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Jillian Agnew, RN

Site Director for St. Augustine

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Valérie Y Hayes, PhD

Site Director

Dr. Valérie Hayes has been our clinic manager at our ENCORE Research Group’s Saint John’s location for over 2 years. She graduated from Mayo Clinic and worked in industry for 19 years. Her favorite part about working at St. Johns Center for Clinical Research is the external and internal community. “The community is wellness and vision driven, and the structure and culture of the organization is the best!” Dr.…

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Sandra Hoogerwerf, MD

Gastroenterologist

Dr. Sandra Hoogerwerf is board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine. Dr. Sandra Hoogerwerf has a deep understanding of digestive health issues, and functional bowel and motility disorders.

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Ben Pineau, MD, FRCP

Medical Director

Dr. Pineau graduated magna cum laude and received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Ottawa, Ottawa Ontario. He completed his gastroenterology residency in Canada. He then attended the University of Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, where he completed his fellowship in advanced endoscopy at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.…

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