Nature Coast Clinical Research

411 West Highland  
Inverness, FL 34452

352.341.2100
352.341.0363

Contact: Linda Gray, RN, CCRC
Email:
lgray@encoredocs.com

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The NCCR Inverness office is located along Central Florida’s Gulf Coast, 90 minutes north of Tampa International Airport or 90 minutes west of Orlando International Airport. This site coordinates both outpatient (gastroenterology, cardiology and oncology) and inpatient trials.

FACILITY DESCRIPTION
  • 2000 sq ft
• Three exam rooms
• Dedicated space for four monitors

MANAGEMENT
  • Rafik Abadier, MD, FACC - Medical Director
• Linda Gray, BSN, CCRC - Site Manager

DIAGNOSTIC/CLINIC EQUIPMENT
  • Refrigerated drug storage
• ECG machine
• Dry Ice machine
• Drug storage- locked and temperature controlled
• Centrifuge
• Weigh scales (analog and digital)
• Freezer (-20 degree Celsius)
• Surgical suite at Citrus Memorial Hospital
• Critical care unit with 24 hour supervision
• Hospital 24 hour laboratory
• Hospital Pharmacy
• Imaging lab including MRI, X-ray, Dexa, CT, PET

RESEARCH STAFF
  • 3 Research Coordinators (2-CCRC)
• RN Recruitment Specialists
• Regulatory Document Specialist
• Contracts Specialist

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS
  • Rafik Abadier, MD, FACC - Cardiology
• Marc Fernandez, MD, FACS - General Surgeon
• Thomas Hendrick, MD, FACS - General Surgeon
• Mariananda Kumar , MD - Internal Medicine-Lipidology
• Bhadresh Patel, MD - Internal Medicine
• Paul Hellstern Jr, MD - Gastroenterology
• William Harrer , MD - Oncology-Hematology
• Robert Ulseth, MD - Anesthesiology
• Jeremiah Hubbard , DO - Orthopedic Surgeon

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
  • Anemia with Chemotherapy
• Angina
• Bladder Cancer
• Blood Sampling
• Breast Cancer
• Claudication- Intermittent
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Diabetes
• Dyslipidemia
• Dyspepsia
• GERD
• Hypercholesterolemia
• Hyperlipidemia
• Hypertriglyceridemia
• Influenza Vaccines
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Nausea and Vomiting with Chemo
• Neutropenia with Chemotherapy
• Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
• Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
• Ovarian Cancer
• Overactive Bladder
• Pain Management - Post Surgery
• Pain Management - Transdermal
• Pain Management with Chemothe
• Post-op Ileus
• Prostate Cancer
• Prostate Cancer Prevention
• Skin Infection
• Skin Infection - Complicated
• Wound Infection- Complicated

COMMUNITY
 
Population: 139,000
Land: 584 square miles
Caucasian: 91 %
African American: 3 %
Hispanic: 4 %
Asian: 2 %
Under 18: 20 %
Age 18-65: 50 %
Over 65: 30 %