Qualified Staff

Jay Udani, MD, CPI
Medical Director

Dr. Udani is a Board Certified Internist who was among the first physicians to become a Certified Principal Investigator (CPI) through the American Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians. Dr. Udani has successfully conducted over 20 clinical trials over the past years. Dr. Udani was the Chief Resident of Internal Medicine at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, a Harvard Research Fellow, and completed two UCLA fellowships in Health Services Research and Integrative Medicine.

 

Victoria Ramirez, CCRC
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator

Victoria has over 15 years of Clinical Trials experience in Phase I, Phase II, Phase III, and Phase IV trials. Her areas of experience include Diabetes, Infectious Disease, and Lipid disorders. She is an experienced medical assistant and a radiology technician as well.

 

Michelle Torreliza
Clinical Research Coordinator

Michelle has over 2 years of Research experience on 11 studies. She has performed data entry in both CRF and EDC formats, processes all lab specimens, assists with the regulatory functions, and enjoys the rewards of direct patient contact.

 

Linda Vickers, RD, CDE
Registered Dietician

Linda is a Registered Dietician and a Certified Diabetes Educator. She provides comprehensive Dietary consultation and personalized meal planning for study subjects in Diabetes and Lipid studies.

 

Duc Tran, MD
Sub-Investigator

Board Certified Internal Medicine

 

Lawrence Osman, MD
Sub-Investigator

Board Certified Dermatology

Walter Jacobson, MD
Sub-Investigator

Board Certified Psychiatry

Chris Chow, MD
Sub-Investigator

Board Certified Internal Medicine

Masoud Azizad, MD
Sub-Investigator

Board Certified Internal Medicine