Meet Our Dedicated Team Members
While professionally supporting our colleagues in the pharmaceutical industry, at California Research Foundation, we’re family.
Study volunteers comment on the warm and caring atmosphere during their visits. Our concern and attention is focused first and foremost on the patients. Our unprecedented, dedicated team members are the secret of our success.
Dedicated Team Members at California Research Foundation
Jeffrey L. Brandon, Chief Executive Officer
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Over 40 years leading a team of clinical research professionals. Founder and CEO of California Research Foundation, launched in 1980 from the grass-roots family medical practice, while dedicating the focus to integrity, quality, and care for our patients.
Donald M. Brandon, MD, Medical Director
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Board certified in internal medicine and has led the clinical team since 1985. Earning his medical degree from the University of Southern California, he has carried on the family tradition of quality medical care and dedicated clinical research with the highest ethical and professional standards. Serves as Medical Director and lead Principal Investigator.
Ricardo Castaneda-Hurtado, MD, Staff Physician
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Obtained his medical degree from Xochicalco University, Tijuana MX in 2016. He has been a California Research Foundation team member as a staff physician, Sub-Investigator since 2021.
William B. Davis, MD, Staff Physician
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Earned his medical degree from the School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, in 1964. He is Board Eligible Internal Medicine and Cardiology. He has been a California Research Foundation team member as a staff physician, Sub-Investigator since 1986.
Daniel T. Lawler, MD, Staff Physician
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Obtained his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1990. He has been a California Research Foundation team member as a staff physician, Sub-Investigator since 2016.
Saul Vera, MD, Staff Physician
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Earned his medical degree from the FACISALUD - Universidad Autónoma de Baja California: Campus Valle de las Palmas in 2019. He has been a California Research Foundation team member as a staff physician, Sub-Investigator since 2021.
Karl F. Walter, MD, Staff Physician
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Earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1989. He has been a California Research Foundation team member as a staff physician, Sub-Investigator since 2021.
Maria G. Aceves, MA, Clinical Operations Manager
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Has served as the Clinical Operations Manager with California Research Foundation since 1985. Leading a team of dedicated research professionals, she brings years of experience in recruitment, patient care, quality data collection and reporting, and a unique ability to connect strongly with our research subjects. Rolling up her sleeves and leading the team by example, she guarantees the best possible outcome in all that has her focus.
Janice E. Brandon, MSN, CNL, Clinical Trial Manager
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Has carried on the family tradition by bringing her clinical skill set, work ethic, and innate leadership ability to California Research Foundation by joining the team in 2014. Serving as the Clinical Team Manager, she guarantees that the legacy of quality, integrity, and patient care continues.
Jeffrey C. Brandon, Chief Technology Officer
Milan L. Brandon, II, Chief Legal Counsel
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A 2016 graduate of the U.S.C. School of Law and the 2013 Valedictorian of the University of San Diego School of Business. Milan is an attorney skilled in the intersection of business, contract law, and litigation, with five years of active experience in courtroom and motion practice. His lifelong involvement with California Research Foundation, his training in economics, and his experience in litigation have equipped him with a holistic, forward-thinking approach to legal affairs.
Patricia Brandon, RN, Clinical Research Coordinator
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Joined the team in 1992.
Charlene Cruz, MA, Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
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Joined the team in 1979.
Hannah J. Zapata, RN, Clinical Research Coordinator
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Joined the team in 2020.
Daniel S., BSN, Research Assistant
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Joined the team in 2022.
Andrew Sanchez, EMT, Jr. CRC
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Joined the team in 2022.
Recruitment Team
Nicolette Estrada, Recruitment Specialist, Maria G. Aceves, MA, Clinical Operations Manager; and Tiffany Hecklinski, PhD, Community Outreach & Patient Advocate
Administrative Team
Kathleen B. Anderson, Loida Puga, Cindy Stevens (not pictured), and Diana Vega
Laboratory Team
Brooke Loveless and Claire H.
At California Research Foundation, we’re family.
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