Leadership and Research Team

At Baptist Health, our leadership in clinical research is directly linked to our organizational mission of serving the healthcare needs of patients and communities across Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Clinicians in Baptist Health facilities are currently engaged in hundreds of clinical studies. These studies include Phase I/II/III/IV/PAS, investigational drugs, devices, humanitarian use devices (HUD/HDE), investigator initiated studies, biospecimen, registry, observational, and investigational procedures.


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Associate Vice President, Research

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Manager, Research Regulatory

Franklin Echevarria, Research Site Manager

Research Site Manager

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Manager, Research Finance

Karli Herald, Research Site Manager

Research Site Manager

Monica Queener, Research Project Manager

Research Project Manager