Cleveland, Ohio

Principal Investigator, Medical Director
Dr. Rhee has more than 30 years of experience practicing medicine as an OB/GYN. She has conducted clinical research for half of her career, completing dozens of studies in therapeutic areas such as endometriosis, osteoporosis, alopecia, female and male sexual dysfunction, weight loss, OAB, dyslipidemia, DPN, asthma, hypertension, allergy, biologics, IBS, gout, diabetes, migraine, vaccines, and cardiovascular outcome studies.

Principal Investigator
Dr. Gerald Cephas has lived many places both in the United States and abroad, but considers Virginia to be home. Dr. Cephas received a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in 1990, before completing medical school at the University of Virginia in 1994. He remained at UVA to complete his residency program in General Surgery in 2001. Dr. Cephas conducted laboratory research under a grant administered by the National Institutes of Health, which he continued until 2004, when he worked with a private medical group in Southern California. In 2008, Dr. Cephas began his career in clinical research, working as both a Study Coordinator and an Investigator. Dr. Cephas has conducted research in the areas of general medicine, psychiatry, and neuroscience; including trials in hypertension, diabetes, gout, major depression, postpartum depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, binge-eating disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor disorder, tardive dyskinesia, and multiple sclerosis. When not working, Dr. Cephas enjoys music, traveling, and spending time with his family – including his two feline overlords Casper and Chaucer.

Sub-Investigator
Betty Kampman, FNP, is a Family Nurse Practitioner and dedicated Sub-Investigator at Velocity Clinical Research in Cleveland, Ohio. She has extensive pediatric and adult experience specializing in Allergy, Asthma, Immunology and Sleep Medicine. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Kent State University and then earned her Master of Science in Nursing at Ursuline College. She has National board certification from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) as a family nurse practitioner. She has served as a consultant to the Advanced Practice Provider Advisory Board with Pfizer for atopic dermatitis. She is a member of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), the Ohio Allergy and Immunology Society (OAIS), the Cleveland Allergy Society(CAS) and the Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurse (OAANP). In her off time, she enjoys being outdoors, traveling and spending time with her family.

Sub Investigator

Site Operations Manager
Kelli Meissner is a certified LPN and CCRC with a bachelor’s degree in health science. She started her career in clinical research in 2012 as a Research Coordinator before transitioning into a Clinical Research Coordinator Manager in 2018. Furthering her work in clinical research, Kelli began her work with Velocity as our Cleveland Site Operations Manager in March of 2022.