About Iris Stammberger
Iris Stammberger is originally from Venezuela and has been a Bostonian for more than 20 years. Iris joined the Center for Resuscitation Science in 2018 as an instructor. She has extensive experience in team and organizational performance as well as a project manager. She has worked with organizations in healthcare, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and higher education, among others. In 2007, Iris graduated from Tufts University with a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies. She also holds a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from Cambridge College and a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidad Central de Venezuela. Outside work, Iris loves coaching and mentoring women at the Healthcare Business Women Association (HBA), the association of Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WEST), and other professional groups in the Boston area.
About Shivani Mehta
Born and raised in Orlando, FL, Shivani joined CRS as an undergraduate research intern in 2018, joining the team full-time after graduating from Boston University in 2019 with her bachelor’s in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and her minor in Public Health. While in college, Shivani was an emergency medical technician and Applied Behavior Analysis instructor, working with autistic children to promote behavioral development and academic advancement. Shivani is now a medical student at NYITCOM in Old Westbury, NY, and is excited to bring together her passion for critical care research and patient advocacy as a critical care physician.
Latest Publications:
Ross C, Kumar R, Pelland-Marcotte MC, Mehta S, Kleinman ME, Thiagarajan RR, Ghbeis MB, VanderPluym CJ, Friedman KG, Porras D, Fynn-Thompson F, Goldhaber SZ, Brandão LR. “Acute Management of High-Risk and Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism in Children: A Review. Chest. 2022 Mar;161(3):791-802.
Donnino MW, Thompson GS, Mehta S, Paschali M, Howard P, Antonsen SB, Balaji L, Bertisch SM, Edwards R, Ngo LH, Grossestreuer AV. “Psychophysiologic symptom relief therapy for chronic back pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial.” PAIN Reports, 2021 Sept
Pawar RD, Balaji L, Mehta S, Cole A, Liu X, Peradze N, Grossestreuer AV, Issa MS, Patel P, Kirby JE, Rowley CF, Berg KM, Moskowitz A, Donnino MW. “Viral load and disease severity in COVID-19.” Internal and Medicine, 2021 Jun 16;1–9.
Donnino MW, Moskowitz A, Thompson GS, Heydrick SJ, Pawar RD, Berg KM, Mehta S, Patel PV, Grossestreuer AV. “Comparison Between Influenza and COVID-19 at a Tertiary Care Center.” Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2021 Jun (EPub 2021 Mar 18); 36(6):168
Witten L, Gardner R, Holmberg MJ, Wiberg S, Moskowitz A, Mehta S, Grossestreuer AV, Yankama T, Donnino MW, Berg KM. Reasons for death in patients successfully resuscitated from out-of-hospital and in-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2019 Mar; 136:9
About Shamsher Ali
Shamsher holds a PhD and two masters’ degrees. He was trained at the IECB in Bordeaux, France; the University of Science Malaysia in Penang, Malaysia; MIT; Northeastern University; Brigham and Womens Hospital; and the Harvard School of Public for his doctoral and postdoctoral research. He is an author or co-author on more than 40 research publications. He has presented at national and international conferences across multiple continents. Currently, he is in the process of a career change towards clinical and regulatory affairs for medical devices and drugs. His hobbies include reading books, attending scientific meetings, playing cricket and spending time with his 4 and 7 year old little angels.
About Michael McNaughton
Michael completed his undergraduate degree in Biology (BS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2016. During his time at UMass, he was captain of the Men’s D1 Track and Field Program. Michael comes to the team having an extensive clinical background. He worked for two years as an Emergency Room Technician at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, and most recently as a Medical Assistant for his University’s Acute-Care Clinic. Before joining the Center for Resuscitation Science at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Michael completed a 10 week internship at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute with the Genitourinary Oncology Team to prepare him for this RA position.
