Therapeutic Areas

Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Dermatology
Endocrinology
Family Medicine
Gastroenterology
Hematology
Immunology
Infections and Infectious Diseases
Musculoskeletal
Nephrology
Neurology
Obstetrics/Gynecology (Women’s Health)
Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Psychiatry/Psychology
Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases
Rheumatology
Sleep
Urology

Center Overview

Randall T. Huling, Jr., MD, CPI is certified as a Clinical Research Investigator (2002) by ACRP and has over 11+ years experience conducting over 100 clinical trials. We are a Family Practice office with a full-time research office and full time research staff. With 2 MD's, 5 Nurse Practitioners, and 4 full-time Coordinators, we are dedicated to bringing quality and timely data to the industry. Our private practice has a patient database of approximately 35,000 patients, utilizes an electronic medical records system and has developed an interactive program to search the data base for potential patients.

Clinical Research Experience

We have worked with the following sponsors/CRO's:

DeSoto Research Center has been involved in Clinical Trials for over 10 years and our staff has a combined total of about 34 years of experience.

Facility Description

DeSoto Research Center is an outpatient facility. We are located in extreme Northeast Mississippi, 30 minutes from the Memphis International Airport.

In House equipment:

• DEXA scan
• -40° freezer
• EKG machine
• Oxygen sat machine
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy machine
• Full service laboratory
• Ample drug storage area with limited access
• Large area for monitoring visits
• 18 patient exam rooms
• 3 triage rooms
• 2 trauma rooms
• X-ray facility
• Electronic medical record system
• Spirometry
• AED defibrillator
• Peripheral dexa (Sahara Heel-Dexa)

Investigator Experience

All Investigators at DeSoto Research Center are Family Practice Providers. Randall T. Huling, MD, CPI has over 11+ years experience conducting more than 100 trials.

Staff Expertise

Lindsey Carr (Research Regulatory Specialist) has one year regulatory experience.

Kerry Moore, RN, BS, CCRC (Coordinator) has over 10 years research experience.

Kim Hester, CCRC (Coordinator) has over 15 years research experience.

Shelia Dempsey, RN, CCRC (Coordinator) has over 7 years research experience.

Nakia Tennial, MA, CRC (Coordinator) has one year research experience.

Other Information

DeSoto Research Center utilizes the services of a Central IRB.

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.