• Emphasize the volunteers’ interest and safety

• Maintain the highest standards of ethical and regulatory compliance

• Cultivate strong and lasting personal/professional relationships with medical directors, project  managers, CRO contacts, and monitors

• Enroll volunteers into the trials in numbers and rates that meet or exceed sponsor expectations

Dr. Karl V. Sitz, our Principal Investigator and President started our research center in July 2000. Dr. Sitz retired from clinical practice in October of 2023 and continues to lead our research center. Dr. Sitz has over 35 years of research experience.

Mindy DeMarco, RN, BSN, CCRP, our Vice President and Clinical Research Manager has been with the research center since July 2000 and has 30 years of clinical trial experience coordinating over 250 clinical trials .

Our GCP certified team of sub-investigators include Dr. Jim M. Ingram, Dr. Blake G. Scheer, Dr. Stacy S. Griffin, and Dr. Adam S. Price.

We currently have 2 part time study coordinators on site as well as the ability to manage sponsor provided study dedicated coordinators. All coordinators are GCP certified, IATA shipping certified and if eligible, SOCRA certified.

• Dedicated research office with patient waiting room and dedicated exam rooms

• CRIO CTMS with eSource data entry and immediate remote data monitoring capability.

• Wifi

• Lab processing space with centrifuge and refrigerated centrifuge

• 24 hr temperature monitored locked study drug storage (ambient, refrigerated, frozen) with backup power generator

• ECG machine

• Spirometer

• Wifi

• Emergency equipment