Therapeutic Areas

Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Dermatology
Endocrinology
Family Medicine
Gastroenterology
Healthy Volunteers
Immunology
Infections and Infectious Diseases
Nephrology
Neurology
Nutrition and Weight Loss
Obstetrics/Gynecology (Women’s Health)
Oncology
Psychiatry/Psychology
Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases
Sleep
Vaccines

Clinical Research Experience

Trials conducted since 2001: 345+
Overall randomization %: 104%
Patients enrolled since 2001: 10,600+
Active subjects in database: 109,000+
Regulatory submission: 3 business days

Areas of Experience:

Facility Description

Radiant Research-Chicago is located in downtown Chicago’s American Medical Association building and occupies 22,000 square feet of dedicated research space. The center provides validation for parking to participants in a garage across the street and the center is located on the public transportation lines. The center is thirty minutes from O’Hare International Airport.

DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES & EQUIPMENT

ADDITIONAL SITE FEATURES & EXPERIENCE

• CLIA certified lab (PPMP)
• DEA licensed
• Dedicated monitoring rooms
• Dry ice
• EDC
• High-speed internet
• IV Infusions
• IVRS
• KOH capabilities
• Paper & e-diaries
• Phone & fax
• Temperature controlled drug storage

Investigator Experience

Michael Davidson, MD, Executive Medical Director is the founder of Radiant Research, Chicago. Dr. Davidson is a Board Certified Cardiologist and the Clinical Professor and Director of Preventive Cardiology at The University of Chicago in Chicago, IL. He is a leading authority in the prevention of atherosclerosis and has conducted extensive research on hyperlipidemia, dietary therapy and obesity. Dr. Davidson has conducted over 700 clinical trials in the past twenty-two years. Dr. Davidson is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the American Heart Association of metropolitan Chicago. A noted author and international lecturer on lipid disorders and atherosclerosis, Dr. Davidson has published more than 200 articles in medical journals.

Phyllis Marx, MD, Principal Investigator is a Board Certified Obstetrician Gynecologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. In addition to her private practice in Skokie, IL, she has to date conducted over 70 clinical trials in several areas of Women's Health since joining Radiant Research in 1996. Dr. Marx is a Fellow of the ACOG and a member of several professional organizations including AMA, ISMA, CMS, Chicago Gynecological Society and AFS. She has authored 6 scholarly publications to date. Dr. Marx has experience in contraception, dysmenorrhea, endometrial hyperplasia, female sexual dysfunction, fibrocystic breast disease, hormone replacement therapy, osteoporosis and vaginal atrophy.

Dr. Kent Kamradt MD, Medical Director is Board Certified in Family Medicine. He joined the staff in 2009. He is a clinical investigator in the following therapeutic areas: hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pain, diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, hypercholesterolemia and vaccines. He has been in practice since 1998. Dr. Kamradt graduated from of Rush University Medical College, Chicago, Illinois. He is past Medical Director of Advocate Illinois Masonic Urgent Care and Clinical Instructor of University of Illinois Family Practice Residency Program and Regional Medical Director of Physicians Immediate Care, Chicago, Illinois.

Staff Expertise

• 12 Experienced Coordinators
• 1 Nurse Practitioner
• 3 Phlebotomists
• 7 Registered Dieticians
• 2 Regulatory Specialists
• 3 Recruitment Specialists

Other Information

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