FCR Staff

Principal Investigators:

Paul Eder, MD

• Board Certified in Psychiatry
• 8+ years of experience as a Principal Investigator/Sub-Investigator
• Conducted over 75 clinical trials across multiple therapeutic disciplines including CNS, Pain Management/Neurology, Endocrinology, Internal Medicine
• Certified rater in multiple scales that cover various therapeutic areas

James McKnight, MD

• Board Certified in Psychiatry
• 6+ years of experience as a Principal Investigator
• Conducted over 50+ clinical trials in various therapeutic areas including CNS, Pain Management/Neurology, Endocrinology, Internal Medicine
• Certified rater in multiple scales that cover various therapeutic areas

Phil Zhang, MD

• Board Certified in Neurology
• 3+ years of experience as a Sub-Investigator on clinical trials in Neurology

Site Director / President
Vanessa Fieve, JD, CCRC

• Certified Clinical Research Coordinator since 2001
• 20+ years in clinical site management, operations and business development
• 20+ years of contract/budget negotiations
• Certified rater in multiple scales that cover various therapeutic areas

Manager of Clinical Operations
Margaret Henderson, MD, CCRC

• IATA Certified
• 20 years of clinical research experience, specialized in CNS
• Qualified Rater in HAM-D, MADRS, HAM-A, C-SSRS, CGI-S, CGI-I, SCID, MINI, ACDS, AISRS, SSTS
• Experience in Device studies across various therapeutic areas

Clinical Research Coordinator
Luke Keating, BA

• IATA Certified
• 3 years of research experience
• Qualified Rater in SCID, MINI, C-SSRS, HAM-D, MADRS

Clinical Research Coordinator
Rhiannon Simons, BA

• IATA Certified
• 3 years of research experience
• Qualified Rater in C-SSRS, HAM-D, MADRS

Lab Technician/Clinical Research Coordinator

• IATA Certified
• Certified Medical Assistant
• 3 years of research experience
• Certified Phlebotomist

Clinical Research Staff

• Full-time Site Manager
• Full-time Certified Study Coordinators
• Full-time Data Entry Specialists
• Full-time and Part-Time Patient Recruitment Specialists
• Full-time Lab Technicians (IATA Certified)
• Full-time Quality Assurance Specialist