Van Nuys, California

Velocity Clinical Research, Van Nuys

Velocity’s Van Nuys research site was founded as the National Research Institute, a five site research network in southern California, and acquired by Velocity in 2021. The Van Nuys site offers a wide range of expertise including diabetes, NASH, vaccines, psychiatry, women’s health, and pediatric trials. Van Nuys’ experienced staff maintains high quality standards and enrollment on all their trials.

Located outside of Los Angeles, the Van Nuys site is easily accessible for patients through public transport. The Van Nuys team is bilingual allowing the site to recruit a diverse patient population. The local hospital is located less than a mile away.

All trials conducted at the site are performed in accordance with ICH and FDA guidelines, and in compliance with GCP. The Van Nuys team is committed to being a resource for study participants, to providing the highest quality of patient care with compassion and kindness, and to advancing medicine through research.

Velocity Clinical Research, Van Nuys
15211 Vanowen Street, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91405

Phone: (818) 532-6880

Se habla español.

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About Velocity Clinical Research

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200,000+ people have a joined a study at Velocity

Many people enjoy the study experience and have joined several clinical trials at Velocity.

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Velocity has decades of research experience

With sites that were established as long ago as 1986, Velocity has experts who have supported clinical trials for decades.

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Velocity studies are led by healthcare professionals

All clinical trials conducted at Velocity are overseen by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Our experienced research team in Van Nuys

Every clinical trial is overseen by a Principal Investigator – a physician who is responsible for the rights, safety and welfare of the study participants. All physicians at Velocity are board certified in their specialty area(s) and all research staff is trained in clinical research regulations, including GCP and HIPAA. Our clinical research team in Van Nuys is dedicated to conducting quality research in a professional and caring environment.

  • Robert Jenders, MD, MS, FACP, FACMI

    Principal Investigator
    Robert Jenders, MD, MS, FACP, FACMI is a Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics at Charles Drew University, as well as a Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dr. Jenders received his undergraduate degree in computer science from Marquette University, completed his MD degree and did his medical residency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, earned a master’s degree in computer science at Northeastern University, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in biomedical informatics at Harvard University and the Massachusetts General Hospital. He is board-certified in internal medicine and clinical informatics, and he teaches in the residency training program and provides primary care at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Jenders’ research focuses on clinical decision support and other aspects of the application of information technology in clinical care. He has published numerous scientific papers and book chapters as well as lectured internationally on this topic. He serves on scientific study section panels for NIH and the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) as well as reviews scientific papers for leading journals in biomedical informatics. He leads international efforts to develop health information technology standards as a committee co-chair in Health Level Seven International (HL7). His work at National Research Institute focuses on studies of treatment for diabetes and hypertension. Apart from his professional activities, Dr. Jenders is an avid private pilot.

  • Mary Hughes, PA-C

    Sub Investigator

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