About
Our Team
Our Dedicated Coordinating Center Team
Khurshid Ghani, MD, MS
Program Director
Dr. Ghani is a Professor of Urology at the University of Michigan. He is a fellowship-trained robotic surgeon and endourologist. In 2014 Dr. Ghani was selected for the University of Michigan Patient Safety and Quality Leadership (PASQUAL) Scholars Program. As Program Director of MUSIC, Dr. Ghani plays a leadership role in all aspects of the collaborative’s operations and quality improvement activities. He also serves as the Co-Director for the ROCKS program.
Susan Linsell, MHSA
Administrative Officer
Susan Linsell is the MUSIC Administrative Officer with a background in Industrial Engineering and Health Services Administration, and is Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified. She plans and directs the administrative, operational, and strategic aspects of the collaborative. She also serves as the Innovation Lead for MUSIC.
James E. Montie, MD
Strategy Advisor
Dr. Montie is a former Professor and Chair of the Department of Urology at the University of Michigan. He is an internationally-recognized authority in the field of urological oncology and also one of the pioneers of urological health services research. As a Strategy Advisor for MUSIC, Dr. Montie provides significant input, guidance and direction on the strategic vision of the collaborative.
David C. Miller, MD, MPH
Strategy Advisor
Dr. Miller is a Professor of Urology at the University of Michigan and formerly served as the Program Director for MUSIC. He now serves as a Strategy Advisor for MUSIC, providing significant input, guidance and direction on the strategic vision of the collaborative.
Brian Lane, MD, PhD
Strategy Advisor
Dr. Brian Lane is the Medical Director of Urologic Oncology Research at Corewell Health West and Professor in the Department of Surgery at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He is a fellowship-trained urologic oncologist with a clinical practice devoted to the care of patients with kidney, prostate, bladder, and other urologic cancers. He served as the MUSIC KIDNEY Program Director for many years and led efforts to improve care for localized renal mass patients throughout Michigan.
Tudor Borza, MD, MS
MUSIC Co-Director, Prostate Program Director
Tudor Borza, MD, MS is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of Michigan. He completed his residency training at the Harvard Program in Urology. He obtained a Master’s Degree in Healthcare Research and completed fellowships in Health Services Research and Urologic Oncology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Borza plays a critical role in leading the collaborative to improve the care of prostate cancer patients. He serves as the Director of Opioid Stewardship for the Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin and is a member of the Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network (OPEN).
Kevin Ginsburg, MD, MS
Prostate Program Co-Director
Dr. Ginsburg is an Assistant Professor of Urology at Wayne State University. He is a fellowship trained urologic oncologist with interests in studying variation in practice patterns for men on active surveillance for prostate cancer and how this correlates to clinical and oncological outcomes. As a Prostate Programs Co-Director, he provides physician leadership and expertise for the prostate QI projects.
Casey Dauw, MD
MUSIC Co-Director, ROCKS Program Director
Dr. Dauw is an Associate Professor of Urology at the Michigan Medicine. He is a fellowship trained endourologist with clinical interests focused on kidney stone disease and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). As the MUSIC ROCKS Program Director, Dr. Dauw plays a vital role in leading the collaborative to improve the quality of care for kidney stone patients with a specific focus on avoiding modifiable Emergency Department visits following ureteroscopy (URS) and shockwave lithotripsy (SWL).
Alice Semerjian, MD
KIDNEY Program Director
Dr. Semerjian is a Clinical Associate Professor at Michigan Medicine. She is fellowship trained in urologic oncology and specializes in the treatment of patients with kidney cancer. She serves as the Director of MUSIC KIDNEY, leading the collaborative to improve quality of care for patients with renal masses.
Craig Rogers, MD
KIDNEY Program Co-Director
Dr. Rogers is the Chair of Urology at Henry Ford Health System and as a fellowship trained urologic oncologist, specializes in the robotic surgery for kidney cancer and prostate cancer, among other urologic diseases. As the KIDNEY Co-Director, Dr. Rogers provides critical physician leadership and expertise for the program.
Andrew Krumm, PhD
askMUSIC Program Director
Dr. Krumm is an Assistant Professor of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School. He specializes in learning analytics and quality improvement. Within MUSIC, he develops predictive models and calculators for the askMUSIC website and provides expertise on the implementation of quality improvement tools.
Anna Johnson, MS
Program Manager
Anna Johnson is the MUSIC Program Manager, providing oversight of all program quality improvement activities and analytic work. Anna also serves as the project manager for Prostate MRI/Fusion Biopsy and prostate-related clinical trials, GMINOR and GMAJOR. She also serves as the Education Lead for the collaborative.
Corinne Labardee, MPH
Prostate Project Manager
Corinne has a background in public health education and promotion. She oversees the various prostate-related initiatives and personally manages the askMUSIC project. She is also responsible for creating patient and provider materials to support health education and dissemination. Corinne also ensures the quality of the data in the MUSIC registry and local implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
Jerison Ross
ROCKS Project Manager
Jerison manages and oversees the various ROCKS-related quality improvement initiatives while also directly managing the ROCKS Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) program. He is also responsible for monitoring the quality of the data in the MUSIC registry and assisting with local implementation of quality improvement activities.
Mahin Mirza, MPH
KIDNEY Project Manager
Mahin Mirza oversees the entire portfolio of KIDNEY-related quality improvement activities. She is also responsible for monitoring the quality of the data in the MUSIC registry and assisting with local implementation of quality improvement activities.
Elaina Shoemaker
SOUL Project Manager
Elaina serves as the Stent Omission for Ureteroscopy and Lithotripsy (SOUL) Project Manager. She oversees all aspects of the randomized controlled multi-center study of stent omission for patients after uncomplicated ureteroscopy for the treatment of kidney stones.
Rabia Martin
Database Manager
Rabia Martin is the Database Manager for MUSIC. She spearheads and oversees local data abstraction, provides keen insight in the development and enhancement of the registry, provides training and education to data abstractors, and serves as a primary point of contact for data abstraction related inquiries. Rabia is also the Project Manager of the Radical Prostatectomy Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) program.
Becki Avedisian
Data Abstraction
Becki Avedisian is the Data Abstractor for the MUSIC Coordinating Center. She spearheads local data abstraction and registry maintenance. Becki aids in the coordination of quality improvement projects among other responsibilities.
Erik Sucher, MD
Study Coordinator
Erik is a research coordinator for the Stent Omission after Ureteroscopy and Lithotripsy (SOUL) study. A recent graduate from medical school, he aspires to specialize in urology. Erik is responsible for patient screening, enrollment, and a variety of other responsibilities.
Sabrina Clark
Study Coordinator
Sabrina serves as the study coordinator for the Stent Omission after Ureteroscopy and Lithotripsy (SOUL) Clinical Trial. She assists with day-to-day operations of the trial, consenting patients, and other responsibilities.
Rod Dunn, MS
Director of Analytic Strategy
Rod Dunn serves as the Director of Analytic Strategy for MUSIC. Rod attended graduate school at the School of Public Health of the University of Michigan, where he earned his Master’s Degree in Biostatistics and has over 25 years of experience in the urology field. He provides strategic guidance to the MUSIC analytic and operational teams. He also serve as the Data-driven Best Practices Lead for the collaborative.
Stephanie Daignault-Newton, MS
Lead Statistician
Stephanie Daignault-Newton is a Biostatistician Expert for MUSIC. She provides statistical expertise and analytic support on a wide range of quality improvement, academic, and operational projects, with a primary focus on MUSIC ROCKS, as well as the program’s clinical trials.
Sabir Meah, MS
Statistician
Sabir Meah is a Statistician for MUSIC. He provides analytic support on quality improvement, academic, and operational projects.
Caitlin Seibel, MS
Statistician
Caitlin Seibel is a Statistician for MUSIC. She provides analytic support on quality improvement, academic, and operational projects.