Core Members

Mark A Carlson, MD, FACS
CAST Director; Professor of Surgery; Professor of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy

Crystal Krause, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery; Research Scientist

Nathan Bills, PhD, MBA
Associate Professor of Surgery; Research Scientist

Melissa Leon, MPH
Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Program Manager

Jackie Pavlik
Research Operations Administrator

Sarah Dawson
CAST Program Coordinator, MIS Fellowship Program Coordinator