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Our Team

Who We Are

The LEAP Collaborative is executed through a highly integrated, multidisciplinary approach rooted in team science. LEAP is led by four Multiple Principal Investigators (MPIs):

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Carrie Heike, MD, MS

Seattle Children’s Hospital

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Christy McKinney, PhD, MPH

Seattle Children’s Hospital

The MPIs work in partnership with key co-Investigators and the Data Coordinating Center DCC team:

Jim Phuong, PhD

University of Washington

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Daksha Ranade, MPH, MBA

Seattle Children’s Research Institute

Partners & Collaborators

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Canice Crerand, PhD

Nationwide Children’s Hospital

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Anna Marie Jolley, MHL, CCRP

Seattle Children’s Research Institute

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Thomas Sitzman, MD, MPH

Phoenix Children’s Hospital

Alice Liu, MPH

Seattle Children’s Research Institute

  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA, USA)

  • Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic (Lancaster, PA, USA)

  • PennState Health (Hershey, PA, USA)

  • American Cleft Palate – Craniofacial Association

The LEAP Collaborative is comprised of:

  • Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH, USA)

  • Phoenix Children’s Hospital (Phoenix, AZ, USA)

  • University of Washington (Seattle, WA, USA)

  • Seattle Children’s Hospital (Seattle, WA, USA)

  • Washington University (St. Louis, MO, USA)