 Cassandra A. Fink, MPH, CCRP, brings her expertise in public health and clinical research practice to advancing the research agenda of The Vision Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. In particular, Ms. Fink manages the daily implementation of four research studies on optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH), working with principal investigator Mark S. Borchert, MD.
She also handles regulatory compliance for several research protocols approved by the Institutional Review Board, as well as designs and implements new and existing research projects. Her responsibilities include patient and family study enrollment, education and counseling. Ms. Fink received her bachelor of arts in psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her masters of public health from Columbia University in New York.
Prior to joining Children's Hospital Los Angeles in 2005, her experience includes the Mt. Sinai Narcotic Rehabilitation Clinic, New York; AIDS Healthcare Foundation, West Hollywood; and the State Senate, in Sacramento as a health policy advisor. She is a member of the Society of Clinical Research Associates.
Major Areas of Research Interest
Cassandra A. Fink, MPH, CCRP, brings her expertise in public health and clinical research practice to advancing the research agenda of The Vision Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. In particular, Ms. Fink manages the daily implementation of four research studies on optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH), working with principal investigator Mark S. Borchert, MD.
Research In Progress
- Epidemiology of optic nerve hypoplasia
- Clinical risk factors of optic nerve hypoplasia
A study headed by Mark S. Borchert, MD is designed to provide preliminary data about the factors involved in formation of ONH prior to birth. This study may improve physicians’ ability to provide earlier identification and treatment of ONH. In addition, a greater understanding of prenatal risk factors may allow physicians to prevent this disease in the future. For more information or to partake in the study, click here.
Recently Published Research
Optic Nerve Hypoplasia in North America: A Re-Appraisal of Perinatal Risk Factors
Acta Ophthalmologica 2008. Pamela Garcia-Filion, MPH, Cassandra Fink, MPH, Mitchell E. Geffner, MD, and Mark Borchert, MD.
Neuroradiographic, Endocrinologic, and Ophthalmic Correlates of Adverse Developmental Outcomes in Children With Optic Nerve Hypoplasia: A Prospective Study
Pediatrics, Mar 2008; 121: e653 - e659. Pamela Garcia-Filion, MPH, Karen Epport, PhD, Marvin Nelson, MDd, Colleen Azen, MS, Mitchell E. Geffner, MD, Cassandra Fink, MPH and Mark Borchert, MD.
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