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Maria Ines Marulanda, MD, Research Site Director at West Orange Endocrinology in Ocoee, Florida
Research Site Director

Maria Ines Marulanda, MD

Site Director since 2018 · Internal medicine and clinical research since 1984 · Fluent in English and Spanish

40+ Trials Overseen as Site Director30+ Peer-Reviewed PublicationsFellow, ACP & ACCHealth Library Contributor
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About Dr. Marulanda

Maria Ines Marulanda, MD, brings over three decades of internal medicine and clinical research leadership to West Orange Endocrinology & Research Center. She served as Medical Physician and Medical Director at Guerra Méndez Medical Center in Valencia, Venezuela from 1991 to 2015 — leading studies there as Principal Investigator, running the hospital's Clinical Research Coordinator program, and teaching as a Professor in Carabobo University's Internal Medicine Residency Program for over 20 years.

She joined West Orange Endocrinology in 2016 as a Sub-Investigator and Clinical Research Coordinator, and has served as Research Site Director since 2018 — overseeing day-to-day trial operations, regulatory compliance, and participant safety across the practice's full portfolio of Phase II–IV studies, which are conducted under Dr. Mandry as Principal Investigator.

Trials Overseen as Site Director

BaxDuo ARCTIC & Pacific — AstraZeneca — Chronic Kidney DiseaseREIMAGINE 4 & 5 — Novo Nordisk — Obesity / Type 2 DiabetesAVANTI — AbbVie — HypothyroidismSYNCHRONIZE-1 & 2 — Boehringer Ingelheim — ObesityCONFIDENCE — Bayer — Chronic Kidney Disease + Type 2 DiabetesTRAVERSE — AbbVie — Hypogonadism

Education & Training

  • MDCarabobo University, Faculty of Health SciencesBachelor of Science, Medical Surgeon/Physician — Valencia, Venezuela, 1984
  • MScCarabobo University – Angel Larralde HospitalMaster of Science, Internal Medicine — 1990
  • Res.Angel Larralde Hospital & Guerra Méndez Medical CenterInternal Medicine Residency & ICU Residency — Valencia, Venezuela, 1987–1990
  • Trn.Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterGeriatrics Training — Baton Rouge, LA, 1993

Academic & Editorial Roles

  • Professor, Internal Medicine Residency ProgramCarabobo University — 1992–2015
  • National CoordinatorTotal Nutrition Therapy Advance Course & TNT in Geriatrics — Venezuela, 2006–2015
  • Editor-in-Chief"Up to Date in Internal Medicine"
  • PresidentVenezuelan Society of Internal Medicine (SVMI) — 2013–2015

Certifications & Honors

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Certified — current since 2018

Order of Academic Merit "Dr. Jose Solanes" — American College of Physicians, Venezuelan Chapter, 2002

Volunteerism & Community Service Award — ACP Venezuelan Chapter, 2007 & 2014

Also on Our Team

Jose M. Mandry, MD, board-certified endocrinologist at West Orange Endocrinology in Ocoee, Florida

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 at West Orange Endocrinology in Ocoee, Florida

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.

Ineska Freire, MD, CRC, Senior Clinical Research Coordinator at West Orange Endocrinology in Ocoee, Florida

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 at West Orange Endocrinology in Ocoee, Florida

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 and site administrator at West Orange Endocrinology in Ocoee, Florida

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 and Regulatory Affairs at West Orange Endocrinology in Ocoee, Florida

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.