About Us — Yuma Clinical Trials

We exist to make a positive impact in the lives of our patients, and to provide our sponsors with the highest quality data possible

KEY STAFF

Robert Smythe, MD

Internal Medicine Principal Investigator
Jaime Valles, NP-C

Sub Investigator Nurse Practioner
Dan Sfera

Site Director/Lead CRC
Ronald Harris, MD

Dematology PI
Bapu Aluri, MD

Central Nervous System Disorders PI
Ashvin Shah, MD

Pulmonary/Sleep/Inpatient PI
Habteab Feseha, MD

Cardiology PI
Chris Sauber

Contracts and Budgets
Katie Welch

Team Lead and Senior CRC
Dora Navarrete-Sfera

Human Resources and Community Outreach

Community Involvement

Core to our mission of fighting for equality of clinical research opportunities for all, and due to the large Hispanic population in Yuma, YCT is an affiliate of Latinos In Clinical Research as several of our founders are also LICR founders. You may learn more about LICR’s initiatives by visiting their website.

Latinos in Clinical Research