Renal Research Site Network - DaVita Clinical Research

Pharma/Biotech

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Physicians

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CROs

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About Us

How do we do it? With expertise and a tight connection to delivery. Oh, and with dedicated and enthusiastic team members and a little fun thrown into the mix.

Leadership

Amy Young

Vice President, General Manager

Amy Young has been a vital part of DCR bringing deep experience in the execution of research required to bring new therapies to market. Direct experience in the care of chronically ill patients brings essential knowledge in developing and delivering trials in specialty patient populations. After receiving a B.A. in biology with a minor in chemistry, cum laude, from Augsburg College, she joined DCR holding posts with increasing responsibilities. Ms. Young has experience in the areas of strategy, leadership, operations,… Read more

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Tara Kelley

Vice President of Operations, Clinical Trials

Tara Kelley’s clinical operations experience spans 20 years and includes a broad range of project and resource management, strategic business planning, team building and effective leadership. Her expertise includes protocol development through study closure from single site studies to global multi-site clinical studies. Prior to joining DaVita in 2015, Tara served as Vice President of Operations for Radiant Research, an independent research site organization with more than 70 clinical research sites nationwide. Her experience in growing investigator site networks with… Read more

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Michael Kritschgau

Sr. Director, Strategic Alliances

Michael Kritschgau joined DCR in 2016 and brings with him over 20 years of site experience in the clinical trial industry. He began his career at the largest independent research site in the United States with a focus on study feasibility. He has experience coordinating trials, managing multiple research sites and project management expertise in trials enrolling over 5,000 subjects. His current role is identifying new opportunities for DCR and building strategies with our sponsors around site selection and enrollment. … Read more

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Steven Brunelli MD, MSCE

Vice President and Medical Director of Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Prior to joining DCR, he was a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he directed an active clinical research group focusing on chronic kidney disease, pharmacoepidemiology, and pharmacoeconomics, and dialysis outcomes epidemiology, as well as the hospital’s dialysis service. He has served on the American Society of Nephrology’s Dialysis Advisory Group and its Comparative Effectiveness Taskforce. He has published over 70 peer reviewed publications. He serves on editorial boards at the Journal of… Read more

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Francesca Tentori, MD, MSCI

Medical Director, VP, DaVita Outcomes Research and Patient Empowerment

Francesca Tentori, MD, MS is the medical director of outcomes research and patient empowerment at DaVita and an adjunct instructor in medicine at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Tentori is an internationally renowned outcomes research investigator in kidney disease and dialysis, with extensive experience in a variety of settings, from disadvantaged populations to not-for-profit organizations. She is passionate about integrating the goals and perspectives of individuals with kidney disease into the delivery of high-quality care. She graduated from the University of Milan… Read more

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