Research Center Profile:
Midwest Chest Consultants, PC
Midwest Chest Consultants, PC is a private office based medical
practice specializing in pulmonary, critical care and sleep
medicine. There are 3 pulmonologists based in the practice, located
in St. Charles, MO. We have conducted clinical research since
1990.
Our facility specializes in pulmonary and sleep medicine related
clinical research activities. We have worked with numerous major
pharmaceutical companies and several CRO's performing phase II,
III and IV studies. Trials have been conducted in COPD, asthma,
AECB, atrial fibrillation, DVT/PE, pneumonia, obesity, and
nocturnal hypoxemia. We have also performed phase IIIb studies.
Our office conducts inpatient and outpatient based clinical
trials. Full pulmonary medicine facilities are available in our
office including complete PFT's, exercise testing, ECG, Holter
monitoring, serial spirometry, serial PK's, oxygen saturation
measurements, six-minute walk testing, and phlebotomy. We are also
capable of outpatient infusion trials. The adjacent hospital has
full radiology facilities (including high-resolution CT scanning),
exercise physiology lab and 6-bed AASM accredited sleep lab with
paper recording capability on two of six beds.
>Thomas M. Siler, MD is board certified in
Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care Medicine and
Sleep Medicine. He has conducted clinical research in his practice
since 1990 in both inpatient and outpatient studies. He has been
principal investigator in over 70 trials. He has attended IRB
sponsored GCP training. Subinvestigators include Frank
Calandrino, MD, Sergio G. Garcia, M.D., Stacey Brown APRN, V.
Christine Champagne APRN, CCRC, and Jill Aufmuth,
APRN.
Mitchell Champagne, RPh, CCRC is director of
research. He has conducted numerous clinical research trials since
1997.
Marcia Gaddy, RN, CCRC is a study coordinator.
She has conducted clinical research since 1999.
Billie Greenwell, RN, CCRC is a study
coordinator. She has conducted clinical research since 2002.
Krista Haggard, RMA CCRC has been involved in
healthcare in our office since 1993 and has recently joined our
research team as our newest Certified Coordinator.
Adult subjects with lung and sleep disorders are available
through our private practice. We have more than 6,000 active
patients in our practice. We also have access to subjects
throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area with a population of
over 2 million. We have arrangements for local lodging nearby for
accommodating patients requiring long study visits who live outside
our immediate area.
We can use central IRB's for outpatient studies. For
inpatient studies, our adjacent hospital has a very proactive IRB
that meets on a regular basis with decisions concerning approval of
protocols made in a reasonable period of time.
Mitchell Champagne RPh, CCRC
Research Director
Midwest Chest Consultants, PC
330 First Capitol Drive, Suite 470
St. Charles, MO 63301-2847
USA
Phone: 636-946-1650
Fax: 636-757-1900
EMail: research@midwestchest.com
Web Site: http://www.midwestchest.com/
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