Since 1999, MARC has conducted over 100 trials across a wide range of therapeutic areas, including, but not limited to:

• Autoimmune Disease
• Bone and Joint Disease
• Noninvasive Cardiovascular Disease
• Dermatology
• Endocrinology
• Gastrointestinal
• Infectious Disease
• Mental Health
• Neurology
• Nutraceuticals
• Pain Management (Acute, Chronic and Interventional)
• Pharmacokinetics
• Pulmonology
• Rheumatology
• Sleep Medicine
• Urological Disease
• Weight Loss
• Women's Health

MARC has an outstanding reputation for assisting the following companies with bringing new products to market:

• Abbott
• AdvantRx
• ANS
• ArthroCare
• Basilea
• Cargill
• Cephalon
• Clinimetrics
• DSM Nutritional Products, Ltd.
• Elan Pharmaceutical
• Eli Lilly
• EuroPharma, Inc.
• Glanbia Nutritionals
• Health Enhancement Products, Inc.
• Humanetics, Inc.
• ICON
• Insys
• Iovate
• JI Haas, Inc.
• Johnson & Johnson
• KGK Synergize, Inc.
• Marigot
• Medtronic
• Merck
• Nektar
• NutriSystem
• Paragon Biomedical
• Pfizer
• Sucampo
• Sanofi-Aventis
• Respironics
• Takeda
• Waiora
• Wyeth

David Schultz, MD, D.A.B.P.M., F.I.P.P.
(Medical Director)
Dr. Schultz, founder and medical director of MAPS, is a board certified Anesthesiologist with additional certification in Pain Management from the American Board of Anesthesiology and the American College of Pain Medicine. Dr. Schultz completed a General Surgery residency at UCLA and an Anesthesiology residency at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Schultz practiced Anesthesiology at North Memorial Medical Center, where he was also the Director of the Anesthesiology Pain Service and Post Anesthesia Care Unit. Dr. Schultz has been a full time interventional pain specialist since 1995 and is an instructor for both the International Spinal Injection Society and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. Having participated in more than 30 studies, Dr. Schultz offers years of experience as a Principal Investigator.

James Anderson, MD, D.A.B.P.M
Dr. Anderson is board certified in Neurology and has additional board certification in Pain Medicine through the American College of Pain Medicine. Dr. Anderson completed his Neurology residency in 1981 and continued his medical training with an Anesthesiology residency at the University of Minnesota, which he completed in 1987. Dr. Anderson also completed fellowships in Neuroanesthesiology, Neuromuscular Disease, Electroencephalography and Electromyography. He worked as a clinical assistant professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Minnesota from 1988 to 1992 and has practiced full time in Neurology and Pain Medicine since 1994.

Stanley Antolak Jr., MD
Dr. Antolak is a board certified Urologist who treats chronic pelvic pain in both genders. His primary focus is on neuropathic pain of several origins, but mainly pudendal neuropathy. Dr. Antolak trained at the University of Minnesota, and the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. He specialized in general urology in St. Paul, Minnesota, for 25 years. Dr. Antolak also worked in Arizona, South Dakota and at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota where he studied pudendal neuropathy. He also trained in Nantes, France in the conservative and surgical treatments of pudendal neuropathy.

Thomas Cohn, MD
Dr. Cohn earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota. He performed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University Medical School. Dr. Cohn furthered his training at the VA Medical Center in Wisconsin. He is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Cohn returned to Minnesota after several years of private practice in Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine in New Mexico, and joined the MAPS team in April of 2000. Dr. Cohn is a member of the American Spinal Injury Association and the International Spinal Injection Society.

Robert H. Long, MD, D.A.B.P.M., F.I.P.P.
Dr. Long earned his medical degree from American University of the Caribbean in St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. He completed advanced training and residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Long went on to complete an ACGME accredited fellowship in Pain Management at Georgetown University/National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, District of Columbia. Dr. Long is a member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, International Spinal Injection Society, World Institute of Pain and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Angela Greene, MPAS, PA-C, RN
(Executive Director of Clinical Research)
Ms. Greene received a Bachelor of Science degree in Healthcare Management from St. Mary's University and a Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Augsburg College, both in Minnesota. She is a board certified Physician Assistant in Family Practice, and has been practicing medicine for more than 15 years. As the Executive Director of MAPS Applied Research Center, Ms. Greene is responsible for study procurement, marketing, sponsor and public relations, investigator liaisons, quality control and overall project management. In addition to her administrative responsibilities, Ms. Greene serves as Principal/Sub-Investigator for a variety of clinical studies.

Peggy Schultz, MD
Dr. Schultz is a board certified Dermatologist and Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. She has been in private practice in Edina, Minnesota since 1988. She earned her medical degree from the University of California School of Medicine. She later completed an internship in Obstetrics-Gynecology at Harbor UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, followed by a residency in Internal Medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Schultz also completed a full Dermatology residency at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Dr. Schultz is certified in Human Subject Protections and has an interest in conducting phase II-IV clinical studies.

Service Strategy

The MARC team of highly skilled research professionals has an outstanding reputation for bringing quality and timely clinical trial services to industry without compromising patient care. Our staff of eight Clinical Research Coordinators, two Research Assistants, two patient Recruitment Specialists and one Patient Care Coordinator has over 30 years of combined experience conducting clinical trials. Our team is dedicated to ensuring a positive experience for study participants and sponsors alike.

The MARC team is committed to maintaining long term relationships with our sponsors by offering:

• Rapid study start up (Central IRB)
• Efficient recruiting and retention of study participants
• Extensive database of over 75,000 patients
• Aggressive study specific marketing plans
• Involved investigators who work closely with our team
• Experienced staff (EDC, EMR, IVRS)
• Dedicated recruitment specialists
• Excellent community reputation with a strong understanding of patient demographics
• Computerized research tracking program
• Accurate and timely completion of CRFs
• High quality data with limited queries
• Private monitoring room with high speed internet access
• Video and teleconferencing capabilities

Our team members include:

• Christine Madson, MAEd, CCRC
• Debra Coffey, LPN, CCRC
• Russell Flewellen, CCRC
• Christa Nichols, CCRC
• Michelle Stark, Recruitment Specialist
• RaeAnne Besser, CRC
• Beth Garay, CRC
• Michael Nolan, RN, CRC
• Kathy Leupke, Front Desk Coordinator
• Chew Vang, CRC
• Jessica Sussman, Research Assistant
• Elizabeth Schultz, Social Media/Marketing Coordinator

The Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area is the 15th largest in the nation with a population of approximately 3 million. Our minority population of 15% offers us the diversity needed for a good research sample. While most of our research subjects are from the Twin Cities metropolitan area, many are referred from the five state area (IL, WI, IA, SD, and ND). MARC has a large infrastructure and the capability to recruit high quality, reliable study participants from our extensive database of 75,000 patients. We also use recruitment tools such as TV, radio, newspaper, direct mail, and target publications.

Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Dermatology/Plastic Surgery
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Immunology/Infectious Diseases
Musculoskeletal
Nephrology/Urology
Neurology
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Oncology
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Psychiatry/Psychology
Rheumatology