About Great Lakes Clinical Trials

Great Lakes has served the Illinois community since 2013.

Our Chief Medical Director, Jeffrey Ross, M.D. utilizes his extensive research experience in investigations across over development phases (Phase I-IV), treatment settings (inpatient and outpatient), duration (short and long-term), trial design (open, blinded, acute therapy, relapse prevention), and intervention (psychotherapy and psychopharmacology) to lead Great Lakes’ team of board-certified doctors, nurses, and clinical researchers to excel in the studies of investigational medications, food products, and supplements for the treatment of chronic diseases, Alzheimer’s Disease, depression, vaccine research, rheumatology, and COVID-19.

Organization History & Key Milestone Dates:

2013: Great Lakes Clinical Trials was incorporated. Dr. Jeffery Ross was named medical director.

2014: Great Lakes Clinical Trials had first patient randomized into a dairy cognition study.

2015: Memory Care Coalition of Chicago was formed. Great Lakes Clinical Trials, Arlington Heights, IL opened.

2016: Dr. Manish Jain head of Ravenswood Rheumatology joins Great Lakes Clinical Trials.

2017: Joined Global Alzheimer’s Platform (GAP) foundation. Dr. Rupal Trivedi joins Great Lakes Clinical Trials.

2018: Great Lakes establishes Alzheimer’s Awareness Day officially sanctioned by mayoral proclamation.

2018: Steve Satek recognized by Crain’s Chicago Business as one of Chicago’s Notable LGBTQ Executives.

2020: COVID-19 PANDEMIC – Great Lakes Clinical Trials pivoted to lead the fight for covid research treatment, vaccines, observational, and diagnostics. Opened a second location; Clark St. Clinic, to see Covid-19 patients and continue regular business operations.

2020: Great Lakes Clinical Trials, Gurnee, IL opened.

Why Was Great Lakes Founded?

After many years in the clinical research industry, Steve Satek saw Chicago as a vastly underserved market for clinical trials. Steve Satek founded Great Lakes Clinical Trials in 2014 to make clinical study opportunities more convenient and comfortable for patients. This meant providing easily accessible locations within Chicago’s neighborhood communities, Andersonville and Ravenswood, and in the surrounding towns of Arlington Heights and Gurnee, Illinois. Creating a welcoming atmosphere for patients of all backgrounds, ages, and sexual orientations was critical for Satek’s vision of a healthy, happy, and informed community, with a strong quality of life, due to advancements of medicine, nutrition, devices, and behavioral therapies.

Who Does Great Lakes Serve?

Great Lakes Clinical Trials is driven by a diverse and inclusive community of passionate people who are committed to improving the quality of life of communities around the world. In clinical trials and healthcare, everyone deserves the best care, regardless of their race, color, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, physical abilities, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, or criminal history. We embrace employees, customers, and patients from these underrepresented groups to help make this vision a reality.

Great Lakes Clinical Trials strives to build an organization that attracts and leverages diversity in our staff, which reflects the diversity of our local communities. The more diversity we have in our team, the more unique perspectives, and ideas we share, and the better prepared we are to serve our communities.

Great Lakes Clinical Trials is now a part of Flourish Research.

Being a part of Flourish Research means Great Lakes can offer the community the best opportunities to participate in more trials that advance life-changing therapeutics.

Flourish sites are still managed by the local physicians, clinical and support staff that you have come to know and trust.

Our Mission & Vision

Advancing the health and wellness of society through clinical trials.

Our Core Values

We Respect and Care for ALL

We honor ourselves and others.
We celebrate a culture of belonging and recognition.

We Do the Right Thing

We are honest and ethical – even if it’s the hard thing to do.
We live diversity authentically and organically.

We Own Our Actions

We are accountable to our employees, our clients, and our community.
We are aligned in our thoughts, words, focus and actions.

We Are Collaborative and Have a Can-Do Attitude

We work together towards optimal solutions.
We have a positive and innovative approach.

We Have the Highest Standards

We are consistent and reliable with meticulous attention to detail.
We relentlessly pursue perfection.

Our Vision and Commitment to
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Great Lakes Clinical Trials, we strive toward excellence. In clinical trials and healthcare, excellence means everyone deserves the best care, regardless of their race, color, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, physical abilities, age, sexual orientation, or veteran status. We embrace employees, customers, and patients from these underrepresented groups to help make this vision a reality.

Great Lakes Clinical Trials is driven by a diverse and inclusive community of passionate people who are committed to improving the quality of life of communities around the world. Great Lakes Clinical Trials is committed to a safe work environment where all employees, customers, and patients are included, and treated with dignity and respect.