MIAMI RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
SO. MIAMI, FL
Miami Research Associates (MRA) is comprised of 32 board-certified physicians who are experts in treating a variety of diseases and conditions.
MRA has more than 25 years experience in conducting pharmaceutical studies and specializes in Gastroenterology, Neurology, Sleep Medicine, Psychiatry, Women's Health, Nutrition, Rheumatology Endocrinology and Dermatology. MRA also has a core competent staff of coordinators, nurse practitioners, dietitians, physiologists and other allied healthcare professionals.
Affiliate Sites: Broward Research Group > Click here
MANAGEMENT
Howard I. Schwartz, M.D.
Medical Director
Eric Sheldon, M.D.
Medical Director
Teresa L. Wright, CCRP
Director of Business Development
Karol Keller, DVM
Director of Business Development, Phase I
Douglas S. Kalman PhD, RD, FACN
Director, Business Development - Nutrition & Applied Clinical Trials
FACILITY DESCRIPTION
- Certified Endoscopy unit (Colonoscopy, Upper Endoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Liver Biopsies)
- Gastrointestinal Lab (24 hour / pH monitoring)
- Certified Diagnostic Laboratory
- Radiology Department with Bone Densitometer & Ultrasound Unit
- Heart Station, including EKG’s, Echo-EKG, Treadmills, Holter Monitoring and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Complete Pulmonary Unit with Spirometry, Peak Flow Monitoring and Survey System Plus
- Certified Mammography Unit
- Secured Investigational Drug Storage Facilities
- Facilities for Provocative Meal Studies
- Facilities for Extended-Stay Pharmacokinetic Studies
- 18 bed sleep lab (EEG, Polysomnography studies)
Sleep Lab includes:
- Experienced Study Coordinators
- Expert psychometricians and raters for cognitive testing
- Fully equipped rooms for sleep studies including polysomnography, multiple sleep latency testing, and maintenance of wakefulness
- Shower facilities
- Certified Sleep Technicians
- ECG and EEG
- Laboratory with phlebotomy and on site processing
- Biomedically approved refrigeration equipment to store blood samples at a temp of minus 20 degress Celsius
- Pulse oximeter
PHASE 1 UNIT
MRA’s new custom-built 50-bed Phase I Research Center offers our sponsors the ability to conduct reliable, safe, and efficient studies in a controlled environment. Capabilities include:
- 50 bed secure state-of-the-art facility
- 11,000 square feet of research space
- 2 Nursing Stations
- Locked wards
- Flexible bedding options
- Three dorm rooms configured for male and female privacy
- Three subject activity areas including a quiet reading room and computer room
- Dedicated monitor room with internet access
- Central nursing station
- Refrigerated centrifuge
- - 70' freezer
- DEXA scanner
- Echocardiogram
- Polysonogram
- Telemetry Monitoring
- Dedicated monitor workstations
- Extensive subject entertainment and activity areas, including a library and computer room.
Please click here to download a .pdf brochure of our Phase 1 Unit.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
MRA has conducted Phase I-IV studies including:
- Acne
- Actinic Keratosis
- ADHD
- Alopecia
- Alzheimers
- Anxiety
- Chronic Hand Dermatitis
- Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Common Cold
- Contraception
- Crohn’s Disease
- Depression
- Diabetes (Type I and II)
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Dyspepsia
- Endometriosis
- Erosive Esophagitis
- Fatigue
- Female Sexual Dysfunction
- Fibroids
- Fibromyalgia
- GERD
- Hepatitis C
- Hormone Replacement
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- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Influenza Prevention
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Insomnia
- Male Erectile Dysfunction
- Menstrual Migraines
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Migraines
- Obesity
- Onychomycosis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Overactive Bladder
- Pneumonia
- Psoriasis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rosacea
- Smoking Cessation
- Tinea Capitis
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Warts
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RESEARCH STAFF
- 40 ACRP-Certified Study Coordinators
- QA Department: Reviews the case books and provides training to the coordinators and Investigators
- Regulatory Person: 5 days to turn in regulatory documents to IRB.
- Contracts Person: 3-5 days to get contract signed
- Recruitment Manager: creates ads, places them in the media
- Marketing Department: In-house multi-media capabilities to expedite print, web, radio or TV productions within 24 hours
INVESTIGATORS
Howard I. Schwartz, M.D.
Medical Director
Board Certified in Gastroenterology
Eric Sheldon, M.D.
Medical Research Director
Board Certified in Rheumatology
Robert Feldman, M.D.
Director of Women’s Health
Board Certified Ob/Gyn
Diane R. Krieger, M.D.
Medical Director Board Certified in Endocrinology
Bruce Kohrman, M.D.
Board Certified in Neurology
Wentworth G. Jarrett, M.D..
Board Certified Internal Medicine
Americo Padilla, M.D., P.A.
Board Certified in Psychiatry
Robert Goddard, M.D.
Board Certified in Dermatology |
Gustavo Rey, PhD
Neuropsychology
Rafael Rivas-Vasquez, Psy. D
Director of Psychiatry
Timothy L. Grant, M.D.
Neuroscience and Sleep Medicine
Patricia Pardo, MD
Phase I Studies
Jeremy Tabak, MD
Pulmonology
Adriana Castro, MD
Pediatrics
John Mekras, MD
Urology
Michael Meister, MD
Anesthesiology
Guillermo Pol, MD
Anesthesiology |
DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT
- Refrigerated drug storage
- Stadiometer
- Two ECG machines
- Bone Densitometer
- Polysomnography equipment.
- Two Cholestechs
- Two centrifuges
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- Microscope
- Freezer (-20 and -70 degree Celsius)
- Hemoglobin A1C Testing
- Drug Storage (locked and temp. controlled)
- Weigh Scales (Analog and Digital)
- Lab Drawing and Processing Equipment
- Refrigerator
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Miami Research Associates
6141 Sunset Drive, Suite 301
So. Miami, FL 33143
Phone: 305-279-0015 x 4223
Fax: 305-595-9239
Contact: Teresa L. Wright, CCRP
Email: twright@miamiresearch.com
Website: www.miamiresearch.com
Affiliate Site
MRA-Clinical Research Phase I Unit
6280 Sunset Drive, Suite 600
South Miami, FL 33143
Phone: (305) 403-3860 Ext. 5109
Fax: 305-722-0982
Website: www.mraclinicalresearch.com
Contact: Karol Keller, DVM
Email: kkeller@miamiresearch.com
Contact: Douglas S. Kalman PhD, RD, FACN
Email: dkalman@miamiresearch.com |
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