Participating Centres
GALA investigators at the 2018 Liver Meeting®, San Francisco ,USA
Budapest, Hungary
Semmelweis University
Site Investigator: Dr. Antal Dezsőfi
Barakaldo, Spain
Hospital Universitario Cruces - Osakidetza
Site Investigator: Dr. María Legarda Tamara
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
SickKids - Lead Centre
Principal Investigator: Dr. Binita M. Kamath
Aarhus, Denmark
Aarhus University Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Thomas Damgaard Sandahl
Paris, France
Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP
Site Investigator: Dr. Emmanuel M. Gonzales
Athens, Greece
Children's Hospital Agia Sofia
Site Investigator: Dr. Maria Rogalidou
New Delhi, India
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences
Site Investigator: Dr. Seema Alam
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
Porto, Portugal
Centro Hospitalar Universitário Do Porto
Site Investigator: Dr. Ermelinda Santos-Silva
Johannesburg, South Africa
Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre
Site Investigator: Dr. Marisa Beretta
Barcelona, Spain
Sant Joan de Déu Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Cristina Molera Busoms
Geneva, Switzerland
Swiss Pediatric Liver Center
Site Investigator: Dr. Nathalie M. Rock
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Birmingham Women’s & Children's Hospital
Site Investigator: Prof. Deirdre A. Kelly
Massachusetts, United States
Boston Children's Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Rima L. Fawaz
Kansas, United States
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Site Investigator: Dr. Ryan T. Fischer
Georgia, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Site Investigators: Drs. Saul J. Karpen and Rene Romero
Florida, United States
Jackson Health Center and Miami Transplant Institute
Site Investigator: Dr. Jennifer Garcia
Connecticut, United States
Yale University School of Medicine
Site Investigator: Dr. Pamela L. Valentino
Colorado, United States
Children’s Hospital of Colorado
Site Investigator: Dr. Shikha S. Sundaram
California, United States
Stanford University School of Medicine
Site Investigators: Drs. Jeffery A. Feinstein and Noelle H. Ebel
California, United States
Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Site Investigator: Dr. Kathleen Schwarz
Leeds, United Kingdom
Leeds Children's Hospital
Site Investigators: Drs. Palaniswamy Karthikeyan and
Suzanne Davison
Istanbul, Turkey
Bakırköy Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital
Site investigators: Drs. Zerrin Önal and Özlem Durmaz
Bangkok, Thailand
Ramathibodi Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Chatmanee Lertudomphonwanit
Stockholm, Sweden
Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital
Site Investigators: Drs. Björn Fischler and Henrik Arnell
San Sebastián, Spain
Biodonostia Health Research Institute - Donostia University Hospital
Site Investigators: Drs. Luis Bujanda and Jesus M. Banales
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Universiatri Vall d'Hebron
Site Investigators: Drs. Jesus Quintero Bernabeu and
Maria Mercadal
Warsaw, Poland
The Children's Memorial Health Institute
Site Investigators: Drs. Piotr Czubkowski, Irena Jankowska and
Dorota Gliwicz
Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Site Investigator: Dr. Jian-She Wang
Auckland, New Zealand
Starship Child Health
Site Investigators: Drs. Amin J. Roberts and Helen M. Evans
Torino, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Città Della Salute e Della Scienza
Site Investigator: Dr. Pier Luigi Calvo
Petah Tikva, Israel
Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel
Site Investigators: Drs. Yael Mozer-Glassberg and Orith Waisbourd-Zinman
London, Ontario, Canada
The Children's Hospital London Health Sciences Centre
Site Investigator: Dr. Andreanne Zizzo
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Hospital da Criança Conceição
Site Investigator: Dr. Raquel Borges-Pinto
Brussels, Belgium
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
Site Investigator: Dr. Etienne Sokal
Melbourne, Australia
Royal Children's Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Winita Hardikar
Tokyo, Japan
Organ Transplantation Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Site Investigators: Drs. Mureo Kasahara and Hajime Uchida
Milan, Italy
Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Site Investigator: Dr. Gabriella Nebbia
Bergamo, Italy
Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII
Site Investigators: Drs. Lorenzo D'Antiga and Emanuele Nicastro
Cairo, Egypt
Cairo University Children's Hospital
Site Investigators: Drs. Nehal El Koofy and Mohamed A. Elmonem
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Hospital Santo Antônio
Site Investigators: Drs. Melina Melere and Cristina Targa Ferreira
Brasília, Brazil
Hospital da Criança de Brasília
Site Investigator: Dr. Elisa Carvalho
Sydney, Australia
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Site Investigators: Drs. Susan M. Siew and Michael Stormon
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
Baltimore, United States
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Site Investigator: Dr. Wikrom Karnsakul
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
Florence, Italy
Meyer Children's University Hospital of Florence
Site Investigator: Dr. Giuseppe Indolfi
Katowice, Poland
Medical University of Silesia in Katowice
Site Investigator: Dr. Sabina Wiecek
Johannesburg, South Africa
Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Christina Hajinicolaou
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Asan Medical Center Children’s Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Kyung Mo Kim
Lisboa, Portugal
Hospital D. Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Lisboa Central
Site Investigator: Dr. Cristina Gonçalves
Istanbul, Turkey
Koc University School of Medicine
Site Investigator: Dr. Cigdem Arikan
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hospital Italiano Buenos Aires
Site Investigators: Drs. Maria Camila Sanchez and Maria Lorena
Cavalieri
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Site Investigator: Dr. Carolina Jimenez-Rivera
Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada
University of Manitoba
Site Investigator: Dr. Quais Mujawar
Ljubljana, Slovenia
University Medical Center Ljubljana
Site Investigator: Dr. Jernej Brecelj
Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Uzma Shah
Memphis, United States
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. John Eshun
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Al Jalila Children's Speciality Hospital
Site Investigator: Dr. Christos Tzivinikos
Minnesota, United States
University of Minnesota
Site Investigators: Drs. Catherine Larson-Nath and
Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg
Nebraska, United States
Nebraska Children's Hospital & Medical Center
Site Investigator: Dr. Ruben E. Quiros-Tejeira
New York, United States
University of Rochester Medical Center
Site Investigator: Dr. Nanda Kerkar
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
Site Investigators: Drs. Kathleen M. Loomes, David A. Piccoli,
Nancy B. Spinner, Melissa A. Gilbert and Elizabeth B. Rand
Seattle, United States
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Site Investigators: Drs. Niviann Blondet and Evelyn Hsu
Texas, United States
Children's Medical Center
Site Investigator: Dr. Dev M. Desai
Utah, United States
Primary Children's Medical Center and University of Utah
Site Investigators: Drs. M. Kyle Jensen, Marianne Kavan and Catalina Jaramillo
Data Coordinating Centre (DCC) Team
The GALA Study Data Coordinating Centre (DCC) is located at SickKids in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 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.
Shannon M. Vandriel, BSc
Project Manager and
Scientific Committee Member,
SickKids, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mila Valcic, BSc
Clinical Research Project Assistant,
SickKids, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mikayla Sonnenberg, BASc
Clinical Research Project Assistant,
SickKids, Toronto, Ontario, Canada