START Contact Information
START Midwest
5800 Foremost Dr, SE
Ste 100
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Main Office: 616-954-5554
Fax: 616-451-9120
START Midwest Team:
Nehal Lakhani, MD, PhD
Director of Clinical Research
Timothy J. O’Rourke, MD, FACP
Senior Clinical Investigator/Physician
Sree Chandana, MD, PhD
Clinical Investigator
Wendy J. Koopman, RN, MSN, FNP, AOCNP
Clinical Director
Cathy Alvarez
Assistant Director, Clinical Operations
Kathy Estkowski, BS, CCRP
Clinical Research Coordinator
Stephanie Watts
Research Regulatory Coordinator
Yvette Cole, RN, BSN, OCN
Research Nurse
Chelsea DeVoss, RN
Treatment Nurse
Yolanda Polet, RN
Treatment Nurse
Jennifer Kokaly, RN
Physician Nurse
Steven P. Vachon, R.Ph
Director, Investigational Drug Section
Wendy Laraway, RPh
Pharmacist
Liz Perez
Lead PK Technician
Dawn Herman
PK Technician
Danielle Duprey
Clinical Research Assistant
Shannon Skibinski-Preston
Clinical Research Assistant
Megan Moore
Medical Records Technician
Kathy Vugteveen
Scheduler