Ineska Freire, MD, CRC

With the practice since 2017 · Medical degree, Carabobo State University, 2007 · Fluent in English and Spanish

20+ Trials SupportedUSMLE Step 1 & 2 CertifiedACP MemberHealth Library Contributor

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About Dr. Freire

Ineska Freire has served as a Clinical Research Coordinator at West Orange Endocrinology since 2017, coordinating day-to-day trial operations across the practice's diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, and autoimmune disease studies — from screening and enrollment through follow-up visits and close-out.

She earned her medical degree at Carabobo State University and completed her internal medicine training at Angel Larralde's University Hospital in Valencia, Venezuela, where she served as Chief Resident. Before joining the practice she worked in internal medicine and emergency medicine in Venezuela. She has passed USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 and holds ECFMG certification.

Trials Supported

REIMAGINE 2, 4 & 5 — Novo Nordisk — Obesity / Type 2 DiabetesCONFIDENCE — Bayer — Chronic Kidney Disease + Type 2 DiabetesSYNCHRONIZE-1 & 2 — Boehringer Ingelheim — ObesityBaxDuo ARCTIC & Pacific — AstraZeneca — Chronic Kidney DiseaseTRAVERSE — AbbVie — HypogonadismBE OPTIMAL — Phase 3 — Autoimmune Disease

Education & Training

MDCarabobo State UniversityBachelor of Science, Medical Surgeon/Physician — 2002–2007
MScCarabobo University – Angel Larralde HospitalMaster of Science, Internal Medicine — 2009–2011
Res.Angel Larralde's University HospitalChief Resident — Valencia, Venezuela, 2009–2011

Certifications & Honors

USMLE Step 1 & Step 2 Certified — ECFMG Certified, 2016–2018

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Certified — current since 2018

Dr. Miguel Perez Carreno's Award, Honorable Mention — 2007, for research on cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis

Also on Our Team

Jose M. Mandry, MD

Founder & Principal Investigator

Three decades of endocrine care in Central Florida. Trained in Internal Medicine at St. Vincent's Medical Center (Yale affiliate) and Endocrinology & Metabolism at Roger Williams / Rhode Island Hospital (Brown affiliate).

Maria del Carmen Freire, PA-C

Physician Assistant & Sub-Investigator

MPAS from Florida International University; BS in Cell and Molecular Biology from USF. Focused on individualized diabetes management, hormone balancing, and weight-loss optimization.

Maria Ines Marulanda, MD

Research Site Director

Three decades as an internist, medical director, and Principal Investigator in Venezuela, now directing site operations across the practice's Phase II–IV research portfolio in Ocoee.

Oscarina Herrera, MD

Clinical Trial Sub-Investigator

Board-certified internist and Florida-licensed physician, Sub-Investigator at the Research Center since 2019. Internal medicine residency at Lincoln Medical Center, a Weill Cornell affiliate, after research coordination at the University of Miami.

Kathy Mandry, MS, RD, LD/N

Registered Dietitian & Site Administrator

Registered dietitian and site administrator with the practice since 2011. Master's in clinical nutrition from the University of Kentucky, a decade of hospital dietetics, and coordinator or dietitian on more than thirty industry trials.

Jhon Freire Marulanda, BBA

Director of Clinical Research Operations & Regulatory Affairs

Directs trial operations and regulatory affairs for the research department, working with principal investigators, sponsors and coordinators to keep every study aligned to Good Clinical Practice and FDA regulatory guidelines.