LYNN INSTITUTE OF THE OZARKS
LITTLE ROCK, AR
The Lynn Institute of the Ozarks in Little Rock is the newest clinical research site of the Lynn Health Science Institute.
It represents the Institute’s most recent expansion from the corporate headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Opening in 2006, The Lynn Institute of the Ozarks brings together the knowledge of renowned medical professionals along with the experience of pharmaceutical trial professionals to provide better service to the Little Rock area. Little Rock and its suburbs offer a diverse population of approximately 500,000 in the center of Arkansas. Located in the Doctor’s Building, the institute is located 15 minutes from the airport in the heart of Little Rock. Multiple universities and colleges in and around Little Rock offer a large and diverse pool of students that could be used in both normal control trials and phase 1 trials.
MANAGEMENT
Franklin Willis, J.D.
Executive Vice President, COO
Carlos Blanco, BA, CCRC
Vice President of Operations
Michael Pojezny
Director of Finance
Shelly Brunson, CCRP
Director of Marketing and Business Development
Harmony Kerr, PTA, BS, CCRP
Site Director
FACILITY DESCRIPTION
- Central IRB
- Dedicated space for monitors with phones, fax and copy machines available
- Large patient waiting room
- Access to radiology and ultrasound facilities
- Access to endoscopy unit
- On site lab and exam rooms
- Heart station, including EKG’s and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
- EKG machines
- Refrigerated drug storage
- Refrigerator for lab sample storage
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- Weigh scale
- Freezer (-20 and -70 degree Celsius)
- Drug storage (locked and temp. controlled)
- Lab drawing and processing equipment
- CLIA certified laboratory
- Hemoglobin A1C testing
- Automatic external defibrillator
- Centrifuge
- Facility for extended-stay pharmacokinetic studies
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RESEARCH STAFF
- 4 full time clinical research coordinators
- 1 research assistant/lab technician
- 1 quality assurance person
- 1 regulatory specialist
- 1 business development specialist
- 1 contract administrator
- 1 recruitment specialists
INVESTIGATORS
Larry Watkins, M.D.
Family Practice
Archie Hearne, M.D.
Family Practice
Caroline May, M.D.
OBGYN |
Lynn Thomas, M.D.
Psychiatry
Glenn Davis, M.D.
Gastroenterologist
Edward Penick, M.D.
Ophthalmology |
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Lynn Institute of the Ozarks conducts Phase I – IV studies including:
- Acne
- ADHD
- Alzheimer’s
- Amenorrhea
- Ankylosing Spondilitis
- Ankle Sprain
- Asthma
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Breakthrough Pain
- Bronchitis
- Canker Sore
- Constipation
- Contraception
- Crohn’s Disease
- Depression
- Diabetes (Type I and II)
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspepsia
- Endometriosis
- Erosive Esophagitis
- Fibromyalgia
- GAD
- Gastric Ulcers
- Gastric Emptying
- GERD
- Gout
- Hepatitis C
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- Herpes
- Hormone Replacement
- HPV
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Hypertension (including ABPM)
- Insomnia
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Low Back Pain
- Menorrhagia
- Narcolepsy
- Obesity
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Overactive Bladder
- Pneumonia
- Psoriasis
- Restless Legs Syndrome
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rosacea
- Sleep Apnea
- Smoking Cessation
- Tinea Pedis
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vaccine Trials
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Lynn Institute of Ozarks
500 S. University # 500
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 975-2000
Fax: (501-975-2001
Contact: Harmony Kerr
Email: Hkerr@lhsi.net
Website: www.lhsi.net |
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