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USRF Staff 2006
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| Leonard S. Marks, M.D. | Elizabeth Hamilton, L.V.N. | Carolina Anderson Coronado, C.M.A. |
| John Fan, C.C.R.P. | Nirosha Niyarepola | |
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| Kevin Jenkins | Anthony Cancio | Maria L. ("Malu") Macairan, M.D. |
| Alejandra Torres | ||
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Leonard S. Marks,
M.D.
A complete bio for Dr. Marks is available on the Founder Page. email Dr. Leonard Marks at lsmarks@ucla.edu or lsmarks@usrf.org |
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Elizabeth Hamilton,
L.V.N.
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Carolina Anderson
Coronado, C.M.A.
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Nirosha Niyarepola
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Kevin Jenkins
Kevin brings experience as a well-seasoned biller and collections specialist. He has been involved in billing since 1987 and has become proficient in recovering receivables and office management. He earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology at California State University of Los Angeles in 1985. In addition, Kevin has worked many years as a billing and collections consultant for various hospitals all across the United States. His ambition in life is to help anyone at anytime in any situation. |
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Anthony Cancio
Anthony joined the team at USRF in December, 2005 as the Network Administrator and a Clinical Research Associate. He graduated in May 2005 from USC with a degree in Computer Science and a minor in web development. Having been employed previously as webmaster for the International Brain Mapping and Interoperative Surgical Planning Society and UCLA Neuroendoscopy, he brings a strong web development background as well as experience working with medical professionals. He has also done extensive bioinformatics research at USC, specifically in working with software that aids in the identification of genetic markers. Currently, he is taking pre-med classes part time through UCLA Extension and plans to attend medical school in the future. |
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Maria L. ("Malu")
Macairan, M.D.
As Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, Malu is in charge of all day-to-day operations at USRF. She brings to the foundation a rare blend of comprehensive medical background, extensive research experience, and great warmth and compassion. She earned her medical degree at 23 years of age, the youngest in her class, and she was in private practice for three years before dedicating her professional life to biomedical research. She came to USRF in 1996 from a key role as research coordinator for the Cardiology Department at USC Medical Center. During her spare time, she is a voracious reader of adventure novels, finishing one or more every week. |
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Alejandra B. Torres
Alejandra began her career in the health sciences in high school while attending Bravo Medical Magnet, where she obtained a CNA license and began working in the field providing direct care to patients. To further her career opportunities in the field, she obtained a BS in Physiology at UC Santa Barbara. During that time, she gained invaluable experience working with professionals at several private practices, hospitals and healthcare centers. Back in Los Angeles, she started a Masters program at the California State University Los Angeles, where she majored in Biological sciences with an emphasis in Molecular biology. She conducted the thesis research at UCLA under the School of Medicine/Division of Cardiology where her project centered on atherosclerosis and calcification of the arteries. While under the masters program, she also decided to enter a certificate program in Biotechnology. When she’s not busy working on a project, she enjoys working out, being outdoors, the beach, reading and spending quality time with friends and family. |
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Kyra E. Flores
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