Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Endocrinology
Family Medicine
Hematology
Hepatology (Liver, Pancreatic, Gall Bladder)
Immunology
Infections and Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Musculoskeletal
Nephrology
Neurology
Obstetrics/Gynecology (Women’s Health)
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Rheumatology
Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery)
Urology
At IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Inc., we are committed to providing
our patients with the most advanced research treatments available
in health care. Since the early 1980s, our physicians and staff
members have been actively involved in national and international
medical research studies with the goal of improving the quality and
cost-effectiveness of medical care.
The Department of Research at IU Health Ball Memorial was established in
1989. Our purpose, then and now, is to make available to the
residents of East Central Indiana a variety of state-of-the-art
research protocols and assist in the protection of human research
subjects by attracting reputable sponsors and professional
organizations.
Our staff has made a commitment to medical research with the
knowledge of the positive and profound impact it has upon
patients' lives and their futures.
Our research center has clinical trials experience in the following areas:
- Stroke Treatment & Prevention
- Radiation Therapy Oncology
- Pain Management
- Prostate Cancer
- Renal/Nephrology
- Breast Cancer Prevention
- Infectious Disease
- Bladder Cancer
- Urological Conditions
- Health Outcome Registries
- Biomarker Expression Studies
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Tissue Repository Studies
- Hematology / Oncology Studies
Our research center has worked with a variety of sponsors including but not limited to:
- American College of Radiology
- Amgen
- AstraZeneca
- Ball State University
- CALGB (Cancer and Leukemia Group B)
- Duke University Research Institute
- ECOG (East Central Oncology Group)
- Ev3
- Eli Lilly and Company
- FoxHollow Technologies
- Genentech
- Hoosier Oncology Group, Inc.
- Indiana University
- Infinity Pharmaceuticals
- Johnson & Johnson Research & Development
- Medtronic
- Merck
- NCCTG ( North Central Cancer Treatment Group)
- Novartis
- NSABP (National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project)
- NSABP Foundation, Inc.
- Quintiles
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
- SHIRE
- Spineology
- St. Jude Medical
- SWOG (South Western Oncology Group)
- Ziopharm Oncology, Inc.
- Yamanouchi
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital was founded in 1929 as both a teaching hospital and regional tertiary referral center. Today, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital encompasses 1.2 million square feet of facilities and is home to nearly 400 physicians and more than 45 medical specialties. IU Health BMH is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and has been awarded with more than 35 top national and international quality awards.
Research Department Description:
- Access to Patient examination rooms
- Secure Drug Storage
- Monitoring Room with telephone and high speed internet
access
- Copier/Fax Machine
- Secure Record Storage
- Dedicated refrigerator
- Coordinator Offices
- Conference Room
- Reception area
- Access to most state-of-the-art medical and diagnostic
equipment
- Our experienced coordinators are dedicated and certified
This is just a sampling of our experienced clinical investigators:
William Stephen Cassel, MD
Vascular Surgery
Yunjie Xie Lin, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncology
A. Stephen Tilmans, MD
Radiation Oncology
John Jacobs, MD
Radiation Oncology
Neal E. Coleman, MD
Anesthesiology/Pain Management
Andrew T. Trobridge, MD
Anesthesiology/Pain Management
Ravi Sarin, MD
Nephrology
Jeffrey C. Ulrich, MD
Urology
Robert S. Williams, MD
Urology
John D. Wulff, MD
Neurology
Hal S. Dickson, MD
Neurology
Jeffrey Bird, MD
Family Practice
Brandon Dickey, MD
Internal Medicine
Michael Burrell, MD
Vascular, Colon & Rectal Surgery
Alex Cocco, MD
General Surgery
Joni Miller, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Paul Stewart, MD
Colon/Rectal Surgery
Fred Francis, MD
Radiation Oncology
Albert Bruno, MD
Urology
Samuel Kim, MD
Urology
William B. Fisher, MD
Hematology / Oncology
Michael J. Williamson, DO
Hematology / Oncology
Joseph E. Spahr, MD
Hematology / Oncology
Dejuania A. Brown, DO
Hematology / Oncology
Sulfikar Ibrahim, MD
Hematology / Oncology
Bruce M. Graham, MD
Cardiology
Gordon M. Hughes, MD
Rheumatology
Please contact us for more detailed Investigator credentials and CVs
J. Matthew Neal, MD, MBA, CPE, FACP, FACE
Executive Medical Director, Academic Affairs
Mona Geinosky, RN
Team Leader - Research
Clinical Research Coordinator
More than 4 years experience in clinical research
Sherry Simmonds, BSN, RN, CCRP
Clinical Research Coordinator
More than 11 years experience in clinical research
Angie Patterson, RN, CCRP
Oncology Clinical Research Coordinator
More than 14 years experience in clinical research
Brenda L. Sloan, RN, CCRP
Oncology Clinical Research Coordinator
More than 7 years experience in clinical research
Becky Robinson
Administrative Specialist
More than 30 years administrative support experience
