The Medical Executive Committee, comprised of the various clinical directors of the NIH intramural clinical research programs and other senior medical and administrative staff, advises the Clinical Center Director and develops policies governing standards of medical care in the Clinical Center. The Committee represents and acts for the Medical Staff and other clinical professionals in the Clinical Center, and enforces the rules and policies of the Clinical Center.

Richard O. Cannon, M.D.
Chair, Medical Executive Committee
Clinical Director
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

David R. Rubinow, M.D.
Vice Chair, Medical Executive Committee
Clinicial Director
National Institute of Mental Health

Frank M. Balis, M.D.
Acting Clinical Director
National Cancer Institute

James E. Balow, M.D.
Clinical Director
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Stephen Straus, M.D.
Acting Clinical Director
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Perry J. Blackshear, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Director
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Frederick L. Ferris, M.D.
Clinical Director
National Eye Institute

William Gahl, M.D.
Clinical Director
National Human Genome Research Institute

Markus Heilig, M.D.
Clinical Director
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Thomas Hart, M.D.
Clinical Director
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Clare E. Hastings, RN, Ph.D.
Chief, Nursing and Patient Care Services
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center

David K. Henderson, M.D.
Clinical Director
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center

Stephen G. Kaler, M.D.
Clinical Director
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

H. Clifford Lane, M.D.
Clinical Director
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Michelle Leff, M.D.
Acting Clinical Director
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Peter Lipsky, M.D.
Acting Clinical Director
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Henry F. McFarland, M.D.
Clinical Director
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Henry Masur, M.D.
Chief, Critical Care Medicine
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center

Melinda Merchant, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Fellow
National Cancer Institute

Deborah P. Merke, M.D.
Chief, Pediatric Services
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center

Steven A. Rosenberg, M.D.
Chief, Surgical Services
National Cancer Institute

Melinda Tinkle, Ph.D.
Acting Clinical Director
National Institute of Nursing Research

Carter Van Waes, M.D.
Acting Clinical Director
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Eric H. Westin, M.D.
Deputy Clinical Director
National Institute on Aging

Jo Anne Zujewski, M.D.
Medical Director, Clinical Research Operations
National Cancer Institute

Ex Officio Members

John I. Gallin, M.D.
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center

Patricia A. Kvochak, JD
Office of General Counsel, NIH

Richard G. Wyatt, M.D.
Office of the Director, NIH

Laura M. Lee, RN
Executive Secretary
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center