Therapeutic Areas

Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Dermatology
Endocrinology
Family Medicine
Gastroenterology
Healthy Volunteers
Hematology
Immunology
Infections and Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Musculoskeletal
Nephrology
Neurology
Nutrition and Weight Loss
Obstetrics/Gynecology (Women’s Health)
Ophthalmology
Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases
Rheumatology
Urology
Vaccines

Center Overview

Avail Clinical Research, LLC an Accel Research Site is a privately owned, multi-specialty research facility, founded in 1998. We are located in DeLand, Florida -- midway between Orlando and Daytona Beach and across from Florida Hospital. Our entire staff prides itself on providing rapid study start-up, expeditious, precise project management, and timely protocol completion.

• Our proficient submission techniques enable us to receive approval and initiate studies within a week of receipt of final protocol.
• Our unique tracking system ensures an accurate chain of custody for critical documents as well as investigational substances.
• While we are always glad to utilize a central IRB, we also maintain a current database of FDA inspected Institutional Review Boards in order to insure rapid and unconditioned approvals and to assure strict adherence to regulations regarding the protection of human research subjects.
• We utilize one of the most innovative and dynamic clinical trials management systems which enable our staff to quickly identify even the most difficult patient populations and carefully track our patients throughout the study. In our constantly changing industry, where accuracy is vital, information is sensitive, and timing is crucial, this highly effective data management system is invaluable.

In 2004, Avail was chosen by the State of Florida, the County of Volusia's Department of Economic Development and the City of DeLand as a target industry. The warm welcome and unfailing encouragement that we have received from this community has enabled us to thrive and grow at an amazing pace.

Here at Avail Clinical Research we incorporate the knowledge and experience of all of our professional staff to meet the designated needs and time lines of our clients. Our mission: is to work diligently TODAY to bring the drugs of TOMORROW to our community.

Clinical Research Experience

Facility Description

Avail Clinical Research offers a spacious, dedicated wing, designed expressly for Phase I – IV Clinical Trials Conveniently located within easy driving distance of three international airports: Orlando (forty-five miles), Sanford (thirty miles), and Daytona Beach (twenty-five miles).

Phase I
Our spacious 40 bed Phase I unit with wireless telemetry is devoted to patient comfort and convenience. The three private patient dormitories are tastefully furnished with comfortable beds, storage for personal items, full shower and restroom facilities, and a washer and dryer. To make our Phase I patients feel at home, the unit includes a well-equipped kitchen and dining area, a patient lounge with couches and recliners, and a cheerful day room. A wide-screen plasma TV and Satellite/ VCR/DVD unit, a cabinet stocked with games and movies, and a covered outdoor patio provide for entertainment and relaxation. Our Phase I facility also houses a procedure room with phlebotomy accommodations, an intravenous staging area, dedicated phone lines, and continuous power source for remote electronic data transmissions.

Phase II /IV
Our adjoining facility is comprised of 7 fully-equipped exam rooms, including a spirometry suite, full x-ray facilities, temperature controlled, key card access, locked drug storage room, physician charting area, quality assurance, recruiting and community outreach offices, business office. The TV/VCR combination in our comfortable patient waiting room is not only entertaining for our patients but also proves very useful in patient as well as employee education and training. Our CLIA accredited laboratory includes a -70° freezer, refrigerated centrifuge, locked refrigerated drug storage space, as well as 4 drawing stations and ample processing area. And finally, our comfortable kitchen/break room is a great place for our staff and monitors alike to get together and relax.

For more information, please contact:

Susan Calandra-Baron
Senior Director, Business Development
Avail Clinical Research, LLC an Accel Research Site
P: 386-490-4725
E: scalandra@availclinical.com

or

Melissa Hodges
Site Director
Avail Clinical Research, LLC an Accel Research Site
P: 386-740-0770 x 341
E: mhodges@availclinical.com

Investigator Experience

We consider our Investigator staff to be among the finest in the industry. They are eminently qualified, intently dedicated, and committed to excellence.

BRUCE G. RANKIN, DO, CPI

Board Certified in Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, Diplomat of the National Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and ACRP Certified Clinical Research Investigator. Dr. Rankin is Vice Chief of Medicine at Florida Hospital DeLand. He has been conducting research since he joined our facility in 1999.

JOHN M. HILL, MD, RRT, CPI

Board Certified in Family Medicine. Diplomat of the American Board of Family Medicine.Family Medicine Teacher of the Year. Dr. Hill joined our outstanding group of investigators in 2005.

MELANIE VANDEMARK, MD

Board Certified in Family Medicine. Dr. VanDemark has been an Investigator with Avail since 2006. ROHAN DESAI, MD -- Board Certified in Nephrology and Internal Medicine. Dr. Desai is a Kidney and Hypertension Specialist in Florida and has recently joined our outstanding list of investigators.

VISHAL GUPTA, MD

Board Certified in Internal Medicines and a Diplomat in Gastroenterology. Dr. Gupta has been conducting research since 2006 and joined our outstanding group of investigators in 2011.

ERIC COHN, DO

Board Certified in Ophthalmology and also holds a National Board Certification of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Cohn joined our Avail Investigator Team in 2012.

CHAD BROOME-WEBSTER, MD, FACC

Board Certified in Cardiology and Internal Medicine. Dr. Webster has recently joined our Avail Investigator Team.

IN ADDITION, many other well-known area physicians, specializing in a variety of fields, work closely with us, as sub-investigators, to ensure expeditious and precise clinical trial management.

Staff Expertise

Our expert team of clinical research professionals provides a full spectrum of services to manage the clinical research process:

• Director of Clinical Operations
• Manager of Phase II-IV Operations
• Director of Regulatory Operations
• Director of Marketing
• 12 Clinical Research Coordinators - a team of coordinators is assigned to each clinical trial
• Laboratory Staff
• X-Ray Technician
• 7 Patient Recruiting Coordinators
• Community Outreach
• Quality Assurance

CONTINGENCY STAFF:

• Registered Dietician
• Pharmacy Technician

EDUCATION and training are emphasized for all of our staff members; consequently we conduct extensive and ongoing monthly training sessions in a variety of areas. All are dedicated to uncompromised quality and the highest standards of research.

Patient Demographics

The DeLand area is known for its highly diverse demographics and is currently experiencing one of the most rapid growth patterns in the State of Florida. From our college and university students to our very active retirees and the entire spectrum in between, we are surrounded by neighbors who are highly inquisitive and very open to research practices.

We maintain a comprehensive database of over 50,000 clinical research volunteers and have access to potential subjects from our investigators’ private practices.

Other Information

Diagnostic Services and Equipment

Contact Center

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