The Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) Clinical Trials Office (CTO) is a centralized office that provides comprehensive clinical research support to all HCI clinical investigators conducting cancer clinical trials. The personnel of the CTO facilitates all aspects of clinical research conduct primarily for interventional treatment adult oncology clinical trials.
This centralized infrastructure includes, but is not limited to, support for budget development, patient billing and sponsor invoicing, contracting, regulatory oversight and reporting, internal and external monitoring and auditing support, specimen management, participant recruitment, overall trial coordination and data management.
Contact Us
Phone: 888-424-2100
Clinical Trials Office Leadership
Theresa L. Werner, MD
Senior Director of Clinical Research, Huntsman Cancer Institute
Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Utah
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
University of Utah
HCI Investigator, Experimental Therapeutics & Gynecologic Malignancies
Heloisa Soares, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Clinical Trials Office, Huntsman Cancer Institute
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Utah
HCI Investigator, Gastroenterology

Jessica Moehle, CCRP
Senior Clinical Research Administrative Director

Leanne Lujan, CCRP
Senior, Associate Director of Operations

Susan Sharry, CCRP
Associate Director of Operations

Cristy Johnston
Associate Director of Laboratory Operations

Julie Ballard
Associate Director of Finance