About Us

Medical Staff

Admir Hadzic

Prof. Admir Hadzic, MD, PhD

President


  • 20+ years of clinical trial experience as principal investigator
  • > $5M in grants funding
  • 15+ years experience of pharma and device manufacturers consulting
  • Author of several books on Regional Anaesthesia and over 100 research articles
  • Anaesthesiologist/Internist with training from Columbia University (NY, USA)
  • PhD from Karol Marcinowski University of Medical Sciences in Poznan (Poland)
Catherine Vandepitte

Catherine Vandepitte, MD, PhD

Research Consultant


  • 10+ years of clinical trial experience as principal investigator and sub-investigator
  • Expertise in acute pain, ICU, perioperative care, Cardiothoracic Anesthesthesia
  • Anaesthesiologist from Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium)
  • PhD from Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium)
Ana Lopez

Ana Lopez, MD, PhD

Research Consultant


  • 15+ years of clinical trial experience as sub-investigator
  • Member of the neuro-anaesthesia Research Group in Barcelona (Spain)
  • Anaesthesiologist from University of Barcelona (Spain)
  • PhD from University of Barcelona (Spain)
Sam Van Boxstael

Sam Van Boxstael, MD

Research Consultant


  • 2+ years of clinical trial experience as principal investigator and sub-investigator
  • Graduate from Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) in Emergency Medicine,
    Disaster Medicine, Intensive Care and Anaesthesiology
  • PhD-student at Hasselt University (Belgium)
  • Principal investigator on three recent FDA-related trials

Clinical Trial Unit

Ingrid Meex

Ingrid Meex, MSc, PhD

Research Coordinator


  • 5+ years of clinical trial experience
  • Master Degree in Clinical Molecular Sciences from Hasselt University (Belgium)
  • PhD Biomedical Sciences from Hasselt University (Belgium)
Jill Vanhaeren

Jill Vanhaeren, MSc.

Research Associate


  • Masters degree in Biomedical Sciences - Clinical Molecular Sciences at Hasselt University (Belgium)
Dina - Aina Zukic

Dina - Aina Zukic, MSc.

Research Associate


  • Masters degree in Genetics and Bioengeering - Molecular Biology from International University of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • 2+ years cancer research at the Institute Gustave Roussy, INSERM U981, Villejuif (France)
Marijke Cipers

Marijke Cipers, BSc

Clinical Research Nurse


  • 2+ years of clinical trial experience
  • Mobile Nurse Unit Manager (trial-related house visits)
  • Nursing degree from KH Leuven (Belgium)
Gülhan Özyürek

Gülhan Özyürek, MSc

Research Coordinator


  • 2+ year of clinical trial experience
  • Master Biomedical Sciences from Hasselt University (Belgium)
Angela Lucia Balocco

Angela Lucia Balocco

Research fellow


  • Anaesthesiologist from University Hospital San Ignacio (Bogotá, Colombia)

Statistics

Max Kuroda

Max Kuroda PhD, MPH

Epidemiologist / Biostatistician


  • 20+ years of clinical trial experience
  • Statistical analysis and epidemiology
  • MPH from University of California at Berkeley (USA)
  • PhD in epidemiology from Colombia University at NYC (USA)

Business Development

Tamara Sals

Tamara Sals, MSc

Research Development Consultant


  • 10+ years clinical trial experience
  • Project Manager in international trials within the pharma and medical device industry
  • Master Biomedical Health Science from Maastricht University (The Netherlands)
  • Master Health Care Science from Maastricht University (The Netherlands)