RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

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: Gina Horton 205-224-7502 ghorton@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: Emanuel Gebreab, BS 303-724-5683 Emanuel.Gebreab@cuanschutz.edu

Principal Investigator: Josephine Chou, 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 Florida

Gainesville, Florida, 32608

Contact: Shaunmonique Clark 352-273 8933 Shaunmonique.Clark@medicine.ufl.edu

Principal Investigator: Alex Parker, MD

Mayo Clinic, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida, 32216

Contact: Jessica Murphey 904-953-4512 Murphey.Jessica@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: Lauren Murrin 312-926-1096 lauren.murrin@nm.org

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: Maya Guglin, 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.

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: Brandon McBay, MPH 617-726-5554 bmcbay@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

Contact: Emily Olsen (507) 266-3892 Olson.Emily5@mayo.edu

Principal Investigator: Kathleen Young, MD

Missouri

Karen L Florio, MD

Columbia, Missouri, 65201

Contact: Anna Jones 573-884-7408 acjgh2@health.missouri.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

Principal Investigator: Anuradha Lala-Trindade, 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

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: Natalia W. Serrano 405-271-4742 ext 37520 Natalia-WellsSerrano@ouhsc.edu

Principal Investigator: Tarun Dasari, M.D.

Pennsylvania

Lehigh Valley Health Network

Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103

Contact: Traci Eichelberger, RN, CCRC 610-402-5862 Traci_L.Eichelberger@lvhn.org

Principal Investigator: Amy Ahnert, M.D.

Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033

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

Contact: Melissa Werner (717) 531-0003 mwerner1@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: Kevin Dougherty 215-662-2243 Kevin.dougherty@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: Kavin Panneerselvam 843-792-0464 panneeer@musc.edu

Contact: Virginia Theodorof theodoro@musc.edu

Principal Investigator: Stephanie Gaydos, MD

Tennessee

Vanderbilt

Nashville, Tennessee, 37232

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

Principal Investigator: Julie Damp, MD

Texas

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, 75390

Contact: Amy Browning, RN 214-645-8040 amy.browning@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Sonia Garg, M.D.

University of Texas Health San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, 78229

Contact: Lorannys Sanchez Tamerez 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: Lindsey Bevan 801-507-4889 Lindsey.Bevan@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

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908

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

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226

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

Principal Investigator: Sarah Thordsen, MD