Central New York Research Corporation is a not-for-profit research corporation that manages the non-VA research funds of the Veteran's Healthcare Network Upstate New York at Syracuse. CNYRC and the Research and Development Service at the VA Healthcare Network in Syracuse support a comprehensive medical research program with over 40 researchers, representing all major medical specialties.

The Syracuse VA Medical Center is academically affiliated with the SUNY Upstate Medical University, providing education to medical students, fellows and students in allied health professions.

Due to a large patient base of over ten thousand veterans at the Syracuse VA, we have been able to participate in a wide variety of national and international trials, focusing on all aspects of patient care. Our investigators have a wide variety of experience in pharmaceutical and equipment trials for patients in acute disease states. Additionally, we have participated in numerous primary and secondary prevention trials. Our computerized patient database and large network of facilities enables CNYRC and the Syracuse VA to offer assistance with large epidemiological studies. Our investigators have extensive experience conducting Phase II-IV trials in the following therapeutic areas:

Audiology Robert Kukol, Ph.D. Cardiovascular Saktipada Mookhergee, MD Suman Vardan, MD Dentistry Loren Sigman, DDS Emergency Lisa Forgione, MD John Lightfoot, MD Gary Tyndall, MD Gastroenterology Uma Murthy, MD Ronald Szyjkowski, MD Genitourinary/Renal Slyvia Betcher, MD Donna Gallagher, NP Dennis Krauss, MD Imad Nsouli, MD Amar Singh, MD Geriatrics Abid Iraqi, MD Gary Kocherberger, MD Gary Warner, Ph.D. Hematology/Oncology Robert Babcock, MD Ajeet Gajra, MD Leslie Howard, MD Jane Hudson, MD Frank Paolozzi, MD Chirag Shah, MD Infectious Disease Michael Cynamon Neurology Carla Jungquist, NP Smita Kittur, MD Dragos Mihaila, MD Taraked Ramachandran, MD

Neurosurgery Satish Krishnamurthy, MD Nursing Research Sue Dann-Cherock, NP Deborah Finnell, NP Chris Norton, NP Othropedics Stephen Lebduska, MD Primary Care E.Jackson Allison, MD, MPH Hani Alkouri, MD Tammy Anthony, MD Herbert Goldman, MD Shahnaz Punjani, MD Paul Shanahan, MD Karen Thrasher, PA Catherine Vernon, MD, Ph.D. Psychiatry, Psychology and Chemical Dependency Steven Batki, MD Deborah Finnell, NP William Hardoby, MD Larry Lantinga, Ph.D. Douglas Scuturo, MD, Ph.D. Gary Warner, Ph.D. Pulmonary Kumar Ashutosh, MD Pratibha Kaul, MD Thorasic Surgery Elizabeth Dexter, MD Woman's Health Mindy Grewal, MD Krishna Sharma, MD

Central New York Research Corporation has worked with a variety of sponsor companies and organizations including:

National Institutes of Health Alzheimer's Disease Study Group CALGB CTSU National VA Cooperative Abbott Laboratories Aventis Astra Zeneca Bristol-Myer Squibb Eli Lilly

F. Hoffmann-LaRoche AG Johnson & Johnson Merck & Co Novartis Pfizer Pharmaceutical Product Development Sanofi-Synthelabo Pharmacia Private Grantors

The Syracuse VA Medical Center is a fully accredited tertiary care facility located at the geographic center of New York State. The medical center provides acute medical and surgical services, state-of-the-art diagnostic services, acute mental health, rehabilitative medicine, intensive care and transitional long-term care. The medical center also offers an array of outpatient and specialty services through two large primary care teams based at the medical center and eight community based outpatient clinics, serving over 10,000 patients in eighteen Central New York Counties.

Our IRB:

• The Syracuse Veteran's Medical Center IRB was one of the first ten Institutional Review Boards to receive National Committee of Quality Assurance accreditation within the VA system.
• Our IRB has developed mandatory annual training for all investigators and study personnel. Additionally, research personnel must complete Good Clinical Practice training, Human Research Protection Program Training, and obtain certification through the Collaborative IRB Training Initiative program.
• Our corporation also completes full background screening of credentials and licensing of all employees.
• A routine IRB compliance audit by the FDA in May 2003 issued no corrective actions
• Our IRB Administrator, and our IRB chairman have over 10 years experience, enabling projects to be submitted, expertly reviewed and approved within five weeks.
• Our site also employs a full time research pharmacist.

For more information, please contact:

Catherine Vernon, MD, Ph.D.
Central New York Research Corporation
800 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210 USA
Phone: 315-425-4400 Ext. 52103
Fax: 315-474-0334
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Last updated on February 19, 2008

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