Contact Information

Phone: 562.997.1000

Center Information

Samira Moran
President
Ark Clinical Research
2220 Clark Ave Unit A
Long Beach, CA 90815
Phone: 310-710-2985
Email: smoran@arkclinicalresearch.com
arkclinicalresearch.com

Currently Enrolling Trials

Overview

Ark Clinical Research is a multi-therapeutic clinical research site located in Long Beach, CA. Ark specializes in outpatient clinical trials in the following therapeutic areas: Asthma, Allergy, Immunology, Pulmonology, Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease/Vaccine, CNS (Mental Health), and Healthy Volunteer.

Our primary objective is to improve each patient's quality of life through the development of more effective therapies and devices. Consistently keeping our patients' well-being as top priority, we are dedicated to introducing innovative therapeutic regimens, treatments, devices, and delivery methods.

Research Experience

Respiratory - Having conducted over 600 respiratory clinical trials in multiple therapeutic areas, Ark is very familiar with the specific challenges that may arise while conducting respiratory research.

Vaccine - As a clinical research site, we are fully capable of conducting first-in-human studies of novel and preventive and therapeutic approaches to address viral illnesses and other infections.

Mental Health - Mental Health refers to a person's cognitive, behavioral, and emotional well-being. The Ark staff aids in restoring a person's mental health and healthy behaviors through various therapeutic methods and devices.

Internal Medicine - Ark Clinical Research’s staff of investigators and clinicians have a broad range of expertise in a number of specialties relating to the treatment of patients and conduct of clinical research in Internal Medicine.

Pediatrics - We understand the support and staffing that is needed to be successful in conducting pediatric clinical research in order to create an environment where quality is never compromised and parent and child comfort is paramount in the approach.

Healthy Volunteer - Healthy Volunteers are an integral part of the clinical research process. Conducting these types of trials is the first step in the process of clinical research. This part of the research process requires healthy people who are not diagnosed with the medical condition under study.

Facility Description

Our site is centrally located in the heart of Long Beach, Calif., less than two miles from major medical centers and the airport. Ark Clinical Research is an extension of a private allergy and asthma practice. We specialize in those therapeutic areas for both adults and children. The site has all the equipment needed for skin tests, immunotherapy, pulmonary function assessments, breathing treatments, etc. We offer free transportation for special circumstances.

Investigator Experience

Highly qualified doctors with extensive experience in clinical research

Dr. Kenneth Kim

He currently is the CEO of Ark Clinical Research, a leading research site for COVID vaccines and treatments, and the CEO of Cosmos Health Solutions, a leading provider of coronavirus testing and treatment solutions for corporate clients, government agencies, schools, and the general public. He is also a strategic investor in a variety of startups, while also maintaining a private allergy and asthma practice in southern California.

He has been featured in CNN, CNN, CNN, CNN, ABC, ABC, KTLA, ABC, ABC (Latino townhall), ABC, ABC, ABC, ABC, ABC, and Univision.

Dr. Kenneth Kim, a summa cum laude graduate of Harvard College, received his MD from Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Kenneth Kim, a summa cum laude graduate of Harvard College, received his MD from Harvard Medical School. Following a fellowship at the MIT Sloan School of Management, he completed his internal medicine and allergy/immunology training at UCLA. He has served on the clinical faculty both at UCLA and UCI Schools of Medicine for over 15 years.

Dr. Kim has served as a medical monitor, consultant, and investigator on over 800 clinical trials, having published over 30 research articles and 50 abstracts in peer reviewed journals. He has presented to decision makers in the FDA, the PMDA, SFDA, and KFDA. He is a nationally recognized expert in the areas of early stage clinical research, ethnobridging drug development strategy, influenza challenge, mold allergy, latex allergy, and COVID vaccine and treatments.

Over the years he has founded numerous health care services businesses including a 200+ employee clinical CRO which he transitioned to private equity groups twice. In his last investment, he served on the board of clinical trials digital media marketing company that was bought by a private equity firm.

He currently serves as a board member of the Go Campaign, a national nonprofit that champions pioneering local heroes who are transforming the lives of children in their communities across the world, on the President’s Leadership Council for Searching for Common Ground, the largest peacebuilding organization in the world focused on reconciliation and trust building and on the board of OC Human Relations, an organization implementing human relations programs in schools, cities, and corporations in Orange County. For the state of California, he sits as on the Governor’s advisory council for the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine and co-chairs the Equitable Consent working group.

Dr. Apinya Vutikullird

Dr. Apinya Vutikullird is a board-certified Family Medicine physician with over 14 years of clinical research experience. Dr. Vutikullird has served as a Principal Investigator in more than 125 studies and as Sub-Investigator in more than 225 studies. Dr. Vutikullird’s research expertise spans various therapeutic areas including women’s health, allergy & asthma, vaccines, Alzheimer’s, muscular dystrophy, dermatology, 24hrs telemetry and CSF collection studies, biologics/human monoclonal immunoglobulin antibody, continuous multiple-days IV infusion, and first-in-human trials.

As a Medical Monitor for the past 5 years, Dr. Vutikullird serves as a Medical Expert for clinical trials which includes advising sponsors on medical questions or problems during the conduct of a trial and ensuring the overall safety of clinical trial programs.

Dr. Justin Yanuck

Dr. Justin Yanuck, MD, MS, is a dual trained Interventional Pain Management and Emergency Medicine Physician. Dr. Yanuck completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at the University of California, Irvine, and completed his Pain Medicine training at the Harvard Massachusetts General Hospital Pain Medicine Fellowship.

Dr. Yanuck also has a Masters in Biomedical and Translational Science and has numerous peer reviewed scientific studies to his name. Dr. Yanuck continues to practice Emergency Medicine and has participated in numerous clinical research trials.

Martha Navarro, M.D.

Dr. Navarro brings to ARK over 20 years of clinical practice in primary care as a Family Medicine physician. She completed her residency in Family Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, Fresno program and has worked in various settings from urgent care to outpatient primary care.

Her clinical experience includes treating patients of all ages, from pediatrics to geriatrics. Her emphasis is in women’s health and adolescents. In January 2021, Dr. Navarro moved her area of focus to clinical research and joined the ARK Clinical Research team. She has been a clinical investigator in over 20 studies, primarily focused on Covid-19 research, treatment and vaccines.

She is fluent in Spanish and areas of interest include volunteering at her children’s school, their extra-curricular activities and sports.

Amber Mottola, NP

Amber Mottola is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Amber has been working as a Sub-Investigator at Ark Clinical Research since 2019. Amber has participated in 30+ clinical research trials primarily focusing on COVID-19 vaccinations and treatment. Amber's Nursing background includes 12+ years, specializing in the Emergency Department (ED) at UCLA Medical Center and other Level 1 Trauma EDs concentrating in the Los Angeles and NYC area.

Amber has used her clinical knowledge and expertise aiding different volunteer organizations such as the NYC and LA Medical Reserve Corps, The Unaccompanied Minors at the Border and International Medical Volunteering.

Other Information

Providing the Highest Quality of Patient Care: Working to couple current modalities of care with innovative therapies that positively affect overall health outcomes.

Excellence in Data Integrity: Diligently adhering to GCP documentation practices ensures that the highest quality data is collected to benefit the overall advancement of research.

Partnership/Trust: Believing that excellence in research can only be attained by promoting a cooperative, transparent, communicative environment which both fosters trust and promotes confidence.

Teamwork Approach: Operating through character building and the direct support of one another, this approach enables our staff to consider the visions of the individual and of the organization. Subsequently, this compilation of cooperation, compassion, and willingness to learn from each other builds a solid foundation that is almost impenetrable.

Balance: Believing in the promotion of a healthy lifestyle which consists of a balance between work and family. This enables our team at Ark to create a positive atmosphere where we continuously deliver excellence in patient care.