Dr. Sher received his medical degree in 1983 from the University of Utah School of Medicine and his medical training at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Hospital and Clinics, Department of Pediatrics. He is board certified in adult/pediatric allergy and immunology as well as pediatrics, and is Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology at UCLA. Dr. Sher holds fellowships with the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He founded Peninsula Research Associates, Inc., in 1999 and is the principal investigator in all of the center's research studies. Since 1987, he has been in private practice in Southern California's South Bay, where his community involvement includes the Los Angeles County School Nurses Association and asthma support leadership at UCLA/Harbor Medical Center. His most recent publishing includes Clinical Therapeutics: Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; and Medical Crossfire. Dr. Sher is also on speaker bureaus for Bristol-Myers Squibb, Schering Plough, GlaxoSmithKline and Merck. Along with the previous positions, he sits on National Advisory Boards for Merck and Eli-Lilly, as well as taking a seat on the Aventis Pediatric Advisory Board. Dr. Sher has served as a medical monitor on clinical research trials in South Africa, and is also involved with the designing of new research protocols.
- Farid Khan, M.D., Clinical Research Director, C.C.R.C
Farid received his medical degree in 1997 from the University of Debrecen, Medical and Sciences Health Center in Hungary. After receiving his degree, Farid held an externship in general surgery at Sharjah Al-Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and then worked as a resident surgeon at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital of Hatvan in Hatvan, Hungary.
He came to the United States in March 2000 and joined Harbor/UCLA Medical Center Research and Education Institute as a Clinical Trials Coordinator for two years where he was directly involved with in-patient clinical trials for the Department of Surgery.
In May 2002, he joined Peninsula Research Associates as a clinical research coordinator for outpatient clinical trials. He currently supervises the team of Clinical Research Coordinators at the research site and also handles business development for PRA.
Peninsula Research has an experienced staff of 5 full-time coordinators (research experience in years below) and 2 research assistants.
Vijay Parikh, MBBS (2 years) is a physician licensed in India, who joined Peninsula Research Associates in 2003. Vijay coordinates the Asthma trials at PRA.
Baishakhi(Ruma) Barva, MBBS (2 years) is a physician licensed in Bangladesh, who also joined Peninsula Research Associates in 2003. Baishakhi is the lead coordinator on all ADHD clinical trials at PRA.
Lillian Bennett (4 years) is a California-licensed medical assistant, radiology technician and phlebotomist. She has over 30 years of experience in the medical field. Lillian coordinates the ADHD trials with Ruma and handles the laboratory work.
Debbie Cappy (3 years) has 16 years experience as a medical assistant in the field of Pediatrics and she coordinates Pediatric as well as Adult Vaccine research trials for Peninsula Research.
Carey Goldsmith-Furman (4 years) has worked as a research coordinator at Kaiser Permanente Medical Group prior to her appointment at PRA and she coordinates the Sleep Disorder clinical trials.
Shera Paskil (1 year) is the administrative assistant for all research coordinators.
Seamus Sullivan (1 year) assists on the ADHD clinical research trials.
Dr. Sher received his medical degree in 1983 from the University of Utah School of Medicine and his medical training at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Hospital and Clinics, Department of Pediatrics. He is board certified in adult/pediatric allergy and immunology as well as pediatrics, and is Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology at UCLA. Dr. Sher holds fellowships with the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He founded Peninsula Research Associates, Inc., in 1999 and is the principal investigator in all of the center's research studies. Since 1987, he has been in private practice in Southern California's South Bay, where his community involvement includes the Los Angeles County School Nurses Association and asthma support leadership at UCLA/Harbor Medical Center. His most recent publishing includes Clinical Therapeutics: Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; and Medical Crossfire. Dr. Sher is also on speaker bureaus for Bristol-Myers Squibb, Schering Plough, GlaxoSmithKline and Merck. Along with the previous positions, he sits on National Advisory Boards for Merck and Eli-Lilly, as well as taking a seat on the Aventis Pediatric Advisory Board. Dr. Sher has served as a medical monitor on clinical research trials in South Africa, and is also involved with the designing of new research protocols.
Farid received his medical degree in 1997 from the University of Debrecen, Medical and Sciences Health Center in Hungary. After receiving his degree, Farid held an externship in general surgery at Sharjah Al-Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and then worked as a resident surgeon at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital of Hatvan in Hatvan, Hungary. 
