Kansas City, KS
Allergy and Asthma Research Site
Meridian's Kansas City, KS (allergy and asthma) location partners with Kansas City Allergy & Asthma Associates, P.A. (KCAA) in Overland Park, KS, to conduct clinical trials for investigational products intended to help treat allergies, asthma, immunologic diseases, and related conditions.
About this research site
KCAA is the metro’s premiere provider of allergy and asthma care, serving the community since 1979. KCAA's doctors are expert providers for allergy, asthma, and immunologic diseases. They make extraordinary effort to stay up-to-date through continuing education to bring the best, most advanced technology to their patients.
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For more information about joining a clinical trial in Kansas City, complete the form at the bottom of this page. After you submit your information, a Meridian enrollment specialist will call you to talk about the study. There is no obligation to join — you decide if the study is right for you.
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Phone: (402) 934-7563 (call center)
Phone: (816) 980-2464Â (clinic)
Meridian Clinical Research
8675 College Blvd, Suite 200
Overland Park, KS 66210
Clinical Research Partner Website
kcallergy.com
Upcoming research studies in Kansas City
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Meridian Clinical Research - Kansas City, KS (Allergy & Asthma) is located with KCAA's Overland Park clinic.
Meet Your Physicians
Every clinical trial is overseen by a Principal Investigator – a physician who is responsible for the rights, safety and welfare of the study participants. Research studies at our Kansas City research site are conducted in partnership with the following physicians at Kansas City Allergy & Asthma Associates, P.A.
Mark R. Neustrom, DO
- Joined KCAA in 1995.
- Board certified in internal medicine and allergy, asthma and immunology.
- Received his medical degree from Des Moines University in Des Moines, IA.
- Completed an internal medicine residency at the University of South Dakota.
- Completed a fellowship in allergy and immunology at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
- Certified Physician Investigator, Academy of Pharmaceutical and Physician Investigators.
- Member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and the Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
Derrick R. Ward, MD
- Board certified in internal medicine and allergy, asthma, and immunology.
- Received his medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.
- Completed an internal medicine residency at John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis.
- Completed an allergy/immunology fellowship at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City.
- Member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the American College of Physicians, the American Medical Association, the Greater Kansas City Allergy Society, and fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
James B. Sterner, MD
- Joined KCAA in 2014.
- Board certified in internal medicine and allergy, asthma and immunology.
- Received his medical degree from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine.
- Completed an internal medicine residency at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
- Completed an allergy and immunology fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
- Member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
William J. Lavery, MD, PhD
- Board-certified pediatrician with fellowship training in adult and pediatric allergy, asthma and immunodeficiency.
- Board certified in pediatrics and board eligible in allergy and immunology.
- Received his medical degree from University of Texas School of Medicine.
- Completed a pediatrics residency at University of Colorado/Children's Hospital Colorado.
- Completed an allergy and immunology fellowship at University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
- Member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Brynn Everist, MD
- A Kansas City native who found her passion for the specialty of allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology several years after completing her residency.
- Board certified in pediatrics and board eligible in allergy and immunology.
- Received her medical degree from University of Kansas School of Medicine.
- Completed a pediatric and adolescent medicine residency at Mayo Clinic.
- Completed an allergy, asthma and ammunology fellowship at University of Kansas Medical Center.
- Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and the Greater Kansas City Allergy Society.
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