Clinical Trial Resource Center

Therapeutic Areas

Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Dermatology
Family Medicine
Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine
Musculoskeletal
Neurology
Psychiatry/Psychology
Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases
Rheumatology

Center Overview

Charlottesville Medical Research is a private medical research facility that has conducted Phase I-IV pharmaceutical and device clinical trials since 1991. We are located in historic Charlottesville, Virginia at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Charlottesville Airport is located 20 minutes from the site, in central Virginia.

Formerly CGA Clinical Research, we began as a gastroenterology research center associated with Charlottesville Gastroenterology Associates. We now offer multi-specialty site services with a strong infrastructure of experienced research personnel who have conducted over 250 trials. All investigators are board certified within their specialties and all coordinators are certified as Clinical Research Coordinators by ACRP if eligible.

Dedicated regulatory staff provides quick turnaround of documents using a centralized IRB for all outpatient studies.

Clinical Research Experience

We have been conducting clinical research since 1991.

We focus on Phase II, III, and IV clinical research.

We have worked with numerous sponsors including:

A listing of our trials experience can be found on our website at:

www.cvillemedresearch.com

Facility Description

Our facility is designed to provide state-of-the-art medical care and treatment. We have:

• Full Time CRC's and Research Assistants
• Certified Phlebotomists on Staff
• Full Time Dedicated Patient Recruiter
• Remote data entry experience
• Separate, comfortable monitor areas with high-speed DSL access
• In-house lab for specimen processing
• 7 Equipped Medical-exam Rooms
• ECG
• -20° freezer
• Refrigerator for lab supplies
• Locked drug rooms for refrigerated and frozen investigational product
• Large conference room
• Infusion area with volumetric pump
• Endoscopic suites for colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy and upper endoscopy
• Computerized patient database with over 4,000 patients
• DEXA-Scan

Off site facilities include x-ray and nuclear medicine and a sleep lab.

Investigator Experience

Daniel J. Pambianco, MD, FACG, CPI, Medical Director of Clinical Research
Gastroenterology

Joseph David, MD
Psychiatry

James Clark, MD
Internal Medicine

Alexander Schult, MD
Pulmonology

Ann Klecan, MD
Family Medicine

Anna Magee, MD
Dermatology

Staff Expertise

Kathy Stuples, LPN, CCRC, Research Coordinator

Evonne Hancock, CNA, CCRC, Research Coordinator

Emily Hawkins, CNA, Research Assistant

Penny Amos, MA, CPT, Research Assistant

Joyce Womack, Executive Director

Lisa McCauley, Contracts Manager

Audra Book, Subject Recruiter

Tiffany Shifflett, RN, Business Development Manager

Cindy Fischer, CCRC, Business Development Associate

Patient Demographics

The population served is an educated and motivated group in regards to participation in clinical research studies. Charlottesville has a population of 40,000 but serves approximately 200,000 in central Virginia.

Other Information

To learn more, please visit the Charlottesville Medical Research website.

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.