Our Dedicated Staff

"We employ the best research professionals, who are dedicated to providing excellent service with the ultimate goal of improving volunteer care and while remaining on the cutting edge of the medical arena. Our leadership, investigators and staff are experts in the various aspects of conducting the clinical trial process, recruitment and advertisement, scientific thought leadership and professional development. We make confidentiality, accuracy and quality data the central focuses in every clinical trial or study."

Ella Grach, MD
President & Chief Executive Officer

The Wake Research Clinical Staff

Our Principal Investigators are:

Area of Expertise	Investigator
Allergy	Jonathan Flescher, MD
Dermatology	Adnan Nasir, MD, PhD
Eating Disorders	Treva Tyson, MD
ENT and Otolaryngology	Douglas Holmes, MD
Gastroenterology	Charles Barish, MD
Geriatrics	Arvind Jariwala, MD
Gynecology and Women's Health	Pouru Bhiwandi, MD
Internal Medicine	Wayne Harper, MD Arvind Jariwala, MD Treva Tyson, MD
Metabolic Disease and Vaccine Trials	Wayne Harper, MD
Neurology and Sleep Medicine	Singar Jagadeesan, MD
Nutrition	Mary Ann Pollock, PhD, RD, LDN
Pediatrics	Christopher Daniels, MD
Psychiatry	David Colvard, MD Susan Eder, MD Angela Hodge, MD
Pulmonology	Jonathan Flescher, MD
Sleep Medicine	Singar Jagadeesan, MD
Smoking Cessation	Jonathan Flescher, MD

Our sub-investigators are:

Area of Expertise	Sub-investigator
Dermatology and Cosmetics	Tamara Housman, MD
Family Medicine	Miroslav Gavazov, MD
Gastroenterology	Bulent Ender, MD Marc Herschelman, DO Seth Kaplan, MD
Internal Medicine	Daniel Mollin, Jr., MD
Women's Health	Richard Kurzman, MD Rildia Pritchett, MD Wanda Radford, MD

Our Clinical Research & Health Professionals

Dr. Grach, President & CEO, has more than a 25 years of experience in clinical research and has been influential in guiding the company's growth and development. The management team at Wake Research is made up of experienced managers responsible for site operations, business development and site development, quality assurance and training and finance. Additionally, our regional management team provides oversight and guidance to our entire family of locations.

Our coordinators include a variety of health professionals such as RNs, LPNs, CMAs, paramedics, registered dieticians and professionals with formal degrees in clinical research; all of whom assist investigators in conducting all phases of clinical research. Our clinical staff members are certified by SOCRA and ACRP. In addition, all clinical staff are certified in CPR, advanced cardiac life support, ECG, phlebotomy and IATA.

Full-time coordinators including RNs and LPNs

CMAs and MAs
Research Assistants
Dedicated Volunteer Recruiters
Regulatory Specialists
Quality Assurance
Finance Associates
Controller
Administrative Assistants
Business Development and Marketing
Dedicated Advertising & Social Media Coordinator
Data Entry Coordinator

Wake Research is home to the Wake Research family of companies, headquartered near Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and servicing surrounding metropolitan areas, including Wake, Johnston, Nash, Durham and Orange Counties, and the cities of Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, Apex, Holly Springs, Garner, Clayton, Knightdale, Wake Forest, Creedmoor and beyond.

Wake Research is a unique and innovative resource site for Phase I, Phase II, Phase III and Phase IV clinical trials. We offer a wide variety of trial studies that may be suitable for a diverse pool of qualified individuals including, Cancer, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome.