Maryland Digestive Disease Research is a single-specialty gastroenterology community-based practice with six board-certified physicians committed to excellence in patient care and research. Our clinical practice has been well established and respected for over twenty years. Our growing research practice began in 1997 and we have successfully participated in more then fifty clinical trials since then. The overwhelming majority of our trials have met or succeeded enrollment goals.

We have been conducting clinical research in gastroenterology and liver disease for over 6 years.

Our center conducts study phases II, III and IIIb/IV.

We have participated in studies with the following Sponsors/CRO’s:

AAI Amgen AstraZeneca Biogen BMS Braintree Laboratories, Inc Celltech Centocor, Inc Chugai Covance Elan Exact Fleet Pharmaceuticals Forest GlaxoSmithKline ICON Clinical Research Inkine

Jannsen Novartis Omnicare Ovation Paragon Parexel Pharmanet PPD PRA Premier Quintiles, Inc Reliant Roche Schering Scirex Solvay Valeant

Maryland Digestive Disease Research serves the Washington, D.C./Baltimore Metropolitan area. Our main office in Laurel, MD includes a state-of the art outpatient Endoscopy center, separate monitoring rooms, radiological capability, infusion pharmacy capability, venipuncture lab, -20° and -80° freezers, emergency cart with defibrillator, ECG/Pulse Ox monitoring, centrifuge, and temperature controlled locked storage. Our office, located between Washington D.C. and Baltimore, MD offers quick access to BWI, Reagan National, and Dulles International Airport.

Richard Chasen, MD, FACG graduated in 1977 from Howard University College of Medicine. Dr. Chasen specializes in Gastroenterology and Liver disease. Dr. Chasen is currently the Director of Maryland Digestive Disease Research, and has been Principal Investigator on more than thirty clinical trials.

Jeffery Bernstein, MD, FACG graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1984. He is currently the Medical Director at the Ambulatory Endoscopy Center of Maryland and Chief of Gastroenterology at Washington Adventist Hospital.

Jeffrey S. Garbis, MD, FACG graduated from the University of Guadalajara in 1972. Dr. Garbis specializes in Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, has been involved in several research trials including GERD, Hepatitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and has been Principal Investigator on several Irritable Bowel Disease studies. Dr. Garbis is also previous chief of Gastroenterology at Washington Adventist Hospital.

Theodore Young Kim MD, FACG graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Kim is currently the Chief of Gastroenterology at Laurel Regional Hospital and is also affiliated with Washington Adventist Hospital and Howard County General Hospital. Dr. Kim has been Principal Investigator on several GERD studies and also speaks fluent Korean.

Marvin E. Lawrence II, MD graduated from Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in 1996. Dr. Lawrence has been Principal Investigator on a constipation study and Sub Investigator on several other studies. Dr. Lawrence is affiliated with three area hospitals and a published author.

Christopher Shih, MD graduated from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1998. He has been a Principle Investigator on several studies. Dr. Shih is affiliated with three area hospitals and is a published author.

Meg Gordon, RN, CCRC
Clinical Research Coordinator
4 years experience in clinical research

Maureen Bates, RN, CCRC
Clinical Research Coordinator
4 years research experience

Talia Shnider
Research Assistant

Megan Brashears
Research Assistant

Maryland Digestive Disease Research draws from a diverse patient population spanning 2-5 million people in the Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore Metropolitan area. In our clinical practice we have over 30,000 patients in our active database.

Maryland Digestive Disease Center uses a central IRB for all patients, though a local IRB is available. Our practice has been recognized for fulfilling and usually surpassing all enrollment goals!

CenterWatch is listing the following trials that are actively recruiting patients at this center.

• Alternating symptom IBS (diarrhea/constipation) in females
• Crohn's Disease
• Do you or a family member suffer from Ulcerative Colitis?
• Hepatitis B for naïve patients
• Hepatitis C Study

For more information, please contact:

Richard Chasen, MD, Principal Investigator
Meg Gordon, R.N., CCRC, or Maureen Bates, R.N. CCRC
Maryland Digestive Disease Research, LLC
7350 Van Dusen Road, Suite 360
Laurel, MD 20707 USA
Phone: 240-554-0384
Fax: 240-554-0131
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Last updated on May 1, 2008

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