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Executive Team
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Principal Investigators & Investigators
Anthony Abey
Seasoned industry leader who has brought expertise and deep commitment to building Alliance Clinical into a group of multi-specialty clinical research sites with a proven track record of exceeding enrollment commitments, adhering to study timelines, and delivering quality data.
Ricardo de Lemos
Healthcare and biotech veteran with deep experience planning, executing, and delivering clinical trials and projects across multiple therapeutic areas and regions. Passionate about improving the quality and accessibility of healthcare services and solutions.
Jason Cunio
Strategic financial leader delivering finance, accounting, and operations that drive scalable growth, support strategic objectives, and deliver bottom-line profit. Subject matter expert in the digital transformation and data-driven decision-making initiatives
Duane Anderson, MD
Deeply experienced physician dedicated to improving human health by combining innovative new techniques with deep medical insight. Specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, integrative medicine. Certified principal investigator, overseeing hundreds of successful studies with no infractions.
Daniel Rastein, MD
Caring educator, philanthropist and leader in the fields of regulatory compliance, healthcare delivery, and biomedical research. Expertise spans business operations, programmatic design, training, strategic implementation, concept-to-patent-pipeline monetization.
Janice Shock, MBA, PHR
Longstanding human resources executive with a strong background in developing HR departments, implementing HRIS systems, and managing talent across various healthcare organizations.
Mike Trzcinski
Visionary senior information technology and cybersecurity executive with extensive expertise in business strategy, security and compliance, budgets, vendor negotiations, acquisitions, and project management. Driver of high-performing teams that deliver cutting-edge and scalable technology solutions and support services.
Cheree Delgado
Canoga Park, CA
Hessam Aazami, MD
Las Vegas, NV
Duane Anderson, MD
Specialist in obstetrics and gynecology and integrative medicine dedicated to improving human health through research and by combining innovative techniques with deep medical insight. Graduate of the Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Dr. Anderson has also served as Alliance Clinical Network’s Chief Medical Officer since May 2023.
Inglewood, CA
Leon Barkodar, MD, QME
Double board-certified in neurology and brain injury medicine. Affiliated with West Hills Hospital. Graduate of Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Neurology residency at University of California.
San Diego, CA
John D. Beckes, DO, PhD
Internist with more than 20 years in practice, focused on treating stroke, Parkinson’s disease, coronary artery disease, and other conditions. Graduate of Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Canoga Park, CA
Asya Damatian, PA-C
Endocrinologist and primary care provider with a focus on the importance of mental health on holistic wellbeing. Received doctorate in Medical Science from Heritage University.
Dallas, TX
Bachar Elsaadi, MD
Canoga Park, CA
Pedram Ghasri, MD, FAAD
Dallas, TX
Anne Gomez, MD
Specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, with more than two decades in practice. Affiliated with Methodist Richardson Medical Center. Graduate of Drexel University College of Medicine.
Inglewood, CA
Soheil Hekmat, MD
Internal Medicine specialist with nearly 5 decades of experience. Graduate of University of the State of Mexico.
Lewisville, TX
Olateju Ishola, MSN,APRN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner dedicated to compassionate primary care and research. Received masters degree from Walden University.
Las Vegas, NV
Pejman Kharazi, MD
Canoga Park, CA
Naghmeh Khodai, MD
Dallas, TX
James Lilly, MD
Emergency Medicine Specialist with over 20 years in practice. Affiliated with City Hospital Emergency Care Center. Graduate of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
Las Vegas, NV
Dale Major, FNP-C
Dallas, TX
Faiz Mirza, MD
Dallas, TX
Jenny Nghik, NP, APRN
Clinical background in acute care, family practice, and hospice and palliative care. Specialist in heath information technology, ensuring that EHR records meet CMS quality guidelines. Graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington.
San Diego, CA
Tina Pajouhesh, PA-C
Specialist in primary care and emergency medicine. Graduate of the Western University of Health Sciences.
San Diego, CA
Tania Pajouhesh, PA-C
Focus in primary care, psychiatry, emergency medicine, and general surgery. Received masters from D’Youville University.
Dallas, TX
Ifeoma Okeke, DNP, FNP-C, APRN
Special focus on chronic disease management, symptom assessment, and patient education. Comfortable in a range of healthcare settings. Graduate of Elmhurst University, United States University, and Delta State University.
Lewisville, TX
Manjoo Sharma, MD
Internal Medicine specialist. Graduated from Bhopal University, Gandhi Medical College.
Las Vegas, NV
Joy Venglik, MSN, FNP-BC
Skilled nurse practitioner with over a decade of practice. Graduate of Touro University Nevada.
Canoga Park, CA
Deborah Wu, NP-C
Family nurse practitioner with significant experience in cardiology and internal medicine. Received master’s degree from Azusa Pacific University.
Las Vegas, NV
Tawni Christensen, MD
Emergency Room specialist and Medical Director with longstanding focus on research. Graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Los Angeles, CA
Reza Mohebi, MD
Graduated from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Completed fellowship in cardiovascular disease at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center.