Center Overview

ARA is a private physician owned research company involved in a variety of pharmaceutical trials within the South Texas area.  We are multi-specialty and conduct Phase II, III, and IV clinical trials. ARA has been instrumental in the development of a variety of new pharmaceutical and theraputic products introduced into the national market.

Clinical Research Experience

Our research center has eight years experience conducting. ARA has worked with 40+ international and national pharmaceutical companies as well as CRO's some of them include: Solvay, Watson, Berlex, Sanofi-Aventis, Duramed, Roche, Merck, Astra-Zeneca, Novarits, Kendle, Gynecare, TAP, Pfizer, KV Pharmaceutical, Proctor & Gamble, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bayer, Ferring Novo Nordisk, PPD, Quintiles and ICON.

Facility Description

Our facility services include (but are not limited to) the following at each of our sites:

• Full time on-site Principal Investigators, Sub-Investigators, and Coordinators
• Electrocardiograms
• Urodynamics Lab
• Ultrasound
• Mammography
• X-Ray
• Central IRB
• Remote Data Entry
• CLIA/CAP certified lab with centrifuge
• CRCs Certified in Research
• Temperature-Monitored Refridgerator and Minus 20° freezers
• Locked and Temperature-Monitored Drug Closet

Investigator Experience

Charles Dale Eubank, MD, FACOG
Gynecology & Urology (Founder of Advanced Research Associates)

Bernhardt F Rothschild, MD, FACOG
Gynecology & Urology

Terry R Groff, MD, FACOG
Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology

Catherine Dulak, M.D.
Gynecology

Charles T Volk, M.D.
General Surgeon 

Jack Cortese, M.D.
Nephrology 

Michael S Lovoi, M.D.
Internal Medicine 

Robert Cone, M.D.
Family Practice

Robert S Williams, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery

Christian P Ehrhard,PA-C
General Orthopaedics

Julie K Oshman, RNC,MSN,NP
Gynecology

Renu Dahr, MD
Internal Medicine

Marc Ibanez, M.D.
Internal Medicine

Michelle Ibanez, M.D.
Internal Medicine

Wayne Wilson, M.D.
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Staff Expertise

Bonnie Gutierrez, LVN, CCRC
Clinical Research Coordinator

Vera Perez, CMA, CRC
Clinical Research Coordinator

Mari Quintanilla, RMA
Research Assistant

Melissa Garcia, RT, RDMS
Ultrasound Technologist

Patient Demographics

Each research center serves a medical service area with population of approximately 1 million with the following ethnic breakdown:

• Hispanic 60%
• Caucasian 30%
• African American 5%
• Other 5%

Other Information

ARA uses a central IRB and our regulatory document turnaround time is less than two weeks.

We now have two locations:

Contact Information

Bonnie Gutierrez, CCRC
Advanced Research Associates
5920 Saratoga Blvd Suite 360
Corpus Christi, TX 78414
USA
Phone: 361-906-9178
Fax: 361-906-0309
EMail: bonnie@araresearch.com
Web Site: http://www.araresearch.com

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.