Overview

Broward Health, providing service for more than 80 years, is a nationally recognized healthcare system in South Florida offering world-class healthcare to all. The Broward Health system includes the statutory teaching hospital Broward Health Medical Center (BHMC), as well as Broward Health North (BHN), Broward Health Imperial Point (BHIP), Broward Health Coral Springs (BHCS), Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital, Broward Health Weston, Broward Health Community Health Services, Broward Health Physician Group, Broward Health Urgent Care, Broward Health International and Broward Health Foundation. Broward Health is one of the 10 largest public healthcare systems in the nation.

BHMC has dedicated, in-house Cardiovascular/Stroke, Neurology, Adult and Pediatric Cancer, and Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease research teams. Our cardiac and cancer research nurses work with board-certified Cardiologists and Internal Medicine physicians as well as board-certified Hematologists/Oncologists and Gynecological/Oncologists. BHMC offers comprehensive full-service cardiac care. Our comprehensive cancer center provides state-of-the art diagnosis and care for all forms of cancer in adults and children. BHMC and BHN are designated comprehensive stroke centers in Broward County.

BHN has a dedicated in-house research team working with board-certified Hematologist/Oncologists and Neurologists. BHN offers full-service comprehensive care in areas such as cancer, stroke and trauma.

Research Experience

• Cancer – adult and pediatric
• Cardiovascular
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Interventional cardiology
• Orthopedic
• Pulmonary
• Trauma
• Stroke
• Sickle cell – pediatric

The cardiovascular research team has worked with such sponsors as:

• Pfizer
• AstraZeneca
• Organon
• Merck
• Reliant
• Proctor & Gamble
• Otsuka
• Eli Lilly
• Covalent
• deCode Genetics
• NitroMed
• Gilead
• Sanofi Aventis
• Roche
• Brigham & Women’s Hospital
• Amarin
• Medtronic
• Sorin
• Abbott

We have conducted ACS/IVUS trials, CAD, CHF, DVT, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and electrophysiology as well as many other related areas.

BHMC and BHN adult cancer research programs have offered trials from the National Cancer Institute cooperative groups as well as pharmaceutical clinical trials ranging from NRG Oncology and Southwest Oncology Group to Soligenix, GSK, Amgen, Sanofi Aventis, Wyeth, Pfizer, Puma, Seattle Genetics, Abbott, Amgen and Imclone. BHMC is also a main member of the Children's Oncology Group.

Facility Description

BHMC and BHN are full-service hospitals with in-house research teams.

Investigator Experience

Celso Agner, MD – Neurology and Interventional Neurology
Violet Atanasoski-McCormack, MD – Interventional Cardiology
Arnoux Blanchard, MD – Cardiology
Alejandro Cambara, MD – pediatric Hematology Oncology
Frank Catinella, MD – Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery
James Cimera, MD – Neurology
Angelica Garzon, MD – pediatric Hematology Oncology
Joel Gellman, MD – Cardiology
Fahim Habib, MD – Trauma and General surgery
Kenneth Herskowitz, MD – Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery
Mahmet Hepgur, MD – adult Hematology Oncology
Scott Jordan, MD – Gynecological Oncology surgery
David Kenigsberg, MD – Cardiology-Electrophysiology
Andre Landau, MD – Interventional Cardiology
Evan Landau, MD – Therapeutic radiation
Marshall Lieberfarb, MD – Therapeutic radiation
Ridwan Lin, MD – Neurology and Interventional Neurology
Faraaz Mushtaq, DO –  Cardiology
Ahmed Osman, MD – Cardiology-Electrophysiology
Michael Parra, MD – Trauma and General surgery
Ivan Puente, MD – Trauma and General surgery
Yordanka Reyna, MD – Cardiology
Hector Rodriguez-Cortes, MD – pediatric Hematology Oncology
Gary Richmond, MD – Pulmonology
John Rozanski, MD – Cardiology
Ryan Sobel, MD – Head and Neck surgery
Janet Sperry, MD –  Therapeutic radiation

Dennis Tishko, MD – Thoracic surgery
Kenneth Zelnick, MD – Interventional cardiology

Staff Expertise

BHMC Cardiovascular Research Team
954.831.2758 or 954.468.5237
Laura Hudson, RN, MA, MPH, CCRP
lhudson@browardhealth.org
Michele Landi, RN
mlandi@browardhealth.org

BHMC Adult Cancer Research Team
954.712.3943 or 954.712.7961
Toni Rodriguez, RN, CCRP
tsrodriguez@browardhealth.org
Linda Borus, BS
lborus@browardhealth.org

BHMC Pediatric Research Team
954.355.5488 or 954.712.6406
Nirmali Ramsook, RN, BA
nramsook@browardhealth.org
Eileen Posgay, RRT
eposgay@browardhealth.org

BHN Cancer Research Team
954.786.6736
Simone Franklin, BA
sfranklin@browardhealth.org
Celena Bodie, RN
cbodie@browardhealth.org

Trauma Research
954.355.4652

Patient Demographics

Broward County (Ft. Lauderdale), Fla.
Large diverse population of all ages and racial/ethnic groups.

Other Information

Broward Health IRB
(Meets monthly and returns approval letters in a timely fashion.)

For IRB information and forms
Broward Health IRB
Broward Health Medical Center
1600 S. Andrews Ave.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
www.browardhealth.org
954.355.4941

Additional contacts

Linda Borus
Research Associate
Broward Medical Center
954.712.7961

Simone Franklin
Research Associate
Broward Health North (BHN)
954.786.6736
sfranklin@browardhealth.org