Raleigh, North Carolina
Velocity Clinical Research at Raleigh Neurology
Velocity's Neurology research site in Raleigh partners with Raleigh Neurology Associates, P.A., to conduct clinical trials related to disorders of the nervous system. Raleigh Neurology began conducting clinical trials in 1996 and later partnered with Meridian Clinical Research before being acquired by Velocity in 2022.
Through the partnership with Raleigh Neurology, the site is easily accessible to thousands of patients in the Research Triangle, including those established with the practice. All trials conducted at the site are performed in accordance with ICH and FDA guidelines, and in compliance with GCP. Our Raleigh team is committed to being a resource for study participants, to providing the highest quality of patient care with compassion and kindness, and to advancing medicine through research.
Velocity Clinical Research at Raleigh Neurology
1520 Sunday Drive, Suite 315, Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: (984) 251-1336
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Our experienced research team in Raleigh
The Velocity Raleigh team of physician investigators and clinical research professionals are experienced clinical researchers. All physicians are board certified in their specialty area(s) and all research staff is trained in clinical research regulations, including GCP and HIPAA. Training records and certifications are maintained. Our clinical team is dedicated to conducting quality research in a professional and caring environment and strives on collecting quality data.
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Principal Investigator
Dr. Boyce was born and raised in New Jersey. She graduated from Rutgers University with a BS in neurobiology and behavior, and she received an MD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Boyce completed a pediatrics and neurology training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, and then spent a year there doing basic scientific research on cortical development. She moved to North Carolina with her family in 1996, and served as an Assistant Professor of Neurology, Division of Child Neurology, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1997 to 2009. In addition to board certification in pediatrics and neurology with special qualification in child neurology, Dr. Boyce became board certified in sleep medicine in 2007. -
Principal Investigator
Originally a native of Texas, Dr. Kirk received an Honors Program University Scholars BA degree from Baylor University, subsequently receiving his MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch and then completed his neurology residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He fell in love with North Carolina while completing his sleep medicine fellowship with additional epilepsy training at Duke University Medical Center in 2010, making him one of the few board-certified and fellowship-trained sleep medicine specialists in the area.Dr. Kirk currently developed and serves as the Medical Director of the Raleigh Neurology Sleep Medicine Program in Durham and sees patients with any neurologic or sleep concern in both our Durham and Raleigh offices. He is board-certified in both neurology and sleep medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Dr. Kirk keeps an informal, independent educational website for his patients at www.sleepneurology.com.
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Principal Investigator
Born in Lake Forest, Illinois and raised in Annapolis, Maryland; Dr. Ryan graduated with a BS from the University of Notre Dame in 2013 and earned his MD from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Ryan then completed his internal medicine internship at the Baltimore MedStar Health hospitals in 2018. From 2018-2021, Dr. Ryan completed his neurology residency at the University of California, Los Angeles serving as chief resident. Following residency, Dr. Ryan completed a clinical neurophysiology fellowship at Cedars-Sinai receiving additional training in the management of epilepsy and neuromuscular patients and performing intraoperative neuromonitoring. Dr. Ryan is board certified in neurology and specializes in clinical neurophysiology.Dr. Ryan is a member of the American Academy of Neurology. He enjoys running, hiking, reading, and spending time with his family.
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Principal Investigator
Board certified in neurology, Kenneth Carnes, MD, PhD received his undergraduate degree in neurobiology from Brown University, and earned a combined MD/PhD from Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Carnes completed a residency in adult neurology at Washington University Medical Center and a fellowship in Stroke Rehabilitation and Electrodiagnostic Studies at Washington University. He also completed an internship in internal medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. -
Principal Investigator
Board certified in neurology, Casey F. Jeffreys, MD received her Bachelor of Science in neural science at New York University and her MD from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Jeffreys completed an internal medicine internship, neurology residency, and fellowship training in multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology at Duke University. Additionally, she completed a residency in neurology and a fellowship in epilepsy and sleep medicine at Duke University Medical Center. -
Principal Investigator
Bradley Robottom, MD practices general neurology with special interests in clinical research and in the use of botulinum toxin (Botox®) for neurological disorders. Dr. Robottom earned an MD from the Medical University of South Carolina. Since then, he served on the faculty at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, and completed a movement disorders fellowship at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, receiving additional training in the management of Parkinson’s disease and tremor disorders there. He also completed an internal medicine internship and neurology residency at the University of Maryland Medical Systems and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the Movement Disorders Society. -
Principal Investigator
John Scagnelli, MD, specializes in Multiple Sclerosis and Adult Neurology. Dr. Scagnelli received his BS in Human Development from Cornell University and earned his MD from the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He completed a National Multiple Sclerosis Society Fellowship to study the clinical care and research of patients with multiple sclerosis and related disorders at the University of Virginia, as well as a Neurology Residency at the University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital. He is a member of the National MS Society and the American Academy of Neurology.
Raleigh facility features
The Velocity Clinical Research at Raleigh Neurology facility is designed for the ease and comfort of study participants and to allow optimal efficiencies in performing clinical trials. Features at this site include:
- Private examination/consultation rooms
- Comfortable patient reception areas
- Facilities for extended-stay pharmacokinetic studies
- Parking
- Nursing station
- Secure monitoring rooms or workstations with phone & high-speed internet access
- Multiple individual & secure workstations for research staff
- Regulatory document processing area
- Electronic data capture (EDC) capabilities
- Secure record storage
- CLIA certified research laboratory or clinical laboratory with CLIA waiver
- Ambient and refrigerated centrifuge
- Secured & temperature controlled investigational product storage with pharmaceutical refrigerator & freezer
- Freezers equipped for laboratory specimens at -20 & -70 degrees Celsius
- Backup generator/power source in the event of site power loss
- Standard medical equipment, including ECG and Holter machines, digital and analog scales
