Overview

Broward Health, providing service for more than 80 years, is a nationally recognized system in South Florida that offers world-class healthcare to all. The Broward Health System includes the statutory teaching hospital Broward Health Medical Center (BHMC), Broward Health North (BHN), Broward Health Imperial Point, Broward Health Coral Springs, 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, adult and pediatric cancer, and pediatric sickle cell research teams. Our cardiac and cancer research nurses work with board-certified cardiologists and internal medicine physicians as well as board-certified hematologists/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 is a designated comprehensive stroke center in Broward County.

BHN has a dedicated in-house cancer research team working with board-certified hematologist/oncologists. 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, Abbott, Amgen and Imclone. BHMC is also a main member of the Children's Oncology Group.

Facility Description

BHM Center is a full-service hospital with in-house research teams.

Investigator Experience

BHMC

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
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
Hector Rodriguez-Cortes, MD – pediatric oncology
Gary Richmond, MD – pulmonology
John Rozanski, MD – cardiology
Catalina Ruiz Mesa, MD –  pediatric hematology oncology
Janet Sperry, MD –  therapeutic radiation
Kenneth Zelnick, MD – interventional cardiology

BHN

Celso Agner, MD – neurology and interventional neurology
David Kahn, MD – hematology/medical oncology
Jorge Hurtado-Cordovi, MD –  hematology/medical oncology
Evan Landau, MD – therapeutic radiation
Marshall Lieberfarb, MD – therapeutic radiation
Ridwan Lin, MD – neurology and interventional neurology
Janet Sperry, MD – therapeutic radiation

Staff Expertise

BHMC Cardiovascular Research Team
954.355.5563
Debra Ayer, RN, MSN, MBA, CCRP
Amor Leahy, RN, BSN

BHMC Adult Cancer Research Team
954.355.5346 or 954.712.7961

Toni Rodriguez, RN, CCRP
tsrodriguez@browardhealth.org

Linda Borus, BS
Research Associate
lborus@browardhealth.org

BHMC Children's Research Team
954.355.5488

Arlene McMillan, BSN, MS, RN, OCN, CCRP
amcmillan@browardhealth.org

Nirmali Meera Ramsook, RN, BA
nramsook@browardhealth.org

Eileen Posgay, RRT
Research Associate
eposgay@browardhealth.org

Trauma Research Team
954.355.8917

BHN Cancer Research Team
954.786.6736

Simone Franklin B.A.
Research Associate

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
954.355.4775

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