Center Overview

Fieve Clinical Services, Inc. (FCS) is a private clinical research center located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. FCS was established by Ronald R. Fieve, MD in 1983 and has earned a reputation as one of the most experienced, reliable, and efficient study centers in the United States for conducting research trials of new CNS compounds in phase I-IV of their development.

FCS has worked with many of the major pharmaceutical companies, both domestic and foreign, as well as with a number of well known CROs. Although FCS has made its mark in pharmaceutical research by specializing in psychiatric and neurologic disorders, it has recently expanded into other therapeutic areas including hypertension, pain management, headache and sleep disorders. FCS handles all contractual negotiations and regulatory documents (using a central IRB), unless the sponsor has contracted a CRO to do so.

Clinical Research Experience

FCS has an aggressive marketing program for patient recruitment. This includes radio, television, newspaper and magazine advertising, participation in several referral services, as well as drawing from Dr. Fieve’s large, internal patient database. Additionally, Dr. Fieve is the founder of the Foundation for Mood Disorders and his affiliation with Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center helps precipitate hundreds of inquiries about our research each year. Dr. Fieve has also written two best-selling books, "Moodswing" and "Prozac", which have drawn public attention to clinical trials in psychiatric research.

Areas of Expertise

• Bipolar Disorder (manic-depression)
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Hypertension
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Others.
• Pain Management/ Headache
• Panic Disorders
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Schizophrenia/ Schizoaffective Disorder
• Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Sleep Disorders
• Social Phobias
• Treatment Resistant Depression

Facility Description

FCS features a large, comfortable waiting room, as well as private offices for interviewing patients and performing medical examinations. There is also a laboratory for performing physical examinations, venipuntures, ECGs, other laboratory testing and behavior data collections.

Conveniently located on Fifth Avenue between 76th and 77th Street, FCS has access to an extensive patient population in all five boroughs of New York City, as well as greater New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Investigator Experience

Dr. Ronald R. Fieve, a board certified psychopharmacologist, also trained in Internal Medicine, remains the President and Principal Investigator of FCS; considered one of the world’s leading experts in diagnostic evaluation and biological treatment of mood disorders. Dr. Fieve personally oversees all trials conducted at his center. He has published over 280 papers in the field of CNS and is currently a Clinical Professor at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. In addition to the principal investigator, FCS has five sub-investigators and three clinical research coordinators who assist in conducting the trials.

Staff Expertise

Dr. Fieve’s Co-Investigators at FCS are board certified psychiatrists, internists and neurologist who have training from or are affiliated with top hospital such as Columbia Presbyterian, New York Cornell, Gracie Square Hospital, Mount Sinai, Bellevue/NYU Medical Center, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute and Long Island Jewish Medical Center.

The FCS clinical team is trained to strictly observe GCP guidelines, FDA regulations and protocol criteria. In-house monitoring ensures timely and reliable data collection.

Vanessa A. Fieve, JD, CCRC - Director
Ms. Fieve is the attorney for FCS and handles all contractual and budgetary affairs, as well as business development and the overall management of the site.

Geraldine S. Dacpano, MPH - Director of Clinical Operations
Ms. Dacpano is an experienced CRC familiar with GCP guidelines and FDA regulations. Her background in public health is critical to patient recruitment, retention, and education.

Kimberlee R. Garris, BA, CCRC - Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
Ms. Garris’ experience in psychology and neuroscience provides high quality patient care, accurate ratings and support to patient recruitment and screening.

Lara A. Fieve, BS & Mar Rozas-Diaz, MS, Psy - In-House Monitors / Regulatory Affairs
Ms. Fieve & Mrs. Diaz’s expertise in regulatory affairs ensures fast and easy IRB approvals. They also monitor all data collection for accuracy, compliance and reliability.

Sunil Saxena, MD - Medical Scientist
Dr. Saxena’s experience as a medical scientist is an asset to protocol development, medical writing, and laboratory work.

Ingrid Hanson, BA Psy - Recruitment Specialist
Ms. Hanson's background in psychology and extensive experience in client services are vital to our team's success in patient recruitment and retention.

Other Information

Office Hours:

Monday: 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Contact Information

Vanessa A. Fieve, JD, CCRC
FIEVE CLINICAL SERVICES, INC.
952 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7B
New York NY 10021
USA
Phone: 212-772-3570
Fax: 212-772-3550
EMail: FieveClinical@fieveclinical.com
Web Site: http://www.fieveclinical.com

Currently Enrolling Trials

CenterWatch is listing the following trials that are actively recruiting patients at this center.

• Are you one of the millions of Americans who suffer from Depression? (Major Depression)
• Bipolar? (Bipolar Disorder/Manic-Depression)
• Does Anxiety Disrupt Your Daily Life?
• Is It All Coming Back To You At All The Wrong Times? - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Major Depression
• Wish you could release your worries? (Generalized Anxiety Disorder)

If you are interested in contacting this center to discuss placing a clinical trial there, please complete and send the E-mail form below. A representative from the research center will then follow up with you.