Lab Members

Refer to caption. — Row in front (left to right): Gladys Andoh, Varintorn (“Kitty”) Huntley, Dr. Milena Jovanovic, Dr. Catherine Gordon, Devora Stein, Alexandra Laufer. Row in back (left to right): Lealem Asrat, Jay Cheeti.

Milena Jovanovic, PhD

Milena Jovanovic headshot. Staff Scientist
Building 10, Rm 8S241
Bethesda, MD 20872
Email: milena.jovanovic@nih.gov
Phone: (301) 827-2652

Dr. Milena Jovanovic is a Staff Scientist in the Section on Adolescent Bone and Body Composition at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. She has more than 10 years of experience in Bone Biology field. She earned her Master of Science in medical biochemistry from the University of Belgrade in Serbia. Then, she obtained her Ph.D in physiology and cell biology from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. During her Ph.D, she identified a novel role of GPR39 zinc receptor as an important regulator of bone homeostasis. After obtaining her Ph.D, she joined NICHD in March 2018 as a Visiting Fellow for the postdoctoral training, during which she was involved in translational studies of Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), elucidating the mechanism and signaling pathways of Type XIV OI. After her postdoctoral training, she joined the Section on Adolescent Bone and Body Composition at NICHD as a Staff Scientist where she is interested in skeletal phenotype of young patients with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) and the effects of HRT treatment on bone. Dr. Jovanovic will be leading the HRpQCT program as she has a substantial experience studying bone phenotype in murine models using micro-computed tomography.

Hussam Alkaissi, MD

Staff Clinician
hussam.alkaissi@nih.gov

Brisilda Ndreka, PhD

Statistician
brisilda.ndreka@nih.gov

Devora Stein, FNP-BC, M.S.N.

Pediatric Endocrinology and Gynecology Nurse Practitioner
devora.stein@nih.gov

Harinder Raipuria, DNP, FNP-C

Pediatric Endocrinology Consultant
harinder.raipuria@nih.gov

Amalia Namath, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellow
amalia.namath@nih.gov

Kara Dods, MD, PhD

Research Volunteer
kara.dods@nih.gov

Lalla Karima Hijane, MSHI

Predoctoral Fellow
lallakarima.hijane@nih.gov

Lealem M. Asrat, MHM

Patient Care Coordinator
lealem.asrat@nih.gov

Mahsa Motevalli, DNP, MSN, FNP, ACAGNP, CRNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
mahsa.motevalli@nih.gov

Ka Wing Lam (Joyce), BS, BSN, RN

Nurse Research Specialist
kawing.lam@nih.gov

Diana Benitez-Alvarado, BS

Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award Fellow
diana.benitez-alvarado@nih.gov

Sarah Harris, BS

Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award Fellow
sarah.harris@nih.gov

Ana Solorza, BS

Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award Fellow
ana.solorzatorres@nih.gov