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Lakeview Medical
Dental Building
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Women's Clinical Research Center
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Robin Kroll, MD, FACOG Director / Principal Investigator / Practitioner
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| Robin Kroll, M.D. is Director of Women's Clinical Research Center and the Menopause Center of Seattle. She is also a founding partner of North Seattle Women's Group, P.S. She received her medical degree from Medical College of Pennsylvania and completed her internship and residency at the same institution. She is board certified and re-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is certified as a bone densitometrist by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry and as a Menopause Clinician by the North American Menopause Society.
Dr. Kroll has been a principal investigator in many studies that have led to the introduction of new options or treatments for a variety of women's healthcare issues. Her major research interests focus on ways to improve or increase contraception options for women, developing new and better ways to understand and treat premenstrual syndrome (PMS), perimenopause and menopause. She has been a principal investigator for HPV trials and studies on abnormal Pap smears.
In addition to her research activities Dr. Kroll maintains clinical practices at both North Seattle Women's Group and the Menopause Center of Seattle where she treats women with a variety of gynecologic disorders.
She is a member of numerous professional societies including the North American Menopause Society. She has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Kroll serves on a National PMS Advisory Board. She has been selected by her peers to be included in Best Doctors. Dr. Kroll lectures frequently throughout the country on topics such as perimenopause, menopause, PMS and state of the art developments in contraception and hormone replacement. |
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Medical Team
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Irene Piekarski, MD Sub-Investigator / Practitioner
Dr. Irene Piekarski has worked for many years as an Emergency and General Medicine Physician. She is a graduate of Vassar College and the University of California at San Francisco Medical School. She has been certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and has been a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Piekarski has additional certification as a Menopause Clinician by the North American Menopause Society. |
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Susan Vendeland, ARNP Sub-Investigator / Practitioner
Susan Vendeland is an experienced Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner with certification in both Women's health and Adult Primary Care. She received her Masters in Nursing at the University of Washington. She has extensive experience in both the hospital and private practice setting. Susan has additional certification as a Menopause Clinician by the North American Menopause Society. |
| Mary Meyer, RMA Medical Assistant |
info@wcrcseattle.com |
Clinical Research Team
| Shann Emerald , CCRC Clinical Research Manager |
semerald@wcrcseattle.com |
| Margaret Nisly, CCRC Senior Research Coordinator |
mnisly@wcrcseattle.com |
| Lupita Cardona, CCRC Senior Research Coordinator |
lcardona@wcrcseattle.com |
Amanda DiTomassi Research Coordinator |
aditomassi@wcrcseattle.com |
Deborah Tinlin, RN, BSN Research Coordinator |
dtinlin@wcrcseattle.com |
Rachel Heinrich, RN, BSN Research Coordinator |
rheinrich@wcrcseattle.com |
Marketing & Recruitment Team
| Laura Dempsey Marketing Coordinator |
ldempsey@wcrcseattle.com |
Emily Freney Recruitment Coordinator |
efreney@wcrcseattle.com |
Administrative Team
| Hannah Kirshenbaum Business Administrator |
hkirshenbaum@wcrcseattle.com |
| Julie Ho Clinic Manager |
jho@wcrcseattle.com |
Update: We are currently enrolling several birth control studies (in addition to our other study types.)
You may qualify if you are a healthy, sexually active, aged 18 to 45, and seeking contraception options