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Meet The Team

Investigators John Stoudikes, MD Principal Investigator Daniel Sacchetti, DO, FAAN Principal Investigator Clinical Team Bill Menard Managing Director Tara Tang Associate Director of Outreach & Recruitment Sam Slezak Lead Project Manager Sarah DeForest Laboratory Manager

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Investigators Joshua Lennon, MD Principal Investigator Clinical Team Kerry Lovelace Managing Partner Anna Grace Beyer Clinical Operations Coordinator & Rater Alexis Perry Project Manager & Rater Francesca McKay, MS Project Manager & Rater

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Investigators Joshua Eisenhut, MD Principal Investigator Esteban Olivera, MD Principal Investigator Stephen Quaning, MD Principal Investigator Lumary Matos Investigator Samuel Dunlop, DNP, NP-C Investigator Clinical Team Victoria Marsh Managing Director Marianne McManus Managing Director Tiffany Kiako Associate Director of Clinical Operations Becca Carr Lead Project Manager Ally Ferguson Project Manager Camille Hebert Project Manager Jordan […]

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Investigators Brandon Lenox, DO, MPH Principal Investigator Sheila Baez-Torres, MD Principal Investigator Clinical Team Brooke Ina Early Phase Director Silviya Milovanski Lead Project Manager Christina Pacheco Lead Project Manager Joshua Diaz Project Manager Lisa Patel Project Manager Patricia Sluis Project Manager Ibzan Gonzalez Munoz Prescreen Coordinator Celeste Santana Phase One Activity Coordinator Larry Iocco Recruitment […]

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Investigators Esteban Olivera, MD Principal Investigator Christopher Galloway, MD Principal Investigator Stephen Quaning, MD Principal Investigator Samuel Dunlop, DNP, NP-C Investigator Clinical Team Santiago Santelis, MD, MS Site Director/ Project Manager Maryoreht Arellano Project Manager Jennifer Avila Research Assistant Marjorie Mathieu Laboratory Technician

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Investigators Christopher Galloway, MD Medical Director & Principal Investigator Beatriz Colon, MD Principal Investigator Lumary Matos Investigator Clinical Team Taylor Rice Managing Partner Marianne McManus Managing Partner Amanda Occhino Director of Clinical Operations Hadassa Datulma Clinical Enrollment Lead Aya Abunabba Project Manager Chelsea Darden Project Manager Cedric Herrmann Project Manager Anjali Mahavir Project Manager Mia […]

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Investigators Craig Curtis, MD Chief Medical Officer & Principal Investigator Kimberly Salazar, MD Principal Investigator Carole Gordon Principal Investigator Ruth Paiano, APRN, CPI Principal Investigator Cheryl Klenow, MD Principal Investigator Clinical Team Christian Beierschmitt Regional Director of Clinical Operations & Managing Partner, K2 The Villages, FL Jenna Meador, BS, CSP Director of Site Operations Juliana […]

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Investigators Kelley Wilson, MD Principal Investigator Clinical Team Raj Patel, MD Sub-Investigator Natasha Wick Sub-Investigator Zach Adams, DNP, CRNA Sub-Investigator Patricia Delgado, DNP, AGPCNP, DCNP, PMHNP Sub-Investigator Chris Hill Sub-Investigator Brooke Ina Managing Partner/Site Director Karina Perez Associate Site Director Brianna Grant Project Manager Wendy Moreno Project Manager Angelica Navarro Project Manager Kaitlyn Turner Project […]

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EXECUTIVE TEAM SEAN STANTON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BRANDON LENOX DO CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER HANK HELLER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER LESIA HISE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CLINICAL TEAM JAY RUBIN MD PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR HANS HOECK MD, PhD MANAGING PARTNER ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM CARLOS BAEZ MD DIRECTOR OF LABORATORY SERVICES CANDACE BAIRD DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY & QUALITY AFFAIRS KRISTEN GRUBE […]

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Investigators Sejal Patel, MD Principal Investigator Neel Patel, MD Principal Investigator & Medical Director of Cardiometabolics Prity Patel, APRN Principal Investigator Johnny Nguyen Investigator Clinical Team Matt Bubalo Managing Director Floribeth Roman Lead Project Manager Joao Cardoso Project Manager Michelle Carfi Project Manager Vanessa Carrillo Project Manager Yvelina Feliciano Project Manager Jordan Gauntlett Project Manager […]

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Investigators Brandon Lenox, DO, MPH Chief Medical Officer, Co-Founder Sheila Baez-Torres, MD Principal Investigator & Medical Director of Diversity Alfonso Gonzalez, MD Principal Investigator & Medical Director Jennifer West, PA Investigator & Director of Medical Operations Melissa Belardo, APRN Investigator Morgan McLaughlin, MSN, APRN Investigator Clinical Team Jim Hoeckendorf, RN, BSN Managing Partner K2 Orlando […]

K2 is Closed for the holidays

All K2 locations will be closed from December 24, 2024 – January 5, 2025.  We will reopen on January 6, 2025.  In the meantime, please check out our website to learn more about our clinical research trials, our teams, and ways you can join our growing team.  

Wishing you and your families a Happy Holiday Season! 

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Melissa Belardo, APRN

Clinical Investigator

Melissa Belardo, is a certified family nurse practitioner (FNP-BC), joins K2 Medical Research with more than a decade of clinical experience. She has served as an investigator in over 20 trials. Prior to clinical research, she held roles in gastroenterology, hepatology, and nurse education.

Melissa’s academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Adventist University, followed by a master’s degree in Family Nurse Practitioner from Georgetown University.

Melissa is a native of the US Virgin Islands’ and is fluent in both English and Spanish; Melissa has lived in central Florida for the past twenty years. When she’s not at work, you can find her volunteering at her local church and spending time with family.

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