Kansas City (Overland Park), Kansas

Velocity Clinical Research, Kansas City

Velocity’s Allergy and Asthma research site in Overland Park, KS partners with Kansas City Allergy and Asthma Associates, P.A. (KCAA) to conduct clinical trials for investigational products intended to help treat allergies, asthma, immunologic diseases, and related conditions. The area’s premiere provider of allergy and asthma care, the site is easily accessible to thousands of patients, including those established with the practice. KCAA has served the community since 1979, and began conducting clinical trials with Meridian Clinical Research in 2022, shortly before being acquired by Velocity.

All trials conducted at the site are performed in accordance with ICH and FDA guidelines, and in compliance with GCP. The Kansas City 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.

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Velocity Clinical Research, Kansas City
8675 College Blvd, Suite 200, Overland Park, KS 66210

Phone: (913) 408-5501

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

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Our experienced research team in Kansas City (Overland Park)

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 Kansas City (Overland Park) is dedicated to conducting quality research in a professional and caring environment.

  • Derrick R. Ward, MD

    Principal Investigator
    Board certified in internal medicine and allergy, asthma, and immunology, Derrick R. Ward, MD received his medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine residency at John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis and an allergy/immunology fellowship at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City. Dr. Ward is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the American College of Physicians, the American Medical Association, the Greater Kansas City Allergy Society, and a fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

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