SITE PROFILE
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. The investigators and staff have been among the highest enrollers in numerous studies. The office is located in close proximity to a county hospital that features a close-knit and active medical community. The site is well equipped to perform Phase 1 through Phase 4 studies, including first-in-human PK and PD protocols.
CONTACT US
Main Office: (352) 341-2100
Address: 411 West Highland Boulevard; Inverness, FL 34452
Business Inquires: (904) 732-6683
Contact: Jolenne Wolfer, Associate Vice President of Business Development
Email: jwolfer@encoredocs.com
MANAGEMENT
Medical Director:
- Rafik Abadier, MD
- rabadier@encoredocs.com
Site Manager:
- Linda Gray, RN, CCRC
- lgray@encoredocs.com
INVERNESS
Population: 7,390
Land: 7.70 sq. mi.
Caucasian: 92%
African American: 5%
Hispanic: 4%
Asian: 0.6%
Under 18: 17%
Over 65: 38%
Female: 59%
THERAPEUTIC EXPERTISE
- Cardiovascular
- Diabetes
- Gastroenterology
- General Medicine
- Hospital Studies
- Hypertension
- Lipids
- Men’s Health
- NASH / NAFLD
- Obesity
- Pain Management
- Podiatry
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Surgery
- Vaccines
FACILITY DESCRIPTION
- 4 exam rooms
- 5 bedroom Phase 1 Unit
- 2 private baths with showers
- Dedicated space for 4 monitors
- Full kitchen
- IBC registered
- Large community outreach room
- Treadmill & cardio-respiratory
- < 1 mile to Emergency Room
DIAGNOSTIC / CLINIC EQUIPMENT
- Access to ambulatory endoscopy center
- Access to imaging facilities – PET, MRI, X-Ray, DEXA, CT
- Calibrated weigh scales (analog and digital)
- Centrifuge (refrigerated and ambient)
- Drug storage-locked and temperature controlled
- Drug storage – refrigerated
- Dry ice machine
- ECG Machine
- Freezer (-20 degree and -70 degree Celsius)
- IV infusion capability, compounding of sterile materials
- Telemetry
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS
Rafik Abadier, M.D., FACC
Cardiology
Paul Hellstern, M.D.
Gastroenterology
Mariananda Kumar, M.D.
Internal Medicine / Lipidology
Siddharth Mathur, M.D.
Gastroenterology
Robert Ulseth II, M.D.
Pain Management
