Our Expert Investigators

FCR has five board certified, licensed principal investigators who specialize in Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Neurology/Pain Management.

 

Ronald R. Fieve, MD is a board certified psychopharmacologist, also trained in Internal Medicine with over 45 years of clinical research experience.  He is considered one of the world’s leading experts in diagnostic evaluations and biological treatment of mood disorders.  Dr. Fieve has published over 290 peer journal articles in the CNS field and is currently a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University’s New York- Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City.

Craig McCarthy, MD  is a board certified psychiatrist with over 9years of clinical research experience. He is a graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, currently voluntary faculty at Lenox Hill Hospital and is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at New York University.  He has conducted over 100 trials in diverse therapeutic areas including psychiatry, endocrinology, internal medicine, musculoskeletal and immunology.

Susan Weston, MD is a board certified psychiatrist and has over 6 years experience in conducting CNS clinical trials.

Aurelio Salon, Jr., MD is a board certified internist and has over 3 years experience in clinical research.  His area of specialties include chronic pain, diabetes, hypertension/hypercholesterolemia, and osteo-arthritis among others.

Ann Marie Rode, DO is board certified in Internal Medicine, certified in Infectious Disease and on the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners.  Her area of specialty is internal medicine, immunology and infectious disease.