Facility Description

Our Norristown facility is located in an all-Medical Building. Our out-patient studies are conducted at this location. Our offices contain a patient waiting area, several exam rooms, monitor rooms, lab area, and dedicated drug storage room and document storage room. We also have all the requisite equipment to conduct CNS studies such as Freezers, Centrifuges, EKG machines, weighing scales (calibrated as required). We are also fully set up in terms of office and communications systems (copiers, computers, phone, fax, voicemail, as well as Broadband Internet connections in all our offices).

For conducting in-patient studies, we have worked with local hospitals like Valley Forge Medical Center & Hospital, and Montgomery Hospital, which is located less than a block from our facility.

Investigator Experience

Our Principal Investigator is Dr. Cherian Verghese. He is a Board certified in Psychiatry and Neurology.

He has 18 years experience in clinical research and is one of the few psychiatrists in the country who is also a Certified Physician Investigator.

We will be happy to provide his detailed CV to sponsors and CROs on request.

Staff Expertise

Business Director - Tom Verghese, MBA
With 18 years experience in all aspects of small business in several industries, he is the CFO as well as manages all Business Operations. .

Clinical Research Coordinator- Lisa Pierce, BA

Clinical Research Coordinator- Benjamin Scott, BA

Patient Demographics

Our patients are drawn from among the 4 million plus residents of the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. We also draw patients from surrounding towns through community outreach, relationships with patient advocacy groups, local healthcare facilities, personal care residences, senior centers and physicians (Family practice, Neurology and Psychiatry).

Other Information

We work with the Central IRB for most of our out-patient studies.

We have also worked with the local IRB (local hospitals) for some in-patient studies.

Contact Information

Dr. Cherian Verghese
Principal Investigator
Keystone Clinical Studies, LLC
1401 DeKalb Street Suite 201
Norristown, PA 19401
USA
Phone: 610-277-8073
Fax: 610-966-6633
EMail: tv.kcs@comcast.net

Currently Enrolling Trials

• ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
• Are you DEPRESSED?
• BEHAVIOR & PERSONALITY CHANGES IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
• SUFFERING FROM ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE?

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.