About Us
Who We Are
Our mission is to make a difference in people's lives and the health of future generations by improving access to health research.
Our Work
Care Access is a health research company that improves access to research that brings about new cures and treatments for diseases. We partner with communities to increase awareness of health issues and help get new potential medicines to everyone.
A Global Company Rooted in Local Communities
Our people are the key to how we adapt to the distinct characteristics of each community and better serve each patient that comes through our doors.
Wherever we go, we build teams and partnerships with people from the local community who want to help build a healthier future for their families and neighbors.
We work together with local community organizations, healthcare providers, and research sponsors to help bring health education and clinical research studies to everyone, regardless of where they live.
“We’re able to do research for the community, and continue this work around advocating and focusing on how the community has a voice in research.”
- Terris King II, Community Partner
Innovation Through Collaboration
The Care Access team is composed of seasoned professionals across different industries who have come together, in collaboration with clinical research experts, to tackle some of the toughest challenges in clinical trial delivery.
Together, we develop new innovative systems that help doctors and healthcare professionals extend the reach of health research and its benefits to more communities than ever before, and accelerate the development of new cures and treatments.
Leadership Team
Dr. Sinikka Green, MD
Medical Director, Principal Investigator
Notable Experience: Velocity Clinical Research, Emory University School of Medicine
Irving Loh, MD
Scientific Advisor, Cardiology
Notable Experience: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at NIH
Dr. Christine Thai, MD
Medical Advisor, Principal Investigator
Notable Experience: Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Dr. Peta-Gay Jackson Booth, MD
Director, Principal Investigator
Notable Experience: Howard University
Dr. Anthony Eaton, MD
Director, Principal Investigator
Notable Experience: Saint Louis University
Dr. Chandar Abboy, MD
Director, Principal Investigator
Notable Experience: VitaLink Research, Winthrop University Hospital
Dr. Luis Russo, MD
CEO, Care Access Brasil
Notable Experience: IBPClin - Instituto Brasil de Perquisa Clinica
Dr. Gigi Lefebvre, MD
Director, Principal Investigator
Notable Experience: Meridien Research
Dr. Ali Bajwa, MD
Director, Principal Investigator
Notable Experience: Tulane School of Medicine
Rupi Bancil
Senior Vice President, Global Study Operations & Expansion
Notable Experience: Accelerated Enrollment Solutions (PPD)
Mary Lyda
Quality Assurance & Compliance Officer
Notable Experience: US Food and Drug Administration, Novartis
Don Harder
Head of Trial Solution Design
Notable Experience: Eli Lilly & Company
Rachel Damrow
Vice President, Innovation and Growth
Notable Experience: IQVIA, ThreeWire
Gustavo Kesselring, MD
Head of Clinical Operations, South America
Notable Experience: King's College London
Justin Deck
Senior Director, Decentralized Clinical Operations
Notable Experience: Alliance Research Centers, USC
Melissa Kerr
Director, SOP Management
Notable Experience: NHS, Accelerated Enrollment Solutions (PPD)
Nichole Cope
Senior Director, Global Feasiblity & Site Innovation
Notable Experience: University of Minnesota
Marjorie Rivera
Director, Trial Solution Design
Notable Experience: Mannkind Corporation
Nicolas Collia
Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance
Notable Experience: Quality Assurance Manager at Clinical Research Site Network across US and LATAM
Fadi Ibrahim
Senior Vice President, Global Decentralized Operations, Supply Chain and Logistics
Notable Experience: Amazon, Schlumberger, MIT
Kristyna Finikiotis
Director of Planning & Analytics
Notable Experience: UCHealth, Walt Disney, Walmart
Ryan Wilson
VP of Supply Chain & Infrastructure
Notable Experience: Amazon, Union Pacific Railroad
Steve Ramirez
Director, Field Operations
Notable Experience: Walmart, Amazon
Joel Guerra
Director, Enterprise Intelligence
Notable Experience: GT Nexus, Copa Airlines, Deloitte
Khiem Lam
Vice President, Technology
Notable Experience: Cisco Systems
Brooks Noble
Director of Engineering
Notable Experience: UNC
Tyler Miller, MD, PhD
Medical and Scientific Advisor
Notable Experience: MGH, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio State
Joseph Small
Community Partnership Manager
Notable Experience: Pearson Education, Rotary Club
DeShawn Hickman, MD, PhD
Advisor, Community Healthcare Partnerships
Notable Experience: Yale-New Haven Hospital, Case Western
Joe Oh
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Notable Experience: Intel, Verizon, Oakland Raiders, One Medical
Glenn Schatz
Vice President, Community Partnerships
Notable Experience: U.S. Navy, BlocPower
Rana Mukaled
Vice President, Marketing
Notable Experience: Stanford Health Care
Calvin Thompson
Senior Manager, Community Partnerships
Notable Experience: Brown, Duke, MIT CoLab, BlocPower
Ricky Kalia, DO
Manager, Community Partnerships
Notable Experience: Ohio State, LMU
Ankur Kalra, MD
Advisor, Community Healthcare Partnerships
Notable Experience: Cleveland Clinic
Ahmad Namvargolian
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Notable Experience: UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Michael Lin
Chief Partnerships Officer & Co-Founder
Notable Experience: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Ralph Passarella
Co-Founder
Notable Experience: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Diversity in Health Research
Factors such as ethnicity, ancestry, age, and sex could impact how different people respond to the same medicine. That's why it is important to include people from diverse backgrounds in every clinical research study.
We are taking concrete steps to improve access to clinical research studies for underrepresented groups, while supporting the health and wellbeing of local communities.
As part of this important work, we have also launched the BRIDGE Initiative to improve diversity and representation in clinical research.
Cardiovascular Advisory Board
The Care Access Cardiovascular Advisory Board is composed of leading physician-scientists helping to shape the future of cardiometabolic clinical research studies to accelerate timelines, enhance retention, and advance diversity.
