Our Team

PSS core study support team consists of dedicated, highly experienced professionals:

Dr. Vince Mendenhall, DVM, PhD - Director

  • 35 years preclinical surgical research and CRO work
  • Surgical expertise in several areas (i.e., neuro-, cardiovascular, wound healing, etc) and in multiple species
  • Formerly at Charles River Laboratories (CRL) and 3M

Jeffrey P. Sites - Associate Director

  • Over 25 years in supporting and coordinating roles in surgical research
  • Former Director and Owner of Cardiovascular and Extracorporeal Technologies
  • Specialist in the Cardiovascular arena

Dr. James Woods, PhD, MBA - Business Administrator

  • 15 years preclinical surgical research experience
  • 7 years small animal surgical experience, focus on neuroscience
  • Formerly at Bioanalytical Systems, Inc

Mickey Flynn - Research Assistant

  • 22 years of preclinical R&D experience
  • 18 years of surgical experience
  • Formerly at Pfizer and the National Institutes of Health

Eric McCloud - Laboratory Coordinator

  • 17 years experience in laboratory animal science and preclinical surgery
  • Formerly at Charles River Laboratories

Diann Mendenhall - Medical Writer

  • 29 years of diverse experience in the medical research profession
  • 7 years of preclinical and clinical trial support for implantable cardiac devices
  • 4 years regulatory - GMP Quality Assurance auditing for medical device manufacturing company

Christie Cunningham - Research Specialist

  • 14 years of academic and industrial research experience
  • Formerly in preclinical R&D at Ethicon Endo-Surgery