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Principal Investigator David Guzman, MD is an experienced board-certified Internist who joined Velocity Clinical Research in 2022. He completed his undergraduate studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and received his medical degree from the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University McGaw Medical … Read more

Site Operations Manager Kelli Meissner is a certified LPN and CCRC with a bachelor’s degree in health science. She started her career in clinical research in 2012 as a Research Coordinator before transitioning into a Clinical Research Coordinator Manager in 2018. Furthering her work in clinical research, Kelli began her work with Velocity as our … Read more

Principal Investigator Dr. Gerald Cephas has lived many places both in the United States and abroad, but considers Virginia to be home. Dr. Cephas received a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in 1990, before completing medical school at the University of Virginia in 1994. He remained at UVA to complete his residency program … Read more

Sub Investigator Debra Schroeck, MS, PA-C, has served as a board-certified physician assistant since 2004. She brings more than a decade of experience in clinical research, with five years focused on psychiatry-specific studies, four years on internal medicine-specific studies, and two years on lipidology studies. Since joining the Springdale, Ohio, team in 2020, she has … Read more

Site Director Lauren Dillenkoffer is the Site Director of Velocity’s Slidell location and has worked in clinical research since 2019. A Slidell native, Lauren graduated from Slidell High School before receiving her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New Orleans. In her spare time, Lauren loves boating, the outdoors, and spending time with … Read more