colorado, 80045

Contact: Jamie Demmitt, BA 720-808-1989 jamie.demmitt@cuanschutz.edu

Principal Investigator: Michael Rosenberg, MD

Connecticut

Hartford Hospital

Hartford, Connecticut, 06106

Contact: Khadija El Aoudi 860-972-3167 Khadija.ElAoudi@hhchealth.org

Principal Investigator: Jennifer Bell, MD

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, 06520

Contact: Cinthia S De Freitas 203-785-6315 cinthia.defreitas@yale.edu

Principal Investigator: Sarah Goldstein, MD

Florida

University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, 32606

Contact: Amanda McNamara (813) 396-2729 alett1@usf.edu

Contact: Jacky He (813) 396-0410 jackyhe@usf.edu

Principal Investigator: Daniela Crousillat, MD

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, 32608

Contact: Janette Nicole Bostick (352) 273-8938 Janette.Bostick@medicine.ufl.edu

Contact: Emily Reynolds (352) 273-8941 Emily.reynolds@medicine.ufl.edu

Principal Investigator: Alex Parker, MD

Mayo Clinic, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida, 32216

Contact: Jena Hayes (904) 953-4143 hayes.jena@mayo.edu

Principal Investigator: Demilade Adedinsewo, MD, MPH

Georgia

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

Contact: Eisha Udeshi 404-712-1961 eudeshi@emory.edu

Contact: Nino Kavtaradze (404) 712-0502 nkavtar@emory.edu

Principal Investigator: Lakshmi Sridharan, MD

Illinois

Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, 60611

Contact: Safa Subhani (312) 926-4000 safa.subhani@nm.org

Principal Investigator: Priya Freaney, MD

University of Illinois Health Heart Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60612

Contact: Muriel Chen 312-355-1861 yining@uic.edu

Principal Investigator: Joan Briller, MD

Indiana

Indiana University/Indiana University Health

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

Contact: Srdjan Kurbalija 317-962-9904 skurbalija@iuhealth.org

Principal Investigator: Roopa Rao, MD

Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260

Contact: Anne Renick 317-338-6152 anne.renick@ascension.org

Contact: Regina Margiotti 317-338-6151 RAMARGIO@ascension.org

Principal Investigator: Mary Walsh, M.D.

Iowa

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Iowa City, Iowa, 52242

Contact: Cynthia Larew (319) 353-5245 cynthia-larew@uiowa.edu

Contact: Traci Parks (319) 353-5236 traci-parks@uiowa.edu

Principal Investigator: Linda Cadaret, MD

Kentucky

University of Kentucky, Gill Heart & Vascular Institute

Lexington, Kentucky, 40536

Contact: Travis Sexton 859-323-1082 trsext2@uky.edu

Contact: Stephanie Morris 859-323-5366 stephanie.a.morris@uky.edu

Principal Investigator: Navin Rajagopalan, M.D.

Louisiana

Louisiana State University

Shreveport, Louisiana, 71103

Contact: Monicah Jepkemboi 318-675-8882 monicah.jepkemboi@lsuhs.edu

Principal Investigator: Kalgi Modi, MD

Maryland

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

Contact: Yavette Goldsborough 410-614-4449 ygoldsb1@jhmi.edu

Principal Investigator: Nisha Gilotra, M.D.

University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

Contact: Caitlin Hearn (410) 328-8790 chearn@som.umaryland.edu

Principal Investigator: Manjula Ananthram, MD

Massachusetts

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

Contact: Raaga Vullikanti (617) 724-4854 rvullikanti@mgh.harvard.edu

Principal Investigator: Nandita S. Scott, MD FACC

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

Contact: Ellen Ren 617-732-6237 tren2@bwh.harvard.edu

Contact: Mariam Markabani (313) 329-3133 mmarkabani@bwh.harvard.edu

Principal Investigator: Michael Givertz, M.D.

Michigan

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109

Contact: Kavita Shah 734-998-9971 skavita@med.umich.edu

Principal Investigator: Melinda Davis, MD

Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, Michigan, 48202

Contact: Jodi Carter 313-916-3613 jcarte23@hfhs.org

Principal Investigator: Ryhm Radjef, M.D.

Minnesota

Mayo Clinic Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

Contact: Molly Dolan 507-255-6133 dolan.molly@mayo.edu

Principal Investigator: Kathleen Young, MD

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455

Contact: Melanie Crawley (612) 626-4611 crawl027@umn.edu

Principal Investigator: Bhavadharini Ramu, MD

Missouri

University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri, 65201

Contact: Akira Clemons (573) 884-7408 amcg5z@umsystem.edu

Principal Investigator: Karen L Florio, MD

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, 64154

Contact: Rosann Gans, RN 816-932-6122 rgans@saint-lukes.org

Principal Investigator: Anna Grodzinsky, MD,MSc

Washington University School of Medicine

Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110

Contact: Annie Dirks aplatts@wustl.edu

Principal Investigator: Gregory Ewald, M.D.

New York

Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, New York, 10461

Contact: Brandon Johnson 718-920-8731 brajohnson@montefiore.org

Contact: Enklajd Marsela 718-920-5633 emarsela@montefiore.org

Principal Investigator: Sandhya Murthy, M.D.

Principal Investigator: Diana S. Wolfe, MD, MPH

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, New York, 10032

Contact: Barbara Alvarez 212-303-1368 bsa2133@cumc.columbia.edu

Principal Investigator: Jennifer Haythe, MD

Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, New York, 10029

Contact: Lovelyne Julien 845-659-1926 lovelyn.julien@mountsinai.org

Contact: Tiffany Soto (212) 241-2210 tiffany.soto@mssm.edu

Principal Investigator: Anuradha Lala-Trindade, MD

NYU Langone Health

New York, New York, 10022

Contact: : Valeryia Avtushka 646-754-2760 Valeryia.Avtushka@nyulangone.org

Principal Investigator: Christina Penfield, MD

Stony Brook Medicine

Stony Brook, New York, 11794

Contact: Uzma Usmani (631) 444-7339 Uzma.Usmani@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Principal Investigator: Hal Skopicki, MD

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York, 14642

Contact: Lori Caufield, RN BSN CCRC 585-273-4956 lori_caufield@urmc.rochester.edu

Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Alexis, MD

North Carolina

Atrium Health Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204

Contact: Zaida Roman 704-355-0125 Zaida.roman@atriumhealth.org

Principal Investigator: Catarina Canha, MD

Ohio

University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106

Contact: Emily Mullenax 216-844-3852 Emily.Mullenax@UHhospitals.org

Principal Investigator: Chantal ElAmm, MD

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

Contact: Barbara Gus 216-445-6552 gusb@ccf.org

Principal Investigator: Eileen Hsich, MD

Oklahoma

Oklahoma university Health Science Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104

Contact: Natalie Feland 405-271-3480 natalie-feland@ouhsc.edu

Principal Investigator: Tarun Dasari, M.D.

Pennsylvania

Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033

Contact: Katie Loffredo 717-531-6855 kloffredo@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

Contact: Veronica Bausher (717) 531-6510 vbausher@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

Principal Investigator: John P. Boehmer, M.D.

Temple Heart and Vascular Institute

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140

Contact: Jennie Wong 215 707-0061 jennie.wong@tuhs.temple.edu

Principal Investigator: Deborah L. Crabbe, MD

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

Contact:  Hannah Steiger (267) 949-6592 Hannah.Steiger@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Contact: Alavi Hossain (215) 220-9580 Alavi.Hossain@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Principal Investigator: Jennifer Lewey, MD

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15237

Contact: Dennis McNamara, MD 412-802-3131 mcnamaradm@upmc.edu

Contact: Donna Simpson, CRNP, MPH 412-692-3522 simpsondm@upmc.edu

Principal Investigator: Dennis McNamara, MD

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, 02903

Contact: Catherine Gordon, RN 401-444-8598 cgordon@lifespan.org

Contact: Kelly Franchetti, RN 401-444-9828 kfranchetti@lifespan.org

Principal Investigator: Athena Poppas, MD

South Carolina

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425

Contact: Virginia Theodorof theodoro@musc.edu

Principal Investigator: Stephanie Gaydos, MD

Tennessee

Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, Inc

Germantown, Tennessee, 38138

Diana Barker 901-271-2253 diana.barker@sterncardio.com

Kari Fondren (901) 271-4062 kari.fondren@sterncardio.com

Principal Investigator: Frank McGrew, MD

Vanderbilt

Nashville, Tennessee, 37232

Contact: Vicky Yurisic, RN, MSN 615-343-9071 victoria.yurisic@vumc.org

Principal Investigator: Julie Damp, MD

Texas

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, 77030

Contact: Sandra Pena, 832-826-2806 sandra.pena@bcm.edu

Principal Investigator: Christopher Broda, MD

University of Texas Health San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, 78229

Contact: Lorannys Sanchez Tamarez 210-450-3937 sancheztamar@uthscsa.edu

Contact: Dior Enriquez (210) 450-7305 enriquezd1@uthscsa.edu

Principal Investigator: Ildiko Agoston, MD

Utah

Intermountain Medical Center

Murray, Utah, 84107

Contact: Morgan McClure 801-507-9459 morgan.mcclure@imail.org

Principal Investigator: Rami Alharethi, M.D.

Vermont

University of Vermont Medical Center

Burlington, Vermont, 05401

Contact: Meghan Sesera, RN 802-847-4746 meghan.sesera@uvmhealth.org

Contact: Michaelanne Rowen 802-847-4746 Michaelanne.Rowen@uvmhealth.org

Principal Investigator: Friederike Keating, MD

Virginia

Inova Healthcare Services

Fairfax, Virginia, 22031

Contact: Joanne Wotring 571-472-2919 joanne.wotring@inova.org

Principal Investigator: Garima Sharma, MD

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia, 23507

Contact: Kristin Ayers 757-446-0529 ayerskl@evms.edu

Principal Investigator: Gloria Too, MD

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908

Contact: Kally Parker (434) 982-1058 vsj7sn@uvahealth.org

Contact: Caroline Flournoy 434-924-6104 clf4w@uvahealth.org

Principal Investigator: Patricia Rodriguez-Lozano M.D, MD

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, 23298

Contact: Melissa Sears 804-828-1601 melissa.sears@vcuhealth.org

Principal Investigator: Krishnasree Rao, MD

Washington

University of Washington Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, 98195

Contact: Adele Stefanowicz 206-616-6768 amstef99@cardiology.washington.edu

Principal Investigator: April Stempien-Otero, MD, FACC

Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, 53792

Contact: Holly Hage 608-265-0612 hhage@wisc.edu

Contact: Karen Olson (608) 263-1544 kjolson@medicine.wisc.edu

Principal Investigator: Allexa Licon, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226

Contact: Shelley Schultz 414-955-6784 sschultz@mcw.edu

Principal Investigator: Scott Cohen, MD