Physician looks to turn region into hotbed for clinical trials

Dr. Raymond Wynne Phillips shines a light on an essential, yet often underappreciated, side of health care: clinical trials. The move has high stakes for the Southwest Florida's medical community.

Stefania Pifferi. Â Dr. Raymond Wynne Phillips retired from full-time medical practice in December, which has given him more time to focus on research.
Stefania Pifferi. Â Dr. Raymond Wynne Phillips retired from full-time medical practice in December, which has given him more time to focus on research.
  • Health Care
  • Share

When Dr. Raymond Wynne Phillips retired from full-time clinical practice with Gastroenterology Group of Naples last December, he didn’t want to stop the gastroenterology medical research and clinical trial work he’d been doing for much of his career in Naples.

So he established a formal entity called GI PROS Research to continue those efforts.

 

Continue reading your article
with a Business Observer subscription.
What's included:
  • ✓ Unlimited digital access to BusinessObserverFL.com
  • ✓ E-Newspaper app, digital replica of print edition
  • ✓ Mailed print newspaper every Friday (optional)
  • ✓ Newsletter of daily business news
Subscribe

Already subscribed? Sign in.

Latest News

  • December 13, 2025
Report: Small business optimism up, but worries percolate
  • December 12, 2025
CEO of Bradenton EDC announces retirement
  • December 12, 2025
Manatee County to break ground on $40M veterans complex
  • December 12, 2025
Moez Limayem confirmed as USF’s new president

Sponsored Content