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The Institutional Review Committee is a committee of The Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville. It is empowered by the Authority to review, evaluate, approve or disapprove any and all drugs, devices, procedures, or studies for use on human subjects, which are considered to be experimental. It is also the responsibility of the Committee to provide administrative oversight to insure that procedures designed for the protection of patient rights are being effectively applied.

The Institutional Review Committee is comprised of twelve members (and alternatives) of various backgrounds and disciplines, including lay members from the community, medical staff physicians, and hospital employees.

For further information regarding the Institutional Review Committee, please contact Allison Greene, IRC Coordinator, at (256) 265-6990 or email allisong@hhsys.org.

Committee Members:

John B. Cox, MD

Chair, Ophthalmologist

Robert W. Chappell, Jr., MD

VP / Chief Medical Officer / Chief Quality Officer

Joe Campbell

Hospital Counsel

Edward Eiland, III, PharmD

Pharmacy

W. Herbert Haught, MD

Cardiologist, The Heart Center

S. Hutson Hay, MD

Ophthalmologist

Peggy Matzkiw, RN

Nursing Administration

Michael A. Samotowka, MD

Trauma Surgeon, Huntsville Surgical Associates

Marshall Schreeder, MD

Hematologist/Medical Oncologist, CCI

Rev. Murray Wilton, PhD

Clergy

John Wright, PhD

Retired, Professor UAH

Charles Wyman, PhD

Consultant, Electrical Engineer

Alternates:

Mary Dang, PharmD

Pharmacy

Marcia Dupree, RN

Nursing Administration

Kenny Graves

Hospital Counsel