Bismarck, North Dakota 58504
701-530-6954 http://www.st.alexius.org/customers/research/ ekucera@primecare.org
Clinical Research Services is a department within St. Alexius Medical Center fully dedicated to providing research support services to physicians within our region and the valued patients they serve. St. Alexius Medical Center is a tertiary care facility affiliated with PrimeCare, a network that includes over 150 physicians both in private and institutional practice. We have been conducting clinical trials for over 25 years. This collaboration between our experienced investigators and highly motivated clinical research team allows us to offer the latest research medicines and treatments to our patients along with the highest quality service to our patients and sponsors.
Our office consists of 7 full-time employees and provides comprehensive research services and personalized care to research patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week (in addition, 9 clinical pharmacists with residency training have extensive experience as study coordinators). Responsibilities of our dedicated staff include placement of studies with appropriate investigators, regulatory and IRB document submission, study tracking, finalizing contracts and budgets, patient recruitment, providing study coordination and completing case report forms.
Careful precautions are taken to ensure the protection of our study participant's rights and welfare. Participants are kept informed throughout the course of their participation in a clinical trial.
Mission:
The mission of Clinical Research Services is to advance the future
of medicine by providing research opportunities for participants,
physicians, our community and sponsor organizations. Our
comprehensive clinical expertise, innovative approach and high
quality are demonstrated by fostering relationships through
integrity, teamwork, and excellent customer service.
Vision:
The vision of Clinical Research Services is to be a leading
investigative site contributing to the research of groundbreaking
medication and future technologies by ensuring accuracy,
timeliness, and dependability. This vision supports continuing
research endeavors with numerous sponsors, physician investigators,
and clinical research organizations.
Clinical Research Services has been involved in clinical research since 1987. Our professional staff has over 200 years of combined experience in clinical trials.
Our involvement in inpatient and outpatient phase II-IV clinical and device research studies have contributed substantially to the development of new drugs and treatments for the following conditions:
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Our clinical research team is committed to providing:
- Rapid study start-up
- Pro-active patient enrollment
- Clean data submission
- Highly experienced principal investigators
- Initial training and continuing education for all support personnel
Our reputation for accuracy, timeliness, and dependability stands above the rest as evident by our repeated research endeavors with SPONSORS and CRO'S such as:
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CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS:
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- John Windsor, DO
Area of Expertise: Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology - Gordon Leingang, DO
Area of Expertise: Emergency Medicine - Bilal Ahmed, MD
Area of Expertise: Endocrinology - Jeffrey Orchard, MD
Area of Expertise: Family Medicine - Shelly Seifert, MD
Area of Expertise: Family Medicine - Dr. Shelley Killen, MD
Area of Expertise: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Steven Scherr, MD
Area of Expertise: Family Medicine - Bipinkumar Amin, MD
Area of Expertise: Hematology/Oncology - M. Roy Thomas, MD
Area of Expertise: Hematology/Oncology - Robert Tanous, DO
Area of Expertise: Internal Medicine - Earl Dunnigan, MD
Area of Expertise: Nephrology - Ralph T. Dunnigan, MD
Area of Expertise: Neurology - Syed Hyder, MD
Area of Expertise: Neurology - Chatree Wongjirad, MD
Area of Expertise: Neurology - Robert Bury, MD
Area of Expertise: Obstetrics/Gynecology - John Witt, MD
Area of Expertise: Obstetrics/Gynecology - Jerry Obritsch, MD
Area of Expertise: Obstetrics/Gynecology - Shannon Bradley, MD
Area of Expertise: Obstetrics/Gynecology - Jan Bury, MD
Area of Expertise: Obstetrics/Gynecology - Thomas Hutchens, MD
Area of Expertise: Obstetrics/Gynecology - Carla Zacher, MD
Area of Expertise: Pediatrics - Kathryn Obregon, MD
Area of Expertise: Pediatrics - Siriwan Kriengkrairut, MD
Area of Expertise: Pediatric Neurology - James Hughes, MD
Area of Expertise: Pulmonology - Somsak Kriengkrairut, MD
Area of Expertise: Pulmonology - Monica Paulo, MD
Area of Expertise: Pulmonology - Nowarat Songsiridej, MD
Area of Expertise: Rheumatology - Stan T. Diede, MD
Area of Expertise: Cardiovascular Diseases, Internal Medicine - John J. Hagan, MD
Area of Expertise: Internal Medicine - Keith R. Happel, MD
Area of Expertise: Internal Medicine - Paul E. Jondahl, MD
Area of Expertise; Family Practice - Mustafa Kathawala, MD
Area of Expertise: Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine - Julie M. Schwartz, MD
Area of Expertise: Internal Medicine - Marny Hauge, PsyD
Area of Expertise: Child & Adolescent Psychology - Craig Degree, PhD
Area of Expertise: Psychology - Brian J. Hebert, MD
Area of Expertise: Internal Medicine - Robert G. Oatfield, MD
Area of Expertise: Cardiology - Richard Arazi, MD
Area of Expertise: Neurology - Vijayarama Rao Phooshkooru, MD
Area of Expertise: Oncology - Nicholas Henry Neumann, MD, MMM, FACP,FCP, CHE
Area of Expertise: Pulmonology - Prashant Kaushik, MD
Area of Expertise: Rheumatology - Jeffrey Eugene Hostetter, MD
Area of Expertise: Internal Medicine - Michael Ray Brown, MD, PhD, FACS
Area of Expertise: Cardiothoracic Surgery - Kevin Robert Dahmen, MD
Area of Expertise: Pediatric Psychiatry - Steven Douglas Spotts, MD
Area of Expertise: Otolarynology - Troy Darin Pierce, MD, MS
Area of Expertise: Orthopedics - Leslie Mark Rainwater, MD, FACS
Area of Expertise: Urology - Heidi Jane Goldstein, MD
Area of Expertise: Pediatric Physiatry - Eric Belanger, MD
Area of Expertise: Neurosurgery - Donald Howard Grenz, MD
Area of Expertise: Internal Medicine - FEK Addo, MD
Area of Expertise: Oncology - Supha Kijpttayarit Arthurs, MD
Area of Expertise: Infectious Disease - David Harold Larsen, DO
Area of Expertise: Orthopedics - Timothy John Bopp, MD
Area of Expertise: Orthopedics - Michelle Mjelstad Maier, APRN, BC
- Tanya Patzer Guthmiller, FNP
- Heather Jacobsen Bauer, RN, FNP
- Cammy Schafer Olson, MSN, FNP-C
- Carol Koenig Miller, RN, FNP
Dan McPherson, PharmD, BCNSP
Area of Expertise: Cardiology/Critical Care/Nutrition
23 years experience in clinical research
Deb McPherson, PharmD, BCNSP
Area of Expertise: Pediatrics/Neonatal Intensive Care/Nutrition
23 years experience in clinical research
Dawn Mayer, PharmD
Area of Expertise: Anticoagulation Services
11 years experience in clinical research
Joan Johnson, RPh
Area of Expertise: Oncology/Hospice
28 years experience in clinical research
Kenton Omvig, PharmD
Area of Expertise: Geriatrics/General Practice
17 years experience in clinical research
Carrie Sorenson, PharmD
Area of Expertise: Surgery/Infectious Disease
11 years experience in clinical research
Julie Wetzstein, CCRC
12 years experience in clinical research
Kara Finneman, CCRC
11 years experience in clinical research
Sheri Hardy, LPN, CCRC
7 years experience in clinical research
Jackie Cope, CRC, RMA
3 years experience in clinical research
Nicole Gerjets, Research Assistant
2 year experience in clinical research
Mindy Sturn, Business Development & Regulatory Specialist
3 years experience in clinical research
Characteristics of our patients include prominent northern European and Native American populations with a low drop-out rate. We also have the largest per capita diabetes population in the nation. Our service area encompasses central, eastern, and western North Dakota, northern South Dakota, eastern Montana, and western Minnesota. This area is made up of a population of approximately 400,000 individuals.
Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Immunology/Infectious Diseases
Nephrology/Urology
Neurology
Oncology
Otolaryngology
Psychiatry/Psychology
Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases
Rheumatology
Clinical Research Services offers a professional atmosphere for our research patients and monitors. We are also equipped with a patient waiting room, complete exam rooms, a phlebotomy station with processing capabilities, and a secured area for investigational drug storage. We provide a dedicated room for our monitors complete with phone and computer accessibility. This room has its own separate access so that our monitors can work even when our main office is closed. We also provide wireless internet access.
As a department within St. Alexius Medical Center, a Level II Trauma Center with 308 beds, Clinical Research Services is centered among St. Alexius multi-specialty clinics which include; Neonatology, Nephrology, Pediatric Neurology, Neuro-surgery, Physical Medicine, Rheumatology, Urology, and Heart & Lung clinic.
The medical complex is equipped with CT, PET scan, MRI, Hologic DEXA scanners, a state-of-the-art radiotherapy Cancer Care Center, an accredited sleep laboratory, an outpatient hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis center, and regional laboratory services. It also offers full electrophysiologic and interventional cardiology labs.
Clinical Research Services is also easily accessible by public transportation. We are only 10 minutes from Bismarck International Airport, which is serviced by several major airlines.
Elaine Kucera, MM, MT(ASCP) SBB
Director, Clinical Research Services
St. Alexius Medical Center
Clinical Research Services
931 S. 9th Street
Suite 201
Bismarck, ND 58504
USA
701-530-6954
701-530-6970 (fax)
ekucera@primecare.org
www.st.alexius.org/customers/research/
- A men's health study for men with an enlarged prostate (BPH)
- A research study for patients who have partial onset seizures (epilepsy).
- A research study for prostate cancer patients
- A research study to determine the safety and effectiveness of a carotid stent system
- A study for patients with Type II Diabetes
- A study of an investigational device for patients with painful osteoporotic compression fractures of the spine
- A study of an investigational drug for pregnant women who have previously had a preterm birth (when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy ).
- A study of an investigational medication for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
- A study of an investigational medication for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
- An oncology study for women with previously diagnosed breast cancer
Updated: 12/31/1969
