KMED Research is a clinical research firm dedicated to the
investigation of new pharmaceuticals. We perform Phase I, II, III,
and IV studies in over 35 areas of therapeutic expertise. Our
principal investigators are a network of board-certified, local
physicians offering multi -therapeutic expertise and broad
demographic patient databases.
KMED is able to conduct clinical trials in more than 35 areas of
therapeutic expertise, including but not limited to:
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Alzheimer's
- Anxiety Disorders
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Cardiology
- CNS
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Dyslipidemia
- End-Stage Renal Disease
- Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Insomnia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lower Back Pain
- Neuropathy
- Nephrology
- Migraines
- Menopause
- Mood Disorders
- Neurology
- Obesity
- OB-GYN
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain Management
- Pharyngitis
- Pneumonia
- Psychiatry
- Pyschology
- Urine Incontinence
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Sinusitis
- Sleep Disorders
Our 3,000 square-foot, stand-alone facility provides a clean,
private, and comfortable environment for our patients. Our offices
include three exam rooms, two bedrooms with three beds, patient
dining/relaxation room, a refrigeration system and locked storage,
secured drug facility, -20 degree freezer, ECG, PFT machine,
full-service lab, computers with wireless internet access. We also
provide a comfortable room for use by study monitors during their
onsite visits.
Conveniently located in the Detroit suburb of St. Clair Shores,
we are within a half of a mile of EMS services, radiological
facilities, and other sub-specialists with independent patient
databases. Tertiary hospitals are located within two to three miles
of our building.
Clarita Ketels, DO
KMED Research Medical Director
Internal Medicine
Dr. Clarita Ketels attended the University of the Philippines and
graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Detroit Mercy. She
attended medical school at Michigan State University, College of
Osteopathic Medicine. She finished her Internal Medicine Residency
at St. John Hospital in Detroit and has been practicing Internal
Medicine in St. Clair Shores for the last 21 years.
Dr. Ketels is Board-Certified in Internal Medicine, Bariatric
Medicine, and Disability Analysis. She is a Certified Physician
Investigator and has been involved in numerous clinical trials in
the past 13 years.
Affiliated Board Certified Physician Investigators
include:
C. Douglas Lees, MD
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Mukhtar Khan, MD
Cardiology
Carl Fowler, MD
Family Practice
Robert J. France, MD
Internal Medicine & Cardiology
Jason Biederman, DO
Nephrology
Nkie Forsac, MD
Nephrology
Michael Keefe, DO
Nephrology
Crystal Martin, MD
Nephrology
Thomas Giancarlo, DO
Neurology
Vittorio Morreale, MD
Neurosurgery
Stephanie Flom, MD
OB GYN
Eugene Agnone, MD
Oncology
Michael Henderson, MD
Oncology & Hematology
Gerald Mullan, MD
Ophthalmology
Sayeed Khan, MD
Pain Management
Margaret Hepke, DO
Physiatrist
Annette DeSantis, MD
Physical Medicine
Raul Guerrero, MD
Psychiatry
Robert Piccinini, DO
Psychiatry
John Dooley, PhD
Psychology
Alfonso O'Neil, MD
Pulmonary Medicine
David Schulman, DO
Thoracic & Vascular Surgery
The KMED Research database consists of more than 13,000
patients. We also draw participants from the independent databases
of several sub-specialists and primary care physicians that are
located within a half-mile of our facility.
KMED is located within Macomb county, the ninth smallest of
Michigan's 83 counties (with 482 square miles), yet it ranks
third in population with 825,000 residents.
The KMED facility is also two miles from Wayne County. It is
made up of 33 cities, including the city of Detroit, 10 townships,
one village and 41 public school districts. Its population of
approximately 2.1 million makes it the most populous county in the
state of Michigan and the eleventh most populous county in the
nation.
