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Meet The Team

Investigators Brandon Lenox, DO, MPH Principal Investigator Sheila Baez-Torres, MD Principal Investigator Clinical Team Brooke Ina Early Phase Director Silviya Milovanski Project Manager Christina Pacheco Project Manager Lisa Patel Project Manager Rachael Rittichier Project Manager Sofia Rodriguez Project Manager Patricia Sluis Project Manager Celeste Santana Phase One Activity Coordinator Sarah Gonzalez Clinical Research Assistant

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

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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 Hadassa Datulma Project Manager Gina Estupinan Project Manager Emma Garcia Project Manager Melisa Nicolas Project Manager Anjali Mahavir […]

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

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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 Jeyssa […]

Meet The Team

Investigators Kelley Yokum-Wilson, 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 Chris Hill Sub-Investigator Karina Perez Lead Project Manager Amanda Jorgensen Project Manager III Brianna Grant Project Manager Kaisha Walker Project Manager Rosa Osoria Project […]

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

EXECUTIVE TEAM FIRST NAME LAST NAME TITLE SEAN STANTON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BRANDON LENOX DO CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER HANK HELLER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER LESIA HISE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CLINICAL TEAM NICHOLAS WEBER DO PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR TAYLOR RICE MANAGING PARTNER GINA ESTUPINAN MD PROJECT MANAGER ADELINA STSURIN PROJECT MANAGER MELISA NICOLAS PROJECT MANAGER LEXI MORRISON PSYCHOMETRIC […]

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Investigators Sejal Patel, MD Principal Investigator Neel Patel, MD Principal Investigator Prity Patel, APRN Principal Investigator Clinical Team Matt Bubalo Managing Director Joao Cardoso Project Manager Michelle Carfi Project Manager Yvelina Feliciano Project Manager Jordan Gauntlett Project Manager Floribeth Roman Project Manager Evette Trahan Project Manager Vanessa Carrillo Clinical Research Technician Melissa Aquino Psychometric Rater […]

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.