Curriculum Vitae
Marsha A. Ponzar
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CURRENT POSITION
Omnicare Clinical Research, Chesterfield, MO., USA 2007-2009
Clinical Research Associate/ CRA
Responsibilities include:
Identification of potential investigational sites
Coordinates and performs comprehensive site management
Conduct pre-study, initiation, interim and close out monitoring visits
Produce comprehensive visit reports and status reports
Resolve data issues and audit issues
Adhere to the study timelines and budget
Collect high quality critical documents and completion of ethics
committee and regulatory submissions in association with Investigator Services.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
St. Luke’s Hospital, Chesterfield, MO, USA 2006-2006
Clinical Research Coordinator
Responsibilities included:
Adhered to Good Clinical Practices, Standard Operating Procedures and Study Protocols
Prepared informed consent documents and case report forms
Monitored monthly and bimonthly CALGB, NSABP, and CTSU bulletins for protocol changes,
study specific adverse events and consent revision changes
Rewrote study consent documents to reflect necessary changes made in increased risks to
participants and protocol changes
Prepared appropriate study specific regulatory submissions to the IRB that may include
expedited or full review applications, SAEs, protocol changes, consent changes, study
closure notices and other relevant IRB submissions
Determined patient eligibility for study enrollment and obtaining informed consent from study
participant
Constructed a calendar of required tests and treatment/follow up visits for the patient’s office
chart and made the appropriate form submissions based on protocol requirements
Collected and maintained supporting source documentation
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA 2002 - 2005
Clinical Research Coordinator/CRA (Department of Orthopedic Surgery)
Responsibilities included:
Responsible for patient recruitment and enrollment as well as managing cohort follow-ups
Screened 65/70 Clinic patients per week for initial study enrollment and follow up data
Maintained site documentation and filed paperwork submissions for IRB review
Coauthor/contributor on six abstracts
Medical Assistant for monthly Fellow’s Clinic
Assisted Residents in their research rotation responsibilities
Responsible for entering all surgeries into a database and maintaining it
Department of Internal Medicine - Home based CRA
Team leader in continued development and revision of study protocol used by the three
research centers (Washington University, Harvard University and the University of
Maryland)
Trained research personnel in proper data acquisition and retention
Recruited nursing home owners/managers to participate in the research study
Enlisted the enthusiastic participation of nursing home Directors of Nursing and related
institutional staff in the conceptual structure and implementation of study protocols and
research objectives
Integrated research protocols and processes with nursing home staff functions to assure
mutual satisfaction in achieving research goals with least negative effect on efficiency
Screened, selected (including administering psychometric tests), and educated patients for
participation in the study
Rounded on patients and monitored for compliance and any possible adverse affects
K.V. Pharmaceutical Co. (Ethex), St. Louis, MO, USA 1999- 2001
Sales Representative
Responsibilities included:
Delivered consistently strong sales result in promoting and marketing ethical pharmaceuticals
in key market segments: Physicians, chain and independent pharmacies
Strong customer advocate assuring satisfaction with products, distribution, and marketing
practices
Broadened pharmacists` knowledge of company products and services, thus expanding
market penetration
Successfully prospected for new clients and emerging market segments
Developed territory accounts to maximize the sale and exposure of the product line
THERAPEUTIC EXPERIENCE
Therapeutic Categories Specialized Area(s) Phase(s) Role(s)/Year(s) of Experience
Endocrinology and Metabolism Obesity Phase III Clinical Study Coordinator: 2 Month(s)
Oncology/Gastroenterology Colon Malignancies Phase III Clinical Study Coordinator: 1 Year
Oncology/Genitourinary Disorders Colon/Rectal Cancer Phase III Clinical Study
Coordinator/CRA: 1 Year
Oncology/Genitourinary Prostate Cancer/Phase II CALGB Clinical Study Coordinator/1 Year
Oncology/Gynecology Carcinoma - Breast Phase III Clinical Study Coordinator/CRA: 1 Year
Internal Medicine Obesity Studies Phase III Clinical Study Coordinator: 2 Month(s)
Musculoskeletal Hip-Knee Replacement Phase IV Clinical Study Coordinator: 1 Year
Musculoskeletal Orthopedics Phase IV Clinical Study Coordinator/CRA: 1 Year
Musculoskeletal Rheumatoid Arthritis Phase IV Clinical Study Coordinator: 1 Year
Musculoskeletal Back Pain Phase IIIB /CRA: 2 years
Neurology Dementia Phase IV Clinical Study Coordinator/CRA: 1 Year
Neurology Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission Phase IV Clinical Study Pediatric
Coordinator/CRA: 1 Year
Rheumatology Phase IV Clinical Study Coordinator/CRA: 1 Year
Psychiatry Alzheimer's disease Phase IV Clinical Study Coordinator/CRA: 1 Year(s) -
Psychiatry Dementia Phase IV Clinical Study Coordinator/CRA: 1 Year
Psychiatry Depression -Adult Phase IIIB/CRA 3 months
EDUCATION
Washington University, College of Arts and Sciences, St. Louis, MO, USA
BA, Biology
ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL DETAILS
Computer Skills:
Microsoft Access
Excel
PowerPoint
Outlook
Microsoft Word
IDX
Mediscribe
Clinical Desktop
Sales Logix
WebPins
Seminars/Course Work:
Completion of CRA and IRB training, Washington University
Completion Certificate for the Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams,
renewed yearly and current
HIPAA Compliance Training
Electronic data capture experience (E-Trials) in addition to a Phase Forward Inform 4.5 course
completion certificate.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
ACRP, Member
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
John C. Clohisy, MD, James A. Keeney, MD, Marsha Ponzar, BA, Perry L. Schoenecker, MD. A
Treatment Algorithm for Hip Disorders in Patients 50 Years Old and Younger, 2005;
John C. Clohisy, MD, Ryan Nunley, MD, Madelyn Curry, RN, Marsha Ponzar, BA, Perry L.
Schoenecker, MD. Periacetabular Osteotomy for the Treatment of Perthes-Like Deformities of the
Hip, 2005;
Stephen Burnett, MD, FRCS (C), Marsha Ponzar, BA. Acetabular Labral Tears, 2005;
Stephen Burnett, MD, FRCS (C), Marsha Ponzar, BA. Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty in
Patients That Have Undergone a Tibia Tubercle Osteotomy, 2005;
John C. Clohisy, MD, Thomas McClure, MD, Jason Robison, MD, Marsha Ponzar, BA. Treatment
of Anterior Femoroacetabular Impingement with Combined Hip Arthroscopy and Limited Open
Osteoplasty, 2005;
Ryan C. Chen, MD, John C. Clohisy, MD, Marsha Ponzar, RN. Hip Arthroscopy in Patients Older
than 45 Years, 2005;