Accelerating Psychiatry Clinical Trials Through a Patient-Centric Approach: Real Patients, Real Outcomes

Dr. James Vornov, MD, PhD, Vice President, Medical Department, Medpace

Dr. James Vornov is a board-certified Neurologist and internationally known Clinician-Scientist with over 18 years of neurology and psychiatry clinical development experience. At Medpace, he provides hands-on medical leadership to sponsors and internal study teams engaged in neuroscience clinical research.

He has worked in multiple neuroscience therapeutic areas and has directed programs related to depression, suicidal ideation, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, neuropathic pain, diabetic and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, anesthesia and brain tumors.

Dr. Vornov received his BA in Biology from Columbia University and his MD and PhD from Emory University School of Medicine. He trained in Neurology at the Johns Hopkins Medical School where he served on the faculty for 10 years prior to transitioning to the industry.

Ms. Jill Adkins, Sr. Director, Clinical Trial Management, Medpace

Ms. Jill Adkins is an accomplished Clinical Research Professional with more than 24 years of experience working in the drug development industry across all study phases. She has over seven years of direct study management experience in psychiatry indications, including studies of controlled substances requiring close medication adherence monitoring and management.

At Medpace, Ms. Adkins is part of the Neuroscience Leadership Team and leads the Neuropsychiatry Working Group with a focus on implementing operational best practices for studies in psychiatry, sleep disorders and related indications.

Ms. Daniela Rae, MSc, RGN, IP, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Medpace

Ms. Daniela Rae is an accomplished Consultant Nurse based in London, UK with nearly 2 decades of senior clinical, operational, and research leadership experience in neuroscience indications, specializing in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disease. With extensive experience in assessing and managing complex psychiatric patients in both clinic and in clinical trial (Phase 1-3) settings, she contributes a unique patient-centric perspective at Medpace to support the medical and clinical operations team, as well as other functional areas.

She obtained her MSc in Public Health and Health Services Research from the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom and completed a prestigious Scottish Government Advanced Research Fellowship with a focus on neuropsychiatric disorders.

Ms. Miaesha Campbell, Sr. Director, Patient Recruitment, Medpace

Ms. Miaesha Campbell is an accomplished professional with over 17 years of experience directing a global team of strategic partners, support staff and vendors for multimillion-dollar global marketing, patient recruitment and patient retention campaigns. This includes oversight of the planning and execution of programs with a solution-based approach tailored to the needs of the sites and patients.  She has worked on studies across all phases and multiple therapeutic areas, using site and patient-centric strategies to bring clinical trials to patients as a care option.

Miaesha graduated from California State University at Dominquez Hills in May 2002, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Minor in Communications. Her early career was spent in public relations, and she was recruited to support the marketing of clinical trial programs in 2007.