Maria del Carmen Freire, PA-C

Practicing in the greater Orlando area since 2018

Board Certified Physician AssistantSub-InvestigatorDiabetes & Weight Management FocusAccepting New Patients

About Maria

Maria del Carmen Freire, PA-C, brings passion, scientific precision, and deep empathy to West Orange Endocrinology. She has practiced as a board-certified Physician Assistant in the greater Orlando area since 2018, focused on individualized diabetes management, hormone balancing, and weight-loss optimization.

Alongside her clinical work, Maria serves as Sub-Investigator across the practice's clinical research trials — supporting patients through every stage of a study, from screening to close-out, under the direct oversight of Dr. Mandry.

Education & Training

BSUniversity of South FloridaBachelor of Science, Cell and Molecular Biology — Tampa, FL
MPASFlorida International UniversityMaster of Physician Assistant Studies — Miami, FL

Clinical Focus

Diabetes ManagementIndividualized insulin and metabolic care plans
Hormone BalancingThyroid, adrenal, and reproductive hormone care
Weight-Loss OptimizationGLP-1/GIP protocols under physician supervision

Professional Memberships

American Society of Endocrine Physician Assistants

Florida Academy of Physician Assistants

Pan American Medical Association

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 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.

Ineska Freire, MD, CRC

Senior Clinical Research Coordinator

Clinical research coordinator with the practice since 2017, supporting 20+ industry trials spanning diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, and autoimmune disease.

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.