Bret A. Wittmer, DVM, MD Medical Director

Doctor Wittmer has 8 years experience as a Board Certified Family Practice Physician, he is also a certified Medical Acupuncturist. He holds current certifications in CPR, First Aid, ACLS, ATLS, PALS, and is a Certified Clinical Investigator. IATA training. HIV/Aids and Preventing Disease Transmission training. Doctor Wittmer also holds admitting privileges to Regional Medical Center Hospital. Regional Medical Center is a level III trauma center with most specialties being represented.Dr. Wittmer has conducted over 200 clinical studies in the past 10 years.

Dr.Wittmer is an active member of ACRP and DIA.

Christy Coleman, Nurse Practitioner, ARNP-C

Christy joined the staff at Commonwealth Biomedical Research in December 2008. She brings with her 9 years experience as an RN specializing in Home Health Care. Christy is currently on staff part-time as an ARNP specializing in family practice. She sees patients of all ages for a variety of medical conditions. She is currently accepting new patients. She is certified as ARNP and CPR.

Phyllis Barnes, RN, Assistant Study Coordinator

Phyllis brings a wealth of clinical experience to the team with over 14 years providing nursing care to patients. She has worked part-time for Commonwealth Biomedical Research since 2004 and subsequently has become a full time Study Coordinator at this time. Phyllis holds certification in CPR, First Aid, HIV/AIDS prevention, OSHA and IATA and is an active member of ACRP and DIA.

Cecil Chaney, Electronic Data Entry and Regulatory

Cecil started working at Commonwealth Biomedical Research in October 2006 after relocating to Madisonville from Florida. He has first aid training and CPR training and is a member of the DIA and ACRP. Cecil's primary job responsibilities are electronic data management for ongoing clinical trials and regulatory start-up submissions for pending clinical trials. He has worked on Phase I-IV trials. Cecil's hobbies include fishing and cooking.

Mike Garrett, RN, CCRC, Study Coordinator

Mike has 13 years nursing experience with 7 of these being in research. He has trained in the ER, CCU, Home Health, open-heart recovery and ICU. He has been a certified Clinical Research Coordinator since 2004 and has conducted over 75 industry-sponsored trials. He has completed clinical research trials in the areas of Osteoarthritis (narcotic and non-narcotic), Rheumatoid Arthritis, Migraine Headaches, Hypercholesterolemia, Genital Herpes, Hypertension, Vaginal Atrophy, Healthy Volunteers, Osteoporosis, Low Back Pain, Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetic Neuropathy, Diabetic Obesity, COPD, Asthma, Hypogonadism, Constipation, Phase 1 Trial Conduct, Fibromyalgia and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Mike holds certification in CPR, First Aid, HIV/AIDS prevention, OSHA and IATA and is an active member of ACRP and DIA.

Terri Higbee, RN, BSN, Study Coordinator

Terri is originally from Madisonville, KY and has been an RN for 13 years. Her BSN is from Murray State University and she works on clinical research trials in the area of weight loss, knee pain, hotflashes, numerous vaccination trials including H1N1, diabetes and more. Terri's experience includes NICU, OB, Med-Surgery, Psych, Home Health and Nurse Management.

Kathy Morgan, Administrative Assistant

Kathy has worked for Commonwealth since 2002. Kathy also has training in HIV/Aids and Preventing Disease Transmission . Kathy fields all patient related phone calls and monitors the screening process for all study related activities.

Kim Puckett, Administrative Assistant

Kim is an important part of the general secretarial support staff at Commonwealth Biomedical Research. She is trained in CPR and HIV/AIDS and is responsible for general patient care within Dr. Wittmer's family practice.

Kim Wallace, MLT (ASCP), BS, Study Coordinator, Patient Recruiter

Kim has 12 years experience as a Medical Laboratory Technician and is registered with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. She has working knowledge in all areas of the lab including hematology, chemistry, microbiology, immunohematology, serology and urinalysis. Kim also holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Organizational Leadership. Her clinical trial experience includes: Overactive Bladder, COPD, Phase I Trials and Genital Herpes. Kim is certified in Sperm analysis for trails requiring this procedure. Kim also holds certification in CPR, First Aid, HIV/AIDS prevention, OSHA and IATA and is an active member of ACRP and DIA.

Eric Dytzel, Marketing and Patient Recruitment

Eric is CWBR's marketing and website developer. With 9 years of website design experience and a successful background in search engine optimization, Eric ensures that websites are current and easy to find on search engines. In addition to website development Eric is repsonsible for developing and placing print marketing information as well as radio and television marketing in support of patient volunteer recruitment.