Recruiting centers
The SONOBIRD trial is currently recruiting patients in Europe and the United States of America. This page provides a list of centers participating in our clinical trial. The hospitals and specialized clinics listed are authorized to assess your eligibility, assist you with medical and administrative procedures, and provide follow-up throughout your participation in the study. Each center has a dedicated oncology team available to answer your questions and guide you step by step. You’ll find all the contact details and information you need to get in touch directly with the facility nearest you.
Münster
Universitätsklinikum Münster
Albert Schweitzer Campus 1, A1, 48149 Münster
Principal Investigator : Pr. Walter Stummer
Tel. : +49(0)2518347472
email: Walter.Stummer@ukmuenster.de
Essen
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Hufelandstr.55, 45147 Essen
Principal Investigator : Dr. Sied Kebir
Tel. : +49(0)20172383133
email: Sied.Kebir@uk-essen.de
Barcelona
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Calle Villarroel, 170, 08036 Barcelona
Principal Investigator: Pr. José Juan Gonzalez Sánchez
email: JJGONZAL@clinic.cat
Tel: +34 635 561 986
San Francisco
Sutter Health - California Pacific Medical Center
1100 Van Ness Ave - 94109 San Francisco
Principal Investigator: Lewis Leng, MD
email: Lewis.Leng@sutterhealth.org
Contact: 1-415-600-0528
Los Angeles
UCLA Neurosurgery
300 Stein Plaza Suite 429 Los Angeles, CA 90095
Principal Investigator: Richard G. Everson, MD
email: REverson@mednet.ucla.edu
Contact: 1-310-825-5111
Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center (CCCC)
9500 Euclid Avenue CA-51 44195 Cleveland, OH
Principal Investigator: Matthew Grabowski, MD
email: grabowm2@ccf.org
Contact: 216 444-4390
Atlanta
Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University
1364 Clifton Road, 30322 Atlanta, GA
Principal Investigator: Edjah K, NDuom MD
email: edjah.k.nduom@emory.edu
Contact: 404-778-7623
Phoenix
Mayo Clinic Arizona
5777 E. Mayo Blvd. 85054 Phoenix, AZ
Principal Investigator: Mrugala, Maciej, MD, PhD
email: Mrugala.Maciej@mayo.edu
Contact: 480-684-3898
Rochester
Mayo Clinic Rochester
200 First Street SW, 55905 Rochester, MN
Principal Investigator: Terence Burns, MD
email: burns.terry@mayo.edu
Contact: 507-266-5280
Jacksonville
Mayo Clinic of Jacksonville Florida
4500 San Pablo Road, 32224 Jacksonville, FL
Principal Investigator: Kaisorn Chaichana, MD
email: chaichana.kaisorn@mayo.edu
Contact: 904-953-5032
New York
Weill Cornell Medicine
1300 York Avenue, 10065 New-York, NY
Principal Investigator: Rohan Ramakrishna, MD
email: ror9068@med.cornell.edu
Contact: 212-746-1996
Tampa
Moffitt Cancer Center
12902 Magnolia Drive, 33612 Tampa, FL
Principal Investigator: James Liu, MD, PhD
email: james.liu@moffitt.org
Contact: 813-745-1146
Denver
University of Colorado Cancer Center
1665 Aurora Ct, 80045 Denver, CO
Principal Investigator: Kevin Lillehei, MD
email: kevin.lillehei@cuanschutz.edu
Contact: 303-724-9677
Sevilla
Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
Avda Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013 Sevilla
Principal Investigator : Pr. Ignacio Martín Schrader
email: ignaciot.martin.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
Tel. : +34(0)955012604
Dresden
Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
Fetscherstr. 74, 01062 Dresden
Principal Investigator : Pr. Dietmar Krex
email: Dietmar.Krex@ukdd.de
Tel. : +493514584163
Den Haag
Haaglanden Medisch Centrum
Lijnbaan 32, Den Haag
Principal Investigator : Dr. Marike Broekman
email: m.broekman@haaglandenmc.nl
Tel. : +31889797900
Dallas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd, 75390 Dallas, TX
Principal Investigator: Toral Patel, MD
email: toral.tatel@UTSouthwestern.edu
Contact: 214-645-8003
Hershey
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
500 University Drive, 17033 Hershey, PA
Principal Investigator: Brad Zacharia, MD
email: bzacharia@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Contact: 717-531-0003 (ext. 283063 or 285799)
Chemnitz
Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH
Flemmingstr. 2, 09116 Chemnitz
Principal Investigator : Dr. Sven-Axel May
email: s-a.may@skc.de
Tel. : +4937133333239
Suresnes
Hôpital Foch
40 Rue Worth, 92150 Suresnes
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nadia Younan
email: n.younan@hopital-foch.com
Tel: +33(0)146257343
Chicago
Northwestern University
676 N. St. Clair Street, 60611 Chicago, IL
Principal Investigator : Lukas, Rimas V, MD
email: rimas.lukas@nm.org
Contact : 312-695-0990
Rotterdam
Erasmus MC
Dr Molenwaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam
Principal Investigator : Dr. Marjolein Geurts
email: m.geurts@erasmusmc.nl
Tel. : +31107041415
Lausanne
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
46 Rue du Bugnon, 1011 Lausanne
Principal Investigator: Pr. Andreas Hottinger
Tel: +41213144690
email: Andreas.Hottinger@chuv.ch
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
600 N. Wolfe St., 21287 Baltimore, MD
Principal Investigator: Chetan Bettegowda, MD, PhD
email: cbetteg1@jhmi.edu
Contact: 667-306-8142
Barcelona
Vall d'Hebron Instituto de Oncología
Passage Vall d'Hebron 119, 08035 Barcelona
Principal Investigator: Dr. Maria Vieito Villar
email: mvieito@vhio.net
Tel: +34(0)932543450
Madrid
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Av Andalucia S/N, 28041 Madrid
Principal Investigator: Pr. Angel Pérez Núñez
email: apnunez@salud.madrid.org
Tel: +34913908282
Miami
Miami Cancer Institute
8900 North Kendall Drive, 33176 Miami, FL
Principal Investigator: Michael W Mc Dermott, MD
email: MWMCD@baptisthealth.net
Contact: 786-527-8082
Salt Lake City
University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute
2000 Circle of Hope Drive, 84112 Salt Lake City, UT
Principal Investigator: Randy Jensen, MD, PhD
email: randy.jensen@hsc.utah.edu
Contact: 801-646-9922
Bern
Inselspital
Freiburgstr. 16, 3010 Bern
Principal Investigator: Pr. Philipp Schucht
Tel: +41213141293
email: Philippe.schucht@insel.ch
Houston
University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, Neurosurgery
6400 Fannin Street, 77030 Houston, TX
Principal Investigator: Yoshua Esquenazi, MD
email: yoshua.esquenaziLevy@uth.tmc.edu
Contact: 713-486-7758
New York
Lennox Hill Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Northwell Health
130 E 77th Street, Black Hall, 10075 New York, NY
Principal Investigator: Randy D’Amico, MD
email: rdamico8@northwell.edu
Contact: 212-434-4836
Leuven
U.Z. Leuven
Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven
Principal Investigator : Pr. Steven De Vleeschouwer
Tel. : +3216344290
email: steven.devleeschouwer@uzleuven.be
New York
Columbia University
161 Fort Washington Ave, Herbert Irving, 10032, New York, NY
Principal Investigator: Brian Gill, MD
email: bjg2140@cumc.columbia.edu
Contact: 212-342-5162
Indianapolis
Indiana University Health
355 W. 15th Street, 46202 Indianapolis, IN
Principal Investigator: Kathryn Nevel, MD
email: knevel@iuhealth.org
Contact: 317-963-4823
Liège
CHU de Liège
1 Avenue de l'Hopital, 4000 Liège
Principal Investigator: Pr. Pierre Frères
Tel: +3243233551
email: pfreres@chuliege.be
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
170 Manning Drive, 27516 Chapel Hill, NC
Principal Investigator: Carlos David, MD
email: carlos_david@med.unc.edu
Contact: 919-996-8804
Lyon
Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer
59 Boulevard Pinel, 69500 Bron
Principal Investigator : Pr. François Ducray
email: francois.ducray@chu-lyon.fr
Tel. : +33(0)472357806
Brussel
U.Z. Brussel
Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussel
Principal Investigator: Pr. Johnny Duerinck
Tel: +3224775514
email: Johnny.Duerinck@uzbrussel.be
Paris
Hôpital La Pitié Salpêtrière
47 Boulevard De l'Hopital, 75013, Paris
Principal Investigator : Pr Ahmed IDBAIH
email: ahmed.idbaih@aphp.fr
Tel. : +33142160381
Marseille
Hôpital La Timone
264 rue Saint Pierre, 13005 Marseille
Principal Investigator: Pr. Olivier Chinot
email: Olivier.CHINOT@ap-hm.fr
Tel: +33491385500
Uppsala
Uppsala University Hospital, Akademiska sjukhuset
Dag Hammarskjӧlds väg 8, 751 85 Uppsala
Principal Investigator : Dr. Georg Holgersson
email: georg.holgersson@akademiska.se
Tel. : +46 (0)18 611 00 00
Göteborg
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Blå Stråket 2, 413 45 Göteborg
Principal Investigator : Dr. Louise Carstam
email: louise.carstam@vgregion.se
Tel. : +46313421000
Torino
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
Via Cherasco 15, 10126 Torino
Principal Investigator : Dr. Roberta Rudà
email: roberta.ruda@unito.it
Tel. : +39(0)116334904
Milano
IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Uo. Di Oncologia ed Ematologia
Via Manzoni 56, Neuroncologia, 20089 Rozzano
Principal Investigator : Dr. Matteo Simonelli
email: matteo.simonelli@hunimed.eu
Tel. : +39(0)282244559
Bologna
IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna
Bellaria - Via Altura 3, 40139 Bologna
Principal Investigator : Dr. Enrico Franceschi
email: enricofra@yahoo.it
Tel. : +39(0)0516225697
Livorno
Azienda USL Toscana Nord-Ovest
Viale Alfieri 36, 57126 Livorno
Principal Investigator : Dr. Anna Luisa Di Stefano
email: annaluisa.distefano@uslnordovest.toscana.it
Tel. : +39(0)586223416
Padova
Istituto Oncologico Veneto
Via Gattamelata 64, 35128 Padova
Principal Investigator : Dr. Giuseppe Lombardi
email: giuseppe.lombardi@iov.veneto.it
Tel. : +39(0)0498215888
Berlin
Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin
Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin
Principal Investigator : Dr. Martin Misch
email: martin.misch@charite.de
Tel. : +49(0)30450660409
Koeln
Universitaetsklinikum Koeln
Kerpener Str. 62, 50937 Köln
Principal Investigator : Pr. Roland Goldbrunner
Tel. : +49(0)22147836898
email: roland.goldbrunner@uk-koeln.de
Madrid
Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro
Calle Oña 10, 28040 Madrid
Principal Investigator: Dr. Juan Manuel Sepúlveda Sánchez
email: sepulvedasanchez@seom.org
Tel: +34 91756 7800
Innsbruck
Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck
Anichstr. 35, 6020 Innsbruck
Principal Investigator: Christian Freyschlag
Tel. : +4351250427452
email: christian.freyschlag@i-med.ac.at
San Francisco
University of California
400 Parnassus Ave, 94143 San Francisco, CA
Principal Investigator: Nicholas Butowski, MD
email: nicholas.butowski@ucsf.edu
Contact: 415-353-2193
Roma
IFO, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena
Via Elio Chianesi 53, 00100 Roma
Principal Investigator : Dr Veronica Villani
email: veronica.villani@ifo.it
Tel. : +39(0)652666153