Therapeutic Areas

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Nephrology
Oncology
Urology
Vaccines

Center Overview

Dr. Myron Murdock, a board certified urologist has a premiere medical and research practice located in Greenbelt, Md. He has have been practicing medicine since 1971 and specializing in Phase I – IV clinical research studies since 1996 as the Medical Director and Principal Investigator. Dr. Murdock works alongside his staff on all clinical trials and has 2 dedicated Certified Clinical Research Coordinators who offer the highest quality patient care and attention to accuracy and Good Clinical Practices in conducting clinical research.

Clinical Research Experience

Dr. Murdock has participated in over 200 clinical trials phase I - IV in the last 20 years. The therapeutic areas that we have specialized in are:

• Prostate Cancer
• Bladder Cancer
• Erectile Dysfunction
• BPH
• Bacteria and Non Bacterial Prostatitis
• Overactive Bladder
• Stress Urinary Incontinence
• Male Sexual Dysfunction
• Premature Ejaculation
• Hypogonadism
• Female Sexual Dysfunction
• Interstitial Cystitis
• Vaccine
• Immunotherapy
• Diabetes
• Spermatogenesis

Facility Description

Dr. Murdock has a office with 5 large exam rooms, labratory, secure drug storage area, work area for CRA, secure record storage, centerfuge, (-20F) dedicated freezer, temperature regulated refrigerator, ECG machine, uroflow machine, bladder & prostate ultrasound scanner, urodynamic machine and rigiscans.

Investigator Experience

Medical Director
Myron I. Murdock, MD

Principal Investigator(s):
American Board of Urology
Myron I. Murdock, MD
Urology

Staff Expertise

Principal Investigator

Myron I. Murdock, M.D., F.A.C.S. is an educator, surgeon/practitioner, author, clinical trial expert, and Medical Director of Vibrance Associates, LLC, a world-wide medical website company. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in northern New Jersey. He attended Boston University College of Liberal Arts and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology in 1964. In 1968 he graduated from the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. While in medical school he received the Alec Horowitz Award for top surgical student in his class. He also became a member of the Smith Russell Reed Honor Society for academic excellence during his medical school training.

Dr. Murdock did his internship in surgery and his general surgery residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Bronx Municipal Hospital Center. In 1970, he entered the United States Army and was stationed at Fort McClellan Army Hospital in Anniston, Alabama for two years during the Vietnam campaign doing general surgery and urology. After his active military service, serving as a major, he then served two years in the active U. S. Army Reserves. Dr. Murdock completed his residency in urology at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts where he received three separate annual awards for clinical essays in urology from the New England Section of the American Urologic Association.

He received his Board Certification in Urology in February of 1977 and is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of the American Urologic Association, its Middle Atlantic division, and the Washington Urologic Society. Since 1973, he has had special interest in neurogenic bladder dysfunction and male erectile dysfunction and has lectured often on these topics.. He was one of the founding members of the Society for the Study of Impotence, (now called the Sexual Medicine Society of North America). In 1983 he became one of three founders of the Impotence Institute of America/Impotence WorldAssociation, a national and international organization formed then to help educate men and their mates about impotence.

Dr. Murdock has been involved in clinical trials and clinical research for nearly 30 years, having published in excess of 50 research articles and has been a principal in more than 200 clinical trials or research projects. He is a nationally recognized expert in the fields of impotence and male-female sexual dysfunction, prostate health and male-female incontinence. In January, 2003, he became President of the Prince George's County Maryland Medical Society, is on the Scientific Committee of the State Medical Society, and representative for the State Medical Society. He was also founder and Vice President of IATROsystems/Praxis Medical Systems

Study Coordinators

• Lori A. Murrill C.M.A., CCRC has over 20 years experience working in Urology and 13 years experience working as a Study Coordinator.
• Lisa A. Dreszer CCRC has 13 years experience as a study coordinator and patient recruitment.

Patient Demographics

Dr. Murdock has a large patient database to draw from for potential subjects. They understand the need to recruit patients in a timely manner, this is why patient recruitment is a top priority for their site. They have a full time, dedicated patient recruitment specialist at their site.

Other Information

Dr. Murdock ‘s site is able to use a central IRB. They also have trial experience using remote data entry. They have won numerous awards from sponsors for Excellence in clinical research, patient recruitment and retention and have been top study enrollers over the years.

Contact Center

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