Meet Our Team
Our team has completed more than 600 trials with 9,400 research patients.
Staff Credentials
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Dr. Timothy Smith is a Certified Principal Investigator (CPI®) through ACRP
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Mitzi Sutton is Certified in Healthcare Research Compliance (CHRC®) through the Health Care Compliance Association
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Coordinators are all Certified Clinical Research Coordinators (CCRC®) through the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP)
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All StudyMetrix staff has extensive and ongoing training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
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All staff is trained on HIPAA
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We have Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that have been developed using FDA and ICH guidelines
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IATA trained for laboratory shipping
Timothy R. Smith, MD, RPh
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41 years of experience in healthcare (pharmacist, physician, researcher, medical director, health system research officer, research consultant and business owner)
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Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator for more than 700 clinical trials and original research projects over his career
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Experienced in all aspects of research business management, clinical trial conduction, research regulatory compliance
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Extensive leadership in research team building, research innovation, proposal development, research clinic operations, and business development
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Recognized and awarded for healthcare and research excellence, leadership, and lifetime achievement
Jill Stoneman, MSN, FNP-BC
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32 years experience in nursing including:
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3 years of general family practice
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3 years medical surgical nurse
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25 years experience as Sub-Investigator on more than 240 clinical trials, serving under Dr. Smith
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25 years of experience in headache management
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Board Certified in Family Practice and a specialist in headache management
Mitzi Sutton, CHRC
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Over 30 years of healthcare experience (practice manager, research administrator, executive director)
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Led and managed all business office functions for over 720 clinical trials in her career
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Certified in Research Regulatory Compliance
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Expertise in research SOP development and implementation, research contract and budget completion, research revenue cycle management, coverage analysis, and proposal development
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Experience in audit readiness, successfully hosting FDA audits for 5 clinical trials with no adverse findings (no 483’s or warnings)
Alexander Rachmiel
MD
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25 years of experience in Emergency Medicine
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2 year experience working with clinical trials
Donna Straatmann
RN, BSN, CCRC
Senior Research Coordinator
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31 years experience in healthcare
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28 years as a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
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30 years experience working with clinical trials
Elizabeth Maryas
BA, CCRC
Senior Research Coordinator
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23 years as a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
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21 years experience working with clinical trials
Sheri Rocco
LPN, CCRC
Senior Research Coordinator
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31 years experience in healthcare
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30 years as a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
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27 years experience working with clinical trials
Brittany O'Farrell
Research Operations Supervisor
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15 years experience working with clinical trials
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13 years of experience clinical trials accounting
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13 years of experience medical billing and coding
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10 years of experience working with study recruitmen]t
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5 years supervisor Experience
Kennidy Shirey
Medical Receptionist
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2 year experience working with clinical trials
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2 year experience working with study recruitment
Laura Weiman
RN, BSN
Clinical Research Coordinator
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10 years experience in healthcare
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3 year experience working with clinical trials
Samantha Codd
MS, RD, LD
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27 years experience working as a clinical dietetics and nutritionist
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3 year experience working with clinical trials
Sarah Stanley
Medical Receptionist
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1 year experience working in clinical trials
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1 year experience working in recruitment
Alissa Robinson, EMT
Clinical Research Coordinator
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5 years in Healthcare
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1 year experience working with clinical trials
Christy Hartenbach
Research Assistant
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10 years experience in healthcare
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1 year experience working in clinical trials