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.
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.
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.
Wilson Sui, MD
BPH Program Director
Dr. Sui was born and raised outside of Philadelphia and is a devout Eagles fan. He attended medical school at Colombia University where he was a member of the Bassett Program which focused on longitudinal patient care and quality improvement. During his residency at Vanderbilt University, he developed an interest in kidney stone disease and benign prostatic hyperplasia. As a faculty member at UM he continues his research interests in the prevention of kidney stone recurrence and quality improvement of BPH care.
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 the 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 MUSIC prostate cancer portfolio 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.
Po-Ju Chen, PhD
Quality Improvement Project Manager
Po-Ju is a new project manager for Dr. Andrew Krumm's quality improvement project for personalized patient reported outcomes for prostatectomy patients using machine learning. Po-Ju earned her PhD at the University of Michigan and completed postdoc training in neuromodulation for urinary dysfunction at the U-M Biomedical Engineering Department.
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 and BPH Project Manager
Mahin Mirza oversees the entire portfolio of KIDNEY-related quality improvement activities. She is also responsible for MUSIC CARES. Mahin also oversees the new BPH Program. She also monitors the quality of the data in the MUSIC registry and assists 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.
Lily Zamora
Communications Specialist
Lily Zamora is the Communications Specialist for the MUSIC Coordinating Center. She manages MUSIC's brand, social media presence, and website. Lily plans MUSIC's meetings and events and assists with administrative duties.
Becki Avedisian
Data Abstractor
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.
Amiya Alexander
Data Abstractor
Amiya Alexander is a Data Abstractor for the MUSIC Coordinating Center. She participates in local data abstraction and registry maintenance. Amiya aids in the creation of patient education materials for patient engagement.
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.
Caitlin Seibel, MS
Statistician
Caitlin Seibel is a Statistician for MUSIC. She provides analytic support on quality improvement, academic, and operational projects.
Zac Buchalski
Statistician
Zac Buchalski is a Statistician for MUSIC. He provides analytic support on quality improvement, academic, and operational projects.
Naji Ayyash
Statistician
Naji Ayyash is a Statistician for MUSIC. He provides analytic support on quality improvement, academic, and operational projects.