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 Medical Director, Dr. Rafik Abadier, has been a practicing cardiologist for more than twenty-five years and the Site Manager, Linda Gray, has managed this Encore Member Site since 2005. This site coordinates both outpatient and inpatient trials.
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, M.D.
- 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
- Multiple bedrooms
- Treadmill & cardio-respiratory
- Diagnostic capabilities room
- Private bath with shower
- Large dedicated space for monitors
- < 1 mile to Emergency Room
- Full kitchen
- Media room
DIAGNOSTIC / CLINIC EQUIPMENT
- Access to ambulatory endoscopy center
- Access to imaging facilities – PET, MRI, X-ray, DEXA, CT
- Calibrated weigh scales (analog)
- 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
- Network connection availability
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
