Meet the Team

Savannah Latimer

Clinical Research Coordinator

Hi everyone! My name is Savannah Latimer, and I work at Children’s Hospital in the Emergency Department. I am a clinical research coordinator. That means I help doctors learn new and better ways to help kids feel better.

I work on research studies about different health problems like seizures, asthma, sickle cell disease, and genetics. Our goal is to find better medicines and treatments for patients.

Sometimes I help with studies that test special medicines. These medicines can help stop seizures, help with pain, and help patients get better faster so they can go home sooner.

I have learned a lot of cool skills in my job! I can place IVs and tests like EEGs and EKGs that check how the brain and heart are working. I also help use special medical tools that doctors use to care for patients.

One of the most important parts of my job is helping patients and their families when they come to the hospital. I talk with them, answer questions, and bring comfort items to help them feel a little less scared.

My favorite part of my job is helping kids and families during a hard time and being part of research that can help patients in the future. I love knowing that the work we do today can help kids feel better tomorrow!

Ally Noccioli, MSHS

Research Program Coordinator

Hi! My name is Ally Noccioli, and I am a project manager at Children’s National Hospital. I work with medical devices, which are tools that help doctors take care of kids. My research tests if new medical devices are safe and work well for children. I help run clinical trials, where we try out these devices and compare them to the care doctors already use. We invite patients from the hospital to join these studies so we can learn more.

I study new medical devices to make sure they are safe and work well for children. To do this, I run special studies called clinical trials. In these trials, I test new devices and compare them to the usual care that patients already get. I invite patients from the hospital who meet certain rules to join the study. From my work, I learn important information, called data, that helps me understand if the devices are safe and if they do what they are supposed to do. My favorite part of doing research is seeing new and creative ideas turn into real tools that can help children feel better.