Mission Statement
Providing our Community with Diverse Treatment Options Through Trusted Research
Company Summary
Founded in 2006, TrueBlue Clinical Research is a privately owned and operated clinical research facility, specializing and experienced in conducting multi-specialty Phase II-IV clinical trials. We have 3 clinical research facility locations in the Tampa Bay area, each clinical research facility covering a large and diverse patient base. Our staff comes with over 100 years of research experience collectively and has consistently demonstrated a record of quality, integrity and reliability. Our demonstrated track record since our inception in 2006, puts TrueBlue Clinical Research at the forefront when it comes to integrity and accuracy in clinical research.
Company Timeline
2006
MOORE Clinical Research is founded by H Joseph Cardenas
2011
MCR expands to 3 office locations; Jeffrey Smyth joins executive team
2015
MCR successfully enrolls and completes single site 525 patient phase 3 acne vulgaris study
2018
Investigators Scott Miller MD, Julian Melamed MD and George Monlux, Jr join MCR
2019
10,000 patients enrolled milestone is achieved
2022
MCR is acquired by PHDermatology, Amy Ross, MD CEO and rebrands into TrueBlue Clinical Research
2023
13,000 patients enrolled milestone is met
2006
MOORE Clinical Research is founded by H Joseph Cardenas
2011
MCR expands to 3 office locations; Jeffrey Smyth joins executive team
2015
MCR successfully enrolls and completes single site 525 patient phase 3 acne vulgaris study
2018
Investigators Scott Miller MD, Julian Melamed MD and George Monlux, Jr join MCR
2019
10,000 patients enrolled milestone is achieved
2022
MCR is acquired by PHDermatology, Amy Ross, MD CEO and rebrands into TrueBlue Clinical Research
2023
13,000 patients enrolled milestone is met
Patient Diversity Data
Our Investigators
Amy Ross, MD
CEO, Board Certified Dermatology, Mohs Surgeon
Michael Tharp, MD
Medical Director, Board Certified Dermatology and Internal Medicine
Katherine Bencze, MD
Board Certified Neurology
Shani Davis, PhD, APRN
Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist
Julian Melamed, MD
Board Certified Internal Medicine & Clinical Immunology and Allergy
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Scott Miller, MD
Board Certified Internal Medicine & Cardiovascular Disease
George Monlux Jr, MD
Board Certified Family Medicine
Katherine Rizzo, DO
Board Certified Psychiatry
Tempitope Soares, MD
Board Certified Dermatology
Our Research Team
Jeffrey Smyth, MS, CCRP
President | Executive Director
Liz Juneja, RN, BSN, CCRP
Clinical Operations Manager
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Theresa Lopez-Delfi, CCMA, CCRP
Quality & Compliance Manager
Robert Soares, BS
Client & Feasibility Manager
Rosemarie Acuna, LPN
Clinical Research Nurse
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Lisabeth Bustos, MA-C
Clinical Research Coordinator
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Alicia Cardenas
Patient Engagement & Events Team Lead
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Maria Lemus
Research Assistant
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Aisha Peguero, BS
Data Coordinator
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Michelle Orzechowski, CCRC
Quality & Compliance Coordinator
Sean Thompson
Patient Engagement Coordinator
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Irene Valentin, RPh
Data Coordinator
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