San Diego

Velocity Clinical Research, San Diego

La Mesa, CA

5565 Grossmont Center Dr building 2 suite 1, La Mesa, CA 91942

Help Make a Difference

By Participating in Clinical Research

People who volunteer to participate in clinical trials are key to the advancement of medical research. Our sites are dedicated to conducting clinical trials with an emphasis on patient care. Our physician investigators and other members of our research teams are extensively trained in different medical subspecialties as well as the complex field of clinical research. We strive to provide our study participants and sponsors a high quality, efficient and care-directed clinical trial experience.

Velocity Clinical Research,
San Diego

Velocity Clinical Research, San Diego, formerly eStudySite, is part of the Velocity Clinical Research organization, a wholly owned Site Organization, providing excellence in patient care, high quality data and fully integrated research sites.

Our Mission

Velocity’s mission is to bring innovative medical treatments to patients. We are committed to making clinical trials succeed by generating high quality data from as many patients as possible, as quickly as possible while providing exemplary patient care at every step.

Conducting Clinical Trials Since 1999

Velocity Clinical Research, San Diego was founded in 1999 as eStudySite, by Dr. William O’Riordan. Through comprehensive research services agreements with each of its partner hospitals, the clinic has been able to conduct a broad range of in-patient and out-patient protocols spanning first-in-human/first-in-patient through to pivotal trials and post-marketing support. Velocity San Diego has a worldwide reputation for excellence in conducting infectious disease trials including antibiotics, antivirals, vaccines, and diagnostic studies, consistently enrolling among the top 5% of participating sites. Over the last 20 years, the center has continued to grow its therapeutic area expertise to include: endocrinology, hepatology, dermatology, and gastroenterology.

Over the past 20 years, Velocity San Diego has forged relationships in the community in order to enhance recruitment of elderly subjects and other sub-populations. In addition, a bi-lingual research team successfully recruits and enrolls many Latinx study participants.

Accessible to several major highways, this ADA compliant facility serves the greater San Diego area, and includes an inpatient/outpatient infusion center. With more than 11,000 square-feet of dedicated research space the research team can efficiently and effectively conduct multiple concurrent studies. All trials are performed in accordance with ICH and FDA guidelines, and in compliance with GCP. All Nurses are ACLS certified and all other staff are BLS certified.

The Velocity San Diego team is committed to being a resource for study volunteers, to providing the highest quality of patient care with compassion and kindness and to advancing medicine though research. By becoming part of the Velocity Clinical Research organization in 2020, they added new efficiencies and integration to their already comprehensive approaches to conducting clinical trials.

Our Experienced Research Team

The Velocity San Diego 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.

Please meet our Lead Principal Investigators and Site Director.

J.Scott Overcash, MD

Medical Director, Principal Investigator

J. Scott Overcash joined eStudySite, now Velocity Clinical San Diego, in 2012 and serves as the lead Principal Investigator. Dr. Overcash is a board- certified Emergency Physician with over 11 years of clinical and research experience. He attended the University of North Carolina School of Medicine where he obtained his M.D. degree and completed their highly ranked Emergency Medicine residency program. Dr. Overcash is a Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, a Fellow of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, board certified by the American Academy of Anti-Aging, and an active member of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals. His work has been published in national peer reviewed journals including the New England Journal of Medicine.

Allison Davis, RN, BSN, CCRC

Site Director

Allie Davis is the Site Director at our Velocity San Diego site. With over 14 years research experience, she has experience as a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator and an ICU and Trauma RN. Since joining eStudySite in 2006, she has been instrumental in the evolution of operating practices within the Company and has managed multiple research sites. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.