Participating Centres
GALA investigators at the 2018 Liver Meeting®, San Francisco ,USA
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hospital Italiano Buenos Aires
Site Investigators: Drs. Maria Camila Sanchez and Maria Lorena
Cavalieri
Buenos Aires, Argentina
National Hospital A. Posadas
Site Investigator: Dr. Silvia Morise
Melbourne, Australia
Royal Children's Hospital
Site Investigators: Dr. Winita Hardikar and Sahana Shankar
Sydney, Australia
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Site Investigators: Drs. Susan M. Siew and Michael Stormon
Innsbruck, Austria
A.ö. State Hospital - Innsbruck University Hospital
Site Investigators: Dr. Anna-Maria Kavallar
Brussels, Belgium
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
Site Investigators: Drs. Etienne Sokal, Tanguy Demaret and Xavier Stéphenne
Brasília, Brazil
Hospital da Criança de Brasília
Site Investigator: Dr. Elisa Carvalho
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Hospital da Criança Conceição
Site Investigator: Dr. Raquel Borges-Pinto
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Site Investigators: Drs. Melina Melere and Cristina Targa Ferreira
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alberta Children’s Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Simone Kortbeek
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
McMaster Children's Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Herbert Brill
London, Ontario, Canada
The Children's Hospital London Health Sciences Centre
Site Investigator: Dr. Andreanne Zizzo
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Site Investigator: Dr. Carolina Jimenez-Rivera
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Binita M. Kamath
Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada
University of Manitoba
Site Investigator: Dr. Quais Mujawar
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
McGill University Health Centre
Site Investigator: Dr. Najma N. Ahmed
Aarhus, Denmark
Aarhus University Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Thomas Damgaard Sandahl
Cairo, Egypt
Cairo University Children's Hospital
Site Investigators: Drs. Nehal El Koofy and Mohamed A. Elmonem
Paris, France
Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP
Site Investigators: Drs. Emmanuel M. Gonzales, Emmanuel Jacquemin and Jérôme Bouligand
Paris, France
Institut Necker Enfants-Malades
Site Investigators: Drs. Florence Lacaille and Dominique Debray
Munich, Germany
von Hauner Children's Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Eberhard Lurz
Athens, Greece
Children's Hospital Agia Sofia
Site Investigator: Dr. Maria Rogalidou
Marousi, Greece
MITERA Children's Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Aglaia Zellos
Budapest, Hungary
Semmelweis University
Site Investigator: Dr. Antal Dezsőfi
New Delhi, India
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre
Site Investigator: Dr. Arti Pawaria
New Delhi, India
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences
Site Investigator: Dr. Seema Alam
Petah Tikva, Israel
Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel
Site Investigators: Drs. Yael Mozer-Glassberg and Orith Waisbourd-Zinman
Bergamo, Italy
Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII
Site Investigators: Drs. Lorenzo D'Antiga and Emanuele Nicastro
Florence, Italy
Meyer Children's University Hospital of Florence
Site Investigator: Dr. Giuseppe Indolfi
Milan, Italy
Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Site Investigator: Dr. Gabriella Nebbia
Palermo, Italy
ISMETT-UPMC Hospital
Site Investigators: Drs. Giusy Ranucci and Jean De Ville De Goyet
Rome, Italy
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Andrea Pietrobattista
Torino, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Città Della Salute e Della Scienza
Site Investigator: Dr. Pier Luigi Calvo
Tokyo, Japan
Organ Transplantation Center, National Center for Child Health and Development
Site Investigator: Dr. Mureo Kasahara
Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius University Hospital
Site Investigators: Dr. Vaidotas Urbonas
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
University of Malaya Medical Centre
Site Investigator: Dr. Way Seah Lee
Groningen, Netherlands
University Medical Center Groningen
Site Investigator: Dr. Henkjan J. Verkade
Utrecht, Netherlands
University Medical Center Utrecht
Site Investigator: Dr. Victorien M. Wolters
Auckland, New Zealand
Starship Child Health
Site Investigators: Drs. Amin J. Roberts and Helen M. Evans
Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Site Investigators: Drs. Jian-She Wang, Li-Ting Li and Huiyu She
Katowice, Poland
Medical University of Silesia in Katowice
Site Investigator: Dr. Sabina Wiecek
Warsaw, Poland
The Children's Memorial Health Institute
Site Investigators: Drs. Piotr Czubkowski, Irena Jankowska and
Dorota Gliwicz-Miedzińska
Lisboa, Portugal
Hospital D. Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Lisboa Central
Site Investigator: Dr. Cristina Gonçalves
Porto, Portugal
Centro Hospitalar Universitário De Santo António
Site Investigator: Dr. Ermelinda Santos-Silva
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Asan Medical Center Children’s Hospital
Site Investigators: Drs. Kyung Mo Kim and Seak Hee Oh
Ljubljana, Slovenia
University Medical Center Ljubljana
Site Investigator: Dr. Jernej Brecelj
Johannesburg, South Africa
Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Christina Hajinicolaou
Johannesburg, South Africa
Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre
Site Investigator: Dr. Marisa Beretta
Barakaldo, Spain
Hospital Universitario Cruces
Site Investigator: Dr. Maria Legarda Tamara
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Universiatri Vall d'Hebron
Site Investigators: Dr. Jesus Quintero Bernabeu
Barcelona, Spain
Sant Joan de Déu Hospital
Site Investigators: Dr. Cristina Molera Busoms
San Sebastián, Spain
Biodonostia Health Research Institute - Donostia University Hospital
Site Investigators: Drs. Luis Bujanda and Jesus M. Banales
Stockholm, Sweden
Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital
Site Investigators: Drs. Björn Fischler and Henrik Arnell
Geneva, Switzerland
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Site Investigator: Dr. Nathalie Rock
Bangkok, Thailand
Ramathibodi Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Chatmanee Lertudomphonwanit
Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty
Site investigator: Drs. Zerrin Önal and Özlem Durmaz
Istanbul, Turkey
Koc University School of Medicine
Site Investigator: Dr. Cigdem Arikan
Izmir, Turkey
Ege University
Site Investigator: Dr. Miray Karakoyun
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Al Jalila Children's Speciality Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Christos Tzivinikos
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Site Investigators: Drs. Deirdre A. Kelly and Jane Hartley
Leeds, United Kingdom
Leeds Children's Hospital
Site Investigators: Dr. Palaniswamy Karthikeyan
London, United Kingdom
Institute of Liver Studies
Site Investigator: Dr. Richard J. Thompson
Arizona, United States
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Pinar Bulut
California, United States
Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Site Investigator: Dr. Kathleen B. Schwarz
California, United States
Stanford University School of Medicine
Site Investigators: Drs. Jeffery A. Feinstein and Noelle H. Ebel
Colorado, United States
Children’s Hospital of Colorado
Site Investigator: Dr. Shikha S. Sundaram
Connecticut, United States
Yale University School of Medicine
Site Investigator: Dr. Rima L. Fawaz
Florida, United States
Jackson Health Center and Miami Transplant Institute
Site Investigator: Dr. Jennifer Garcia
Florida, United States
Department of Medicine, University of Florida
Site Investigator: Dr. Regino Gonzalez-Peralta
Georgia, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Site Investigators: Drs. Saul J. Karpen and Rene Romero
Maryland, United States
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Site Investigator: Dr. Wikrom Karnsakul
Massachusetts, United States
Boston Children's Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Silvia Nastasio
Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Nanda Kerkar
Memphis, United States
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. John Eshun
Minnesota, United States
University of Minnesota
Site Investigator: Dr. Catherine Larson-Nath
Missouri, United States
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Site Investigator: Dr. Ryan T. Fischer
Nebraska, United States
Nebraska Children's Hospital & Medical Center
Site Investigator: Dr. Ruben E. Quiros-Tejeira
New York, United States
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Site Investigator: Dr. Mercedes Martinez
Oregon, United States
Oregon Health and Science University
Site Investigator: Dr. Henry Lin
Pennsylvania, United States
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Site Investigator: Dr. James E. Squires
Pennsylvania, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania - Lead Centre
Site Investigator: Dr. Binita M. Kamath
Texas, United States
Children's Medical Center
Site Investigator: Dr. Amal Aqul
Utah, United States
Primary Children's Medical Center and University of Utah
Site Investigators: Drs. M. Kyle Jensen and Catalina Jaramillo
Washington, United States
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Site Investigators: Drs. Niviann Blondet and Pamela Valentino
Data Coordinating Centre (DCC) Team
The GALA Study Data Coordinating Centre (DCC) is located at CHOP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The DCC is accountable for coordinating data collection and data management activities, including verifying the accuracy and validity of data collected in The GALA Study. Additional responsibilities include assisting sites with obtaining ethical approval from their respective institutions and establishing data transfer agreements (DTA), if applicable.
Quinn Rabenau-McDonnell
Clinical Research Study Manager,
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, USA