Meet Our Staff

Staff Expertise

Our research team consists of thirty providers in the fields of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, Rheumatology, Psychiatry, Allergy, Pulmonology, Cardiology, Urology, Gastroenterology, a Registered Dietitian, a Site Manager, three full time coordinators (RN, LPN, & CMA), a contract and budget person (BS), and one Regulatory Specialist. Our physicians have collectively published more than 100 articles in peer reviewed journals and have received funding through investigator initiated studies from the pharmaceutical sector, the National Institute of Health and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Coastal Research Institute team members are certified in CPR, ECG, phlebotomy, vital sign monitoring, and certified in hazardous material shipping. Our coordinators have experience using electronic data capture as well as fax collect to transmit data.

Dr. John E. Poulos, M.D., M.Sci, F.A.C.G., A.G.A.F., Principal Investigator

Brooke Shoffner, BSc, CRC

Loretta Joycé, RN, CCRC

Christina Harris, CRC

Madolyn Miller, CRC

Deanyel Dunkley, CRC

Lily Smith, Regulatory

Thomas H. Daignault, PA-C, Sub- Investigator

Jill Rys, PA-C, Sub- Investigator

Kathryn Locklear, PA-C, Sub- Investigator

John X Rochel, PA-C, Sub- Investigator

Paul A Sharpless, PA-C, Sub- Investigator

Dr. Anthony Daniels, M.D., Sub- Investigator

Dr. Arvind Kumar, M.D., Sub- Investigator

Dr. Joseph Henderson, D.O., Sub- Investigator