2014 CHAART Scientific Meeting

The Mayflower Renaissance Hotel, Washington D.C.

May 14-16, 2014

PARTICIPANTS

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Keri Althoff, PhD

Assistant Professor

Bloomberg School of Public Health

Johns Hopkins

615 N. Wolfe Street, Rm. E7142

Baltimore, MD 21205

T: 410-614-4914

F: 410-614-7587

Jonathan Bates, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Medical Informatics

VA CT Healthcare System

950 Campbell Avenue

West Haven, CT 06516

T: 203-932-5711 x5171

F: 203-937-4926

Roger Bedimo, MD

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site PI

Associate Professor

UT Southwestern Medical Center

VA North Texas Healthcare System

4500 S Lancaster Road

Dallas, TX 75216

T: 214-857-1410

Debika Bhattacharya, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Infectious Diseases

Department of Medicine

University of California, Los Angeles

UCLA CARE Center
1399 S. Roxbury Drive Ste 100
Los Angeles, CA 90035

T: 310-206-7663

Teresanne Bohan

COMpAAAS (VACS) Research Coordinator

Yale University

VA CT Healthcare System

950 Campbell Avenue

West Haven, CT 06516

T: 203-932-5711 x3554

F: 203-937-4926

Mary Bowers-Lash

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

Baltimore VA Medical Center

10 Greene Street, Rm 6B-137

Baltimore, MD 21201-1524

T: 410-605-7000 x4852

R. Scott Braithwaite, MD, MSc, FACP

Director, COMpAAAS (VACS) Operations

Research Core

Chief, Section of Value and Comparative Effectiveness

Director, TORCH

Division of General Internal Medicine

New York University,School of Medicine

Office 15-091 S

423 E 23rd Street

New York, NY 10010

Carly Bridden, MA, MPH
Clinical Research Director
Clinical Addiction Research and Education

(CARE) Unit
Boston Medical Center
801 Massachusetts Ave., 2nd Floor, #2054
Boston, MA 02118
T: 617-414-5768

F: 617-414-4676

Sheldon Brown, MD

COMpAAAS (VACS) Bronx Site PI

Chief Infectious Disease Section

James J. Peters VA Medical Center

130 W. Kingsbridge Road (00A)

Bronx, NY 10468

T: 718-584-9000 x5842

F: 718-741-4606

Kendall Bryant, PhD

Scientific Collaborator, HIV/AIDS Research

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

National Institutes of Health

5636 Fishers Lane, MSC 9304

Bethesda, MD 20892-9304

T: 301-402-9389

F: 301-443-8614

Vaughn Bryant

Predoctoral Fellow

Department of Clinical and Health Psychology

University of Florida

PO Box 100231

Gainesville, FL 32610

Adam Carrico, PhD

Assistant Professor

School of Nursing

University of California, San Francisco

2 Koret Way

San Francisco, CA 94143

T: 415-502-0955

F: 415-476-6042

E. Clayton Carruth, MPH

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

Atlanta VA Medical Center

Department of Veterans Affairs

T: 404-321-6111 x7503

Mark Celio, PhD

Fellow of the Training Program

Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies

Brown University

121 South Main Street

Providence, RI 02903

T: 401-863-660

F: 401-863-6697

Geetanjali Chander, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Director, General Internal Medicine Fellowship

Division of General Internal Medicine

Johns Hopkins University

T: 443-287-2030

(Joyce) Chung-Chou H. Chang, PhD

Co-Investigator

Professor of Medicine, Biostatistics, and Clinical and Translational Science

Division of General Internal Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

200 Lothrop Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15261

T: 412-692-4868

F: 412-692-4838

Laura Chopko

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

Washington DC VA Medical Center
50 Irving St NW

Washington, DC 20422

T: 202-745-8000

Jennifer Ciarleglio

COMpAAAS (VACS)Study Coordinator

Yale University

VA CT Healthcare System

950 Campbell Avenue

West Haven, CT 06516

T: 203-932-5711 x3558

F: 203-937-4926

Angela Consorte

Director, COMpAAAS (VACS) Admin. Core

Yale University

VA CT Healthcare System

950 Campbell Avenue

West Haven, CT 06516

T:203-932-5711 x3541

F: 203-937-4926

Robert L. Cook, MD, MPH

Program Director, SHARC

Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine

University of Florida

PO Box 100231

Gainesville, FL 32610

T: 352-273-5869

Heidi M. Crane, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine

Associate Director

Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services

Research Core Center for AIDS Research

University of Washington

T: 206-744-6649

F: 206-744-3693


Karen Cropsey, PsyD

Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology

University of Alabama at Birmingham

School of Medicine

1720 2nd Ave S

Sparks Center 1004

Birmingham, AL 35294-0017

T: 205-975-4204

Christopher Cutter, PhD

Associate Research Scientist

Yale University,School of Medicine

330 Cedar Street

New Haven, CT 06520-8056

T: 203-781-4650

F: 203-781-4681

Cheryl Danton, MHS

Project Coordinator

Yale University, School of Medicine

367 Cedar St, Harkness A, Suite 411

New Haven, CT 06510

T: 203-737-3347

F: 203-737-3306

Seema Desai, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Immunology/Microbiology & Medicine

RUSH University Medical Center

1735 W. Harrison Street, Room 610 Cohn

Chicago, IL 60612

T: 312-942-9292

Ashok R. Dinasarapu, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Pathology, Immunology

Laboratory Medicine

University of Florida College of Medicine

2033 Mowry Road

Gainesville, FL 32610


Karen Drexler, MD

Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Emory University,School of Medicine

T: 404-321-6111

Robert Dubrow, PhD, MD

Director, COMpAAAS (VACS) Cancer Disease Core

Associate Professor

Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Yale University,School of Medicine

VA New England Healthcare System, VA CT

950 Campbell Avenue

West Haven, CT 06516

T: 203-932-5711 x3541

E. Jennifer Edelman, MD

Assistant Professor

General Internal Medicine

Yale University, School of Medicine

333 Cedar Street, SHM IE-61

PO Box 208088

New Haven, CT 06520

T: 203-785-4123

F: 203-785-3461

Nadia Fairbairn, MD

Internal Medicine Resident

University of British Columbia

2329 W Mall

Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada

T: 604-250-7028

Fletcher Fernau

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

James J Peters VA Medical Center

130 W. Kingsbridge Road

Bronx, NY 10468

T: 718-584-9000 x6671

F: 718-367-4850

David Fiellin, MD

Director, COMpAAAS (VACS) Alcohol and Behavioral Intervention Core

Associate Professor of Medicine

Yale University,School of Medicine

333 Cedar Street

PO Box 208025

New Haven, CT 06520-8025

T: 203-768-2984

F: 203-688-4092

RobertC. Freeman, PhD

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

National Institutes of Health

BG 5635FL RM 2073

5635 Fishers Ln

Rockville, MD 20852

T: 301-443-8820

F: 301-443-8614

Matthew Freiberg, MD, MSc

Director, COMpAAAS (VACS) Cardiovascular

Disease Core

Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

University of Pittsburgh

230 McKee Place, Suite 623

Pittsburgh, PA 15215

T: 412-586-9847

Erica Friedman

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

Washington DC VA Medical Center
50 Irving St NW

Washington, DC 20422

T: 202-745-8000

Julie Gaither, RN, MPH

Predoctoral Fellow

Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases

School of Public Health

Yale University

60 College Street
PO Box 208034
New Haven, CT 06520-8034

Anuradha Ganesan, MD, MBBS, MPH

Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4799

Cynthia L. Gibert, MD

COMpAAAS (VACS) Washington DC Site PI

Professor of Medicine

George Washington University

Director of Special Projects, Medical Service

Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center

50 Irving Street (151B)

Washington, DC 20422

T: 202-745-8000 x7560

Natalia Gnatienko, MPH

Project Manager

Boston Medical Center

801 Massachusetts Ave

Crosstown, 2nd Floor

Boston, MA 02118

T: (617) 414-3843

F: (617) 414-4676

Matthew B. Goetz, MD

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site PI

VA West Los Angeles Healthcare Center

Infectious Disease Section (111-F)

11301 Wilshire Blvd. 11301

Los Angeles, CA 90073

T: 310-478-3711 x43818

F: 310-268-4929

Judith Hahn, PhD, MA

Associate Professor in Residence

Infectious Diseases SFGH

University of California, San Francisco

Box 0886

San Francisco, CA 94143-0886

T: (415) 597-4961

Kelly Haines

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

Washington DC VA Medical Center

50 Irving Street, NW

Washington, DC 20422

T:202-745-8000 x5653

Nathan B. Hansen, PhD

Associate Professor and Department Head

University of Georgia

307 Ramsey Center
Athens, GA 30602

T: 706-542-4364

F: 706-542-4956

Jeffrey S. Harman, PhD, MS

Associate Professor

Management and Policy

PhD Program Director

Department of Health Services

University of Florida

PO Box 100195

Gainesville, FL 32610

T: 352-273-6060

Grant D. Huang, MPH, PhD

Acting Director

Cooperative Studies Program

Office of Research & Development

Department of Veterans Affairs

810 Vermont Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20420

T: 202-443-5700

Heidi E. Hutton PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

and Behavioral Sciences

Johns Hopkins University

600 N. Wolfe St.

Baltimore, MD 21287

T:443-287-2874

Teagan Johnson

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

Infectious Diseases Service

Dallas VA Medical Center

4500 S. Lancaster Rd., 8th Floor CRU

Dallas, Texas 75216

T: 214-857-1909

Amy Justice, MD, PhD

Program Director, COMpAAAS (VACS) Consortium

Professor of Medicine & Public Health

Yale University,School of Medicine

Chief, Section of General Internal Medicine

VA CT Healthcare System

950 Campbell Avenue

West Haven, CT 06516

T: 203-932-5711 x3541

F: 203-937-4926

Christopher Kahler, PhD

Professor and Chair

Behavior and Social Sciences

School of Public Health

Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies

Brown University

121 South Main Street

Providence, RI 02903

T: 401-863-6651

Anne Kaminsky, RN, CRA

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

VA NY Harbor Healthcare System

Brooklyn Campus

800 Poly Place, Room #7-102

Brooklyn, NY 11209

T: 718-836-6600 x8989

F: 718-630-3696

Natalie Kelso, MS

Predoctoral Fellow

Department of Epidemiology

University of Florida

PO Box 100231

Gainesville, FL 32610

Barbara Kertz, MS, LPC

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

Baylor College of Medicine

One Baylor Plaza, BCM 350

Houston, TX 77030

T: 713-798-5693

F: 713-798-8403

Farah Kidwai-Khan, MS

COMpAAAS (VACS) Database Administrator

Yale University

VA CT Healthcare System

950 Campbell Avenue

West Haven, CT 06516

T: 203-932-5711 x3557

F: 203-937-4926

P. Todd Korthuis, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Medicine and Public Health-Preventive Medicine

Oregon Health and Science University

3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., L475

Portland, OR 97239-3098

T: 503-494-8044

F: 503-494-0979

Kevin L. Kraemer, MD, MSc

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site PI

Associate Professor of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine

230 McKee Place, Suite 600

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

T: 412-692-4844

F: 412-692-4838

David A. Leaf, MD, MPH

COMpAAAS (VACS)Site Co-PI

VA West Los Angeles Healthcare Center

Infectious Disease Section (111-F)

11301 Wilshire Blvd. 11301

Los Angeles, CA 90073

T: 310-478-3711 x43818

F: 310-268-4929

Forrest(Woody) Levin, MS

COMpAAAS (VACS) Computer Consultant

VA CT Healthcare System

950 Campbell Avenue

West Haven, CT 06516

T: 203-932-5711 x3551

F: 203-937-4926

Yelena Linchevskaya, CRA

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

VA NY Harbor Healthcare System

800 Poly Place, Room #7-102

Brooklyn, NY 11209

T: 718-836-6600 x6588

F: 718-630-3696

Jessica Long, MPH

Data Analyst

Yale University

367 Cedar Street

New Haven, CT 06510

T: 203-737-7624

Vincent LoRe, MD, MSCE

Director, COMpAAAS (VACS) Liver Disease Core

Assistant Professor

Medicine and Epidemiology

Division of Infectious Diseases

Department of Medicine

Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Perelman

University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine

423 Guardian Drive, 836 Blockley Hall

Philadelphia, PA 19104

T: 215-573-5964

F: 215-349-5111

Stephen Maisto, PhD

Professor of Psychology

Department of Psychology

Syracuse University

430 Huntington Hall

Syracuse, NY 13244

T: 315-443-2334

F: 315-443-4085

Brandon DL Marshall, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology
Brown University School of Public Health
121 SouthMain Street, Room 208 (Box G-S-121-2)
Providence, RI, 02912
T: 401-863-6427

F: 401-863-3713

Nadine R. Mastroleo, PhD
Assistant Professor

Behavioral and Social Sciences

School of Public Health
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Brown University
Box G-S121-5
T: 401.863.6624
F: 401.863.6697

Betsy McCaul, PhD

Program Director, ARCH (Johns Hopkins)

Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

911 N. Broadway

Baltimore, MD 21205

T:410-955-9526

F: 410-955-4769

Ian McConnell

Medical Student, Class of 2017

Yale University,School of Medicine

333 Cedar Street

New Haven, CT 06510

Seville Meli, MPH

Director of Research Operations

Department of Community Health Sciences

School of Public Health

Boston University

801 Massachusetts Ave, Rm. 442

Boston, MA 02118

T: (617) 414-6917

Maria Jose Miguez, MD, PhD

Director of the Health Behavior and Policy Initiative
Professor, School of Integrated Sciences and Humanity
11200 SW 8th Street DM 439
Miami, Florida 33199
T: 561-422 3610

Anne Monroe, MD, MSPH

Assistant Professor

Division of General Internal Medicine

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

1830 E Monument St Room 8060

Baltimore, MD 21287

T: 305-962-4679

Peter Monti, PhD

Program Director, ARCH (Brown)

Donald G. Millar Distinguished Professor

Alcohol and Addiction Studies: Public Health

Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies

Brown University

T: 401-863-6661

Vanessa Moore, PhD

Clinical Psychologist

Ohio State University

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Washington DC

50 Irving Street

NW Washington, DC 20422

T: 202-286-9026

Patrick O’Connor, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine

Chief, Section of General Internal Medicine

Yale University, School of Medicine

333 Cedar Street

PO Box 208025

New Haven, CT 06520-8025

T: 203-688-6532

F: 203-688-1198

Kris Ann Oursler, MD

Salem VA Medical Center

1970 Roanoke Blvd.

Salem, VA 24153

T: 540-982-2463 x4350

Robin Peck, MD

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Co-PI

Washington VA Medical Center

820 Chesapeake Street SE

Washington, DC 20032

T: 202-745-8685

F: 202-561-8776

Laura Piscitelli

COMpAAAS (VACS) Research Assistant

Yale University

VA CT Healthcare System

950 Campbell Avenue

West Haven, CT 06516

T: 203-932-5711 x5562

F: 203-937-4926

Clery Quiros, MPH

WHAT-IF? Project Coordinator, Miami

School of Integrated Sciences and Humanity

Florida International University

11200 SW 8 Street
AHC-II 390W2
Miami, Fl 33199

T:305-355-7056

Christopher T. Rentsch, MPH

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

Atlanta VA Medical Center

1670 Clairmont Road (RIM-111)

Decatur, GA 30033

T: 404-321-6111 x3780

F: 404-728-7782

David Rimland, MD

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site PI

Chief, Infectious Diseases

Atlanta VA Medical Center

1670 Clairmont Road

Decatur, GA 30033

T: 404-728-7748

F: 404-728-7782

Maria Rodriguez-Barradas, MD

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site PI

Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Med. Center

2002 Holcombe Boulevard

Houston, Texas 77030

T: 713-794-8856

F: 713-794-7045

Cynthia Rose

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Med. Center

2002 Holcombe Boulevard

Houston, Texas 77030

T: 713-794-7482

F: 713-794-7158

Lauren Ruchin, LCSW

Social Worker

Infectious Disease

Atlanta VA Medical Center
1670 Clairmont Road
Decatur, Georgia 30033

T: 404-321-6111 x3400

F: 404-728-7782

Richard Saitz, MD, MPH

Chair, Community Health Sciences Department

Professor

Schools of Medicine and Public Health

Boston University

801 Massachusetts Ave

Crosstown, rm. 433

Boston, MA 02118
T: (617) 414-7744

Mohammad Sajadi, MD

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site PI

Assistant Professor
Institute of Human Virology
University of Maryland
725 W. Lombard St. (N548)
Baltimore, MD 21201
T: 410-706-1779

Jeffrey Samet, MD, MA, MPH

Program Director, URBAN ARCH

Chief, Section of General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine and Community Health Sciences

Boston University Schools of Medicine and

Public Health

801 Massachusetts Ave

Crosstown, 2nd Floor

Boston, MA 02118

T: (617)-414-7288

Brian Sands, MD

Addiction Psychiatrist

Section Chief for Substance Abuse Services

NY Harbor Healthcare VA

423 E 23 Street

New York, NY 10010

T: 212-204-6552

Derek D. Satre, PhD

Adjunct Researcher

Division of Research

Kaiser Permanente

Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry

University of California, San Francisco

T: 415-476-7382

F: 415-502-6364

Kelly Scheinberg, MD

Addiction Psychiatry Fellow

Department of Psychiatric & Behavioral Sciences

Emory University

Atlanta VA

1670 Clairmont Road

Decatur, Ga 30033

T: 404-321-6111 x6900

Julia E. Scott, MA, LCDC

Addiction Therapist

Dallas VA Medical Center

4500 S. Lancaster Road

Dallas, TX 75216

T: 214-857-0865

Barbara Serkuczewska

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

Infectious Disease Section

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

11301 Wilshire Blvd., Bldg. 500, Rm. 4611

Los Angeles, CA 90073

T: 310-478-3711 x40396

F: 310-268-3602

Shahida Shahrir, MPH

Study Coordinator, EXHALE

Pulmonary and Critical Care

Harborview Medical Center

325 Ninth Ave.

Seattle, WA 98119

T: 206-744-9874

Xiaoping Shao, MD

Addiction Psychiatrist

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Washington DC

50 Irving ST. NW

Washington, DC 20422

T: 202-745-8000 x57932

Daryl Shorter, MD

Addiction Psychiatrist

Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Med. Center

2002 Holcombe Blvd.

Houston, TX 77030

Michael J. Silverberg, PhD, MPH

Kaiser Permanente Division of Research

2000 Broadway

Oakland, CA 94612

T: 510-891-3801

Michael Simberkoff, MD

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site PI

Chief of Staff

VA NY Harbor Healthcare System

423 East 23rd Street

New York, NY 10010

T: 212-951-3417

Kaku So-Armah, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Yale University

333 Cedar Street

New Haven, CT 06510

Elizabeth (Lisa) Sorek, BSN, CCRC

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

ERCHIVES

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

UD Division; Bldg 30 G-16

Pittsburgh, PA 15240

T: 412-360-2456

F: 412-360-6950

Courtney Southard

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

Washington DC VA Medical Center
50 Irving St NW

Washington, DC 20422
T: 202-745-8000

Keren Stein, LMSW

Social Worker, Inpatient Psychiatry

New York Harbor Healthcare System

423 East 23rd Street

New York, NY 10010

T:212-686-7500 x7109

Patricia Suarez, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker

Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Med. Center

2002 Holcombe Blvd.

Houston, TX 77030

T: 713-791-1414 x6177

Janet Tate, ScD, MPH

Director, COMpAAAS (VACS) Biostatistics Core

Associate Research Scientist

Yale University, School of Medicine

VA CT Healthcare System

950 Campbell Avenue

West Haven, CT 06516

T: 203-932-5711 x5491

F: 203-937-4926

Allison Trainor, MPH, CPH

Research Program Coordinator for SHARC and WHAT-IF?

Department of Epidemiology

College of Public Health and Health Professions

University of Florida

PO Box 100231

Gainesville, FL 32610

T:352-294-5965

Alicia Ventura, MPH
Project Manager
Department of Community Health Sciences

School of Public Health

Boston University

801 Massachusetts Ave

4th Floor, 443A

Boston, MA 02118

T: (617) 414-6914

Sidarth Wakhlu, MD

VA North Texas Health Care System

4500 S. Lancaster Road, Suite 116A

Dallas, TX 75216

Emily Wang, MD

General Internal Medicine

Yale University, School of Medicine

Harkness Hall, Bldg A

367 Cedar Street, Suite 410A

New Haven, CT 06510

T: 203-737-6317

F: 203-737-3306

Tara White, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Brown University

Box G-S121-4

Providence, RI 02912

T: 401-863-6625

F: 401-863-6697

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Nicole E. Whitehead

Assistant Professor

Department of Clinical and Health Psychology

University of Florida

PO Box 100165

Gainesville, FL 32610

T: 352-273-6145

Michael Winter, MPH

Associate Director

BUSPH Data Coordinating Center

801 Massachusetts Ave

Crosstown, 3rd Floor

Boston, MA 02118

T: (617) 638-5015

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Holly Wise, BAAS, CCRP

COMpAAAS (VACS) Site Coordinator

Infectious Diseases Section

Dallas VA Medical Center

4500 S. Lancaster Rd., 8th Floor, CRU

Dallas, Texas 75216

T: 214-857-1415

F: 214-302-1414

Sarah E. Woolf-King, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Department of Medicine
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
University of California, San Francisco

50 Beale Street, Suite 1300
San Francisco, CA 94105

T: (415)597-4996

F: (415) 597-9213

Tyler Wray, PhD

Fellow of the Training Program

Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies

Brown University

121 South Main Street

Providence, RI 02903

T: 401-863-6600

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