Center Overview

Broward Health - Broward General Medical Center is the Regional Referral facility of Broward Health [formerly known as the North Broward Hospital District] (5th largest not-for-profit hospital district in the country) with two dedicated in-house Cardiovascular and Cancer (Adult and Children's) research teams. Our Cardiac & Cancer research nurses work with Board Certified Cardiologists & Internal Medicine physicians as well as Board Certified Hematologist/Oncologists. Broward General Medical Center offers full-service Cardiac and Cancer treatment.

Broward General Medical Center is a facility of the Broward Health, and the largest hospital in Broward County, Florida.   Broward Health, providing service for more than 50 years, is a community health system offering a full spectrum of healthcare services.  Broward Health encompasses more than 30 healthcare facilities, including Broward General Medical Center, North Broward Medical Center, Imperial Point Medical Center, Coral Springs Medical Center, Chris Evert Children’s Hospital and Weston Regional HealthPark. Broward Health is a medical safety net for Broward County residents.

For more information on Broward Health, please visit www.browardhealth.org

Clinical Research Experience

• Cancer- Adult & Pediatric
• Cardiovascular
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Interventional Cardiology
• Orthopedic
• Trauma

The Cardiovascular Research team has worked with sponsors, such as Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Organon, Merck, Reliant, Proctor & Gamble, Otsuka, Aventis, Eli Lilly, Covalent, deCode Genetics, NitroMed, & Gilead. We have conducted ACS/IVUS trials, CAD, CHF, DVT, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension and Electrophysiology as well as many other related areas.

Broward Health’s Adult Cancer research program is affiliated with H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. The Children's & Adult Cancer research teams work with both sponsored trials and cooperative groups, such as Children's Oncology Group (COG), Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG), Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), GSK, Amgen, Sanofi-Aventis, Wyeth, Abbott & Imclone.

Facility Description

Broward General Medical Center is a full-service hospital with in-house research teams. Our facility offers full service cardiac and cancer treatment care.

Other Broward Health facilities:

North Broward Medical Center provides an in-house cancer research team. Other Broward Health facilities offer research services such as HIV & infectious disease research for adults and children, as well as orthopedic research.

Investigator Experience

Broward General Medical Center

Violet Atanasoski–McCormack M.D. – Cardiology – Interventional
Michael Chizner M.D. – Cardiology
William Early M.D. – Oncology
Roman Gastesi M.D. – Oncology
Kenneth Herskowitz M. D. – Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
Archana Maini M.D. – Hematology Oncology
Wilfred McKenzie M.D. – Internal Medicine
David Perloff M.D. – Cardiology
Rudolph Roskos M.D. – Pediatric Oncology
Hector Rodriguez–Cortes M.D. – Pediatric Oncology
Kenneth Monson M.D. – Therapeutic Radiation
John Rozanski M.D. – Cardiology
Ashok Sharma M.D. – Cardiology
Nicholas Tranakas M.D. – Surgery – Oncology
Mohan Thirumala M.D. – Therapeutic Radiation
Israel Wiznitzer M.D. – Hematology Oncology
Shazia Zafar M.D. – Hematology Oncology

North Broward Medical Center
(Contact: Cancer Research – Research – 954-786-6736)

Mayda Arias M.D. – Hematologist/Medical Oncologist
David Bimston M.D. – Surgical Oncologist
Douglas E. Faig M.D. – Hematologist/Medical Oncologist
Johnathan Harris M.D. – Neurologist
Richard Kimmel M.D. – Thoracic Surgery
David Lessen M.D. – Hematologist/Medical Oncologist
Kenneth Monson M.D. – Radiation Oncologist
Theodore Zarravinos M.D. – Hematologist/Medical Oncologist

Staff Expertise

Cardiovascular Research Team

Debra Ayer RN, MSN, MBA, CCRP

Amor Leahy RN, BSN

Adult Cancer Research Team:
954-355-5346
Maria Rowena Dimayuga, RN, BSN
Jenny Benson RN, BSN
Melissa Hoag BS Research Associate

Children's Research Team 954-355-5488
Claudia Diaz Pow Sang BSN, RN, OCN
Arlene McMillan BSN, MS, RN, OCN

North Broward Medical Center Cancer Research Team:

Patient Demographics

Broward County (Ft. Lauderdale) Florida

Large diverse population of all ages.

Other Information

Broward Health Institutional Review Board - meets monthly and returns approval letters in a timely fashion. For IRB information and forms, see: www.browardhealth.org

BGMC:

Children's Research Team: 
954-355-5488
Cdiazpowsang@browardhealth.org

Adult Cancer Research Team 954-355-5346
mdimayuga@browardhealth.org

NBMC:

Cancer Research
954-786-6736

Contact Information

Debra Ayer
Manager of Cardiovascular & Cancer Research
Broward General Medical Center
1600 S. Andrews Ave.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
USA
Phone: 954-355-4400
Fax: 954-355-4775
EMail: dayer@browardhealth.org 
Web Site: http://www.browardhealth.org

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