Research Center Profile:
Ohio Pediatrics
Ohio Pediatrics is a private pediatric practice composed of
eight pediatricians and two nurse practitioners practicing at two
locations. Our current patient population consists of over 15,000
infants, children and adolescents. We add approximately 500
newborns to our practice every year. The mission of the Ohio
Pediatrics research team is to conduct clinical trials involving
infants, children and adolescents in order to provide patient
access to emerging health care, promote provider expertise and
competency in the pediatric field and lastly to improve the global
health care of children.
Ohio Pediatrics has been actively participating in clinical
trials since 2001. We have participated in multiple vaccine
studies, asthma studies, formula studies, otitis media studies,
ADHD studies and an eczema study. We have worked with Merck, Sanofi
Pasteur, GSK, Abbott Laboratories, McNeil Pharmaceuticals,
Medimmune and Novartis. Our specific areas of interest and
expertise include vaccines, infectious diseases, asthma, allergies
and ADHD. However, we have a large patient base from which to draw
and would be willing to consider any type of general pediatric
study.
Ohio Pediatrics is primarily an out-patient pediatric practice
with eight board certified pediatricians and two pediatric nurse
practitioners. We admit and follow our patients at Children's
Medical Center in Dayton. We have approximately 15,000 active
patients and add 500-600 newborns to our office every year. One of
the advantages of being a private practice is that we have an
excellent relationship with our patients, which helps with
recruitment and follow-up. We also have an excellent staff who
enjoy the many challenges of conducting research. Our offices have
easy access from the highway and are on the public bus lines.
Dr. Julie S. Shepard is the Principal Investigator for this
site. She has a B.S. from Yale University in 1980, and an
M.D./M.P.H. from Columbia University in 1988. In May 2003 she
attended the ACRP course entitled “Intermediate CRC Training”. She
has been practicing pediatrics since 1991, and has been a managing
partner at Ohio Pediatrics since 1995. She has been the principal
investigator for most of the studies done at this site to date. The
other physicians and nurse practitioners in the practice serve as
sub-investigators, helping with patient recruitment and
follow-up.
We have 3 full time study coordinators and several other nurses
in the office who help with clinical trials. All of our staff
members are familiar with and supportive of the clinical trials
being performed in the office.
Ohio Pediatrics has been in business for almost 20 years and has
approximately 15,000 active patients. Our two offices are in Huber
Heights and Kettering, which are both suburbs of Dayton Ohio. We
have primarily a working class and middle class patient population.
Approximately 60% of our patients are managed care and another 15%
are Medicaid. Our 500-600 newborns every year come primarily from
four hospitals in town. The majority of our active patient
population is aged 0-5, but we care for patients all the way up to
age 21.
We have used a central IRB for all of our prior clinical
trials.
Julie Shepard, M.D., M.P.H.
Ohio Pediatrics
7371 Brandt Pike Suite C
Huber Heights, OH 45424
USA
Phone: 937-236-5396
Fax: 937-236-5502
EMail: studydoctor@aol.com
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