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Meet The Team

Investigators 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 Jennifer Avila Research Assistant Marjorie Mathieu Laboratory Technician Arnaldo Acosta Project Manager Maryoreht Arellano Project Manager

Meet The Team

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Investigators Nicholas Weber, DO Medical Director & Principal Investigator Robert Meyer, MD, FACP, CPI Principal Investigator Clinical Team Taylor Rice Managing Partner Wes Van Ever Director of Operations Emily Schirtzer Lead Project Manager Lily Aleman Project Manager Gina Estupinan Project Manager Melisa Nicolas Project Manager Hadassa Datulma Clinical Research Assistant Tina Austin Clinical Research Assistant […]

Meet The Team

Investigators Craig Curtis, MD Chief Medical Officer & Principal Investigator Cheryl Klenow, MD Principal Investigator Ruth Paiano, APRN, CPI Principal Investigator Kimberly Salazar Principal Investigator Clinical Team Christian Beierschmitt Director of Operations Juliana Barrera, RPht, CPht Clinic Director Jenna Meador, BS, CSP Associate Director of Operations Mea Adams, BS Lead Project Manager Cori Ackerman Project […]

Meet The Team

Investigators Beatriz Colon, MD Principal Investigator Lumary Matos Sub-Investigator Elizabeth Phillips, MD Principal Investigator Clinical Team Victoria Marsh Managing Director Marianne McManus Managing Director Anny Gonzalez Project Manager Yvette Kowalski Project Manager Mia McMullen Project Manager Adriana Seda Project Manager & Psychometric Rater Arianah Yamin-Laboy Psychometric Rater Kiara Rodriguez Psychometric Rater & Research Assistant Sebastian […]

Meet The Team

Investigators Kelley Yokum, MD Principal Investigator Raj Patel Principal Investigator Clinical Team Lora Pea Managing Partner Natasha Wick Sub-Investigator Zach Adams, DNP, CRNA Sub-Investigator Patricia Delgado, DNP, AGPCNP, DCNP, PMHNP Sub-Investigator Karina Perez Lead Project Manager Amanda Jorgensen Project Manager III Alexa Villanueva Project Manager Brianna Grant Project Manager Kaisha Walker Project Manager Beth Ann […]

Ocala

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 […]

Winter Gardens

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Meet The Team

Investigators Sejal Patel, MD Principal Investigator Neel Patel, MD Principal Investigator Prity Patel, APRN Principal Investigator Clinical Team Matt Bubalo Managing Director Gian Colon Project Manager Floribeth Roman Project Manager Evette Trahan Project Manager Joao Cardoso Project Manager Vanessa Carrillo Clinical Research Technician Anthony Mamone Recruitment Specialist Bryanna Doty Community Connector Jordan Gauntlett Research Assistant […]

Meet The Team

Investigators Brandon Lenox, DO, MPH Principal Investigator Sheila Baez-Torres, MD Principal Investigator & Medical Director of Diversity Jennifer West, PA Investigator & Director of Medical Operations Morgan McLaughlin, MSN, APRN Investigator Melissa Belardo, APRN Clinical Investigator Clinical Team Jim Hoeckendorf, RN, BSN Managing Partner K2 Orlando Kim Stokes Director of Psychometric Operations Alexis Waldorf, RN […]

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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.