Contact Us

The majority of study visits that are not part of a participant’s regular hospital/clinic visit will occur in the Gazes Research Institute. There is free parking available.

Directions/Parking:

Gazes Research Institute is located on the corner of Courtenay and Doughty Street. There is patient parking next to the building that can be accessed from Courtenay Drive. The coordinator will give you a parking pass to put on your dashboard.

Contact Information:

Gazes Research Institute
30 Courtenay Dr.
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: 843-792-0464
Fax: 843-876-5383

For all general clinical trials inquiries, please call the number above and you will be directed to the appropriate research team member.

Mailing Address:

Medical University of South Carolina
Gazes Research Institute
30 Courtenay Drive
MSC 772 Room 117
Charleston, SC 29425

Cardiology Clinical Trials Program Staff

Tanja Ashe 

Tanja Ashe

Research Coordinator
ashta@musc.edu
843-792-1238

Anthony Awkar 

Anthony Awkar

Program Coordinator
awkar@musc.edu

Renee Baxley 

Renee Baxley, RN

Nurse Coordinator
baxleyr@musc.edu
843-792-1105

Ashley Bowman 

Ashley Bowman, MPA

Student
baxleyr@musc.edu

Ellie Cutright 

Ellie Cutright

Program Coordinator
cutrighte@musc.edu
843-876-5011

Natalie Drain 

Natalie Drain, MHA

Program Assistant
drain@musc.edu
843-876-5037

 

Deborah Everidge, RN

Nurse Coordinator
adamsde@musc.edu
843-792-2944

John Kurtz 

John Kurtz

Program Assistant
kurtz@musc.edu

Mei Li  

Mei Li

Research Coordinator
lime@musc.edu

Casey Palmer 

Casey Palmer

Program Coordinator
palmerca@musc.edu
843-792-7519

Kavin Panneerselvam 

Kavin Panneerselvam, MD, MSCR, MBA, CCRP

Program Manager
panneeer@musc.edu

Hannia Ramos 

Hannia Ramos

Program Coordinator
ramosha@musc.edu

 

Chandler Schwede

Program Coordinator
schwede@musc.edu

Toolika Singh 

Toolika Singh, Ph.D.

Program Assistant
singhto@musc.edu

 

An Van Lear

Research Specialist
vanlaera@musc.edu

Lauren Wakefield 

Lauren Wakefield, MHA

Program Coordinator
wakefila@musc.edu

Sassine Youssef 

Sassine Youssef

Graduate Research Student
youssef@musc.edu

 

Yuhua Zhang

Research Specialist
zhangyu@musc.edu