Rochester Clinical Research (RcR) is a dedicated clinical
research center providing clinical research services to the
pharmaceutical and medical device industries. RcR’s experienced
clinical research personnel engage the patient and their primary
care physician to become informed partners in every clinical
trial.
With over twelve years of successful clinical trials experience,
RcR has established a reputation for reliability and expertise
having conducted over 450 Phase II, IIb, III, IIIb, and IV clinical
studies in the therapeutic areas of:
- Bone Densitometry
- Diabetology
- Eating Disorders
- Endocrinology
- Family Medicine
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Gastroenterology
- Geriatrics
- Gynecology
- Internal Medicine
- Men’s Health
- Musculoskeletal & Connective Tissue Disorders
- Obesity
- Ophthalmology
- Pain Management
- Rheumatology
- Smoking Cessation
- Vaccines
- Women’s Health
RcR Facts
- RcR provides outpatient services in a 9,000 square foot modern
facility and has climate controlled secure drug storage rooms,
dedicated monitor rooms with high speed broadband for RDE(remote
data entry) access, and on-site long term storage.
- RcR has the ability to use a central IRB when required to
accommodate individual sponsor requirements
- RcR maintains a Patient Tracking System. RcR staff are
experienced with RDE
- RcR has an established Internal Audit Program to ensure
protocol compliance
- Patient recruitment is typically achieved by the following
means:
- Excellent community wide recruitment program
- Over 13,343 patients in RcR’s database, and over 20,000
patients in each of the referring physicians private practice
databases.
- Physician referrals from large Rheumatology, Dermatology,
Gastroenterology and Gynecology private practices
- Advertising: television, newspaper, radio, direct mail,
community posters
- Periodic newsletter delivered to patient database, and
established mailing lists that are sorted by therapeutic
areas.
- E-Newsletter on website Rcrclinical.com
Diagnostic/Clinic Equipment
- EKG
- Centrifuge
- Refrigerated Centrifuge
- Stadiometer
- Spirometry
- 24 hour ambulatory BP monitoring
equipment
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- -20° Freezer
- DXA Densitometer - Lunar Prodigy
- Arterial Compliance Monitor
- Cholestech Analyzer
- Phlebotomy Station Refrigerated Drug
Storage
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Facility
- Climate controlled secure drug storage rooms
- Dedicated monitor rooms with remote data entry capability
- Easy access off major expressway for patients and sponsors
- On-site long term storage
Five [5] Investigators who are board certified in Internal
Medicine, Rheumatology and Family Practice, with interest and
expertise in multi-therapeutic areas.
Mervyn Weerasinghe, MD
Mweerasinghe@rcrclinical.com
Internal Medicine, Medical Director and Primary Principal
Investigator
Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator on more than 325
clinical research studies with over thirteen years experience
conducting research. Dr. Weerasinghe is board certified in Internal
Medicine and has extensive practice experience in a managed care
setting. He was the Medical Director for an HMO for eight years, of
a hospital for seven years, and of a multi-specialty group practice
for 10 years. He has served as Principal Investigator or
Sub-Investigator in the areas of hypertension, diabetes, obesity,
hyperlipidemia, asthma, osteoarthritis, hormone replacement
therapy, smoking cessation, peptic ulcer disease, and
contraception.
Matthew Davis, MD
Mdavis@rcrclinical.com
Family Practice, RcR Associate Medical Director
Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator on more than 300
clinical research studies. Dr. Davis has held the position of Chief
Physician for an after hours medical care division of a Rochester
health care provider. His clinical research experience includes
studies in erosive esophagitis, herpes labialis, osteoarthritis/RA,
sinusitis, dyspepsia, IBS, erectile dysfunction, cholesterol,
diabetes, and contraceptives.
Tammi Shlotzhauer, MD
Tshlotzhauer@rcrclinical.com
Rheumatology & Internal Medicine, Assistant Medical
Director
Dr. Shlotzhauer is a practicing rheumatologist and the Assistant
Medical Director of RcR who is board-certified in both internal
medicine and rheumatology. She has been involved in over 210
clinical trials and has served as a consultant for protocol
development. Dr. Shlotzhauer has held positions as Chief Physician
of a rheumatology division at a local hospital, Medical Director of
a local medical group and Chair/Advisor for a local medical group’s
management and quality division. She is also a partner in a
successful Rheumatology practice located in our building. Her
interests include osteoporosis, OA, RA, fibromyalgia, collagen
vascular disorders and pain syndromes, as well as common internal
medicine diagnoses.
Keith Pryhuber, MD
Kpryhuber@rcrclinical.com
Rheumatology & Internal Medicine, Associate Medical
Director
Dr. Pryhuber is a practicing rheumatologist who is board-certified
in both internal medicine and rheumatology. He has participated in
over 190 clinical trials and is partner in a successful
Rheumatology practice located in our building. His interests
include OA, RA, fibromyalgia, and osteoporosis, as well as common
internal medicine diagnoses.
Michael Brennan, FNP
mbrennan@rcrclinical.com
Family Practice, RcR Sub-Investigator
Michael Brennan, FNP, has 15 years of clinical experience working
in local Family Practice, Urgent Care, and Emergency Medicine. He
has also been involved in the training and clinical preceptorship
of Nurse Practitioners. Michael’s areas of research interest
include hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia.
MANAGEMENT
Patricia Larrabee, RN, NP, CCRC
Plarrabee@rcrclinical.com
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Larrabee, who has been extensively involved as a
Sub-Investigator in over 465 clinical trials for over 26 years,
founded RcR in 1994 to provide residents of the Greater Rochester
area access to research studies. Her clinical experience as a
researcher and lecturer on high blood pressure, as well as her
relationship with local physicians in a managed care setting,
provided an opportunity to conduct research with a varied patient
base. RcR has conducted over 450 trials in many therapeutic areas
due to Ms. Larrabee’s high-energy, compassionate and detail
oriented approach to research.
