A Team You Can Rely On
Our clinical trials are conducted by a group of medically trained staff, including doctors and nurses, who monitor your safety during your participation. We pride ourselves on being a highly trained staff that understands volunteers. Without informed and engaged volunteers, successful studies wouldn’t be possible. Our staff also provides support for a number of languages, as they are fluent in Spanish, English, French, and Hungarian.
Elizabeth Roman
Site director/CRCI'm a skilled professional with 6 years' experience specialized in clinical research, responsible for the initiation and running of multiple clinical trial and implementing all safety policies and regulations to ensure a safe productive work environment. Certified in Phlebotomy, EKG, CPR.
Vendel Aradi
Back-Up CRCAs a back-up CRC coordinator my responsibilities generally include duties such as ICF process, EDC data entry, scheduling patients, requesting medical records and responsible for overseeing administrative tasks, managing supplies, and having strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure.
Dr. Jay Franklin, MD
Board Certified, PediatricianDr. Jay C. Franklin is a General Medicine Doctor who is Licensed and Board-Certified Pediatrician with several specialties. He is affiliated with multiples hospitals in the Miami Area including Baptist Hospital, South Miami Hospital, and Niclaus Children Hospital. He received his medical degree from the University at Buffalo, School of Medicine, and Biomedical Sciences, and has been in practice for more than 52 years.
Dr. Amarilis Gonzalez, MD
Board Certified, Internal MedicineAmarilis Gonzalez, MD., is Board-certified through the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Gonzalez completed an internal medicine residency at West Suburban Hospital Medical Center, an affiliate of Rush-Presbyterian St-Luke’s Medical Center, in Oak Park, Illinois. She also completed a residency at the I.S.S.T.E. in Chihuahua, Mexico. She served an internship and sub-internship at West Suburban Hospital Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois. She earned her medical degree from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico
Giselle Abreu
CRC & PhlebotomistExperienced in clinical research and responsible for multiple functions and tasks including study data entry (EDC), filing, updating the patient database, requesting medical records. I understand the importance of patient's confidentiality, patient monitoring ensuring the integrity of data, safety procedures and quality assurance.
Dr. Yannier Ferrer Martinez, M.D.
PsychiatristDr. Yannier Ferrer (Dr. Ferrer) earned a degree in Doctor in Medicine in the University of Medicine, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Dr. Ferrer had the opportunity to practice medicine in South America. There, he discovered his passion and vacation to help vulnerable population in underserved areas. Dr. Ferrer had been in the medical field for more than ten years, exposed and treating patients with multiple co-morbidities in different Countries and in a variety of settings. After arriving to the United States, he earned his Cerfication in in Mental Health Social Worker. Prior to joining Banyan Health System, he completed a Psychiatry Residency program at Larkin Community Hospital in Miami. Dr Ferrer implements a method of comprehensive evaluation in all his patients, by combining sagacity, excellent clinical judgement, a multicultural approach and profound respect to the rights and preferences of individuals. His goal is to provide a wraparound service in every encounter in order to improve functionality and quality of life not only in patients, but also in their families and ultimately impacting directly in the wellbeing of our community.
Dr. Maria Carmen Cubillas, MD.
Family Medicine, PediatricsAbout Maria Carmen Cubillas MD Dr. Maria Carmen Cubillas, MD is a health care provider. She has 58 years of experience. Her specialties include Family Medicine, Pediatrics.
Osniel Toledo
Clinical Research CoordinatorMy responsibilities, include: Informed consent: Introducing the process to potential participants, which is essential for ethical research Study timelines: Helping the Principal Investigator (PI) develop materials and tools to train people on protocol requirements, schedules, and research plans Protocol feasibility: Determining if assessments are practical based on the protocol document Compliance: Reviewing study protocols, participant charts, and regulatory requirements to ensure ethical conduct Data collection: Collecting data from participants and recording the results Collaboration: Working with other team members to plan and manage trials, and communicating with medical professionals and insurance companies for approval Other responsibilities: Ensuring participant, supply, and material safety, performing cost analysis, preparing budgets, designing and delivering training, acting as a point of contact for participants, and promoting the study.