Hendrick Center for Research
Hendrick Center for Research provides the development and oversight to safely and effectively conduct research across a variety of specialty areas. To help advance healthcare, Hendrick offers phase 3 clinical trials and phase 4 observation trials, gaining early access to new technology, medications and devices for improving patient outcomes. Our goal is to make research studies and trials more accessible to the diverse communities we serve.
Overseen by a committee of individuals charged with reviewing and monitoring biomedical research involving human subjects, Hendrick Center for Research works under FDA and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations.
Hendrick current research areas:
- Cardiology
- Infectious Disease
- Rheumatology
- Surgical
- Oncology (Breast, Pancreatic, Colorectal, Lung)
Research Advisory Board
| Name | Role | Association |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Joji Varghese | Committee Chair | Hendrick Health |
| Dr. Joshua Reed | Clinical Member | Hendrick Health |
| Dr. Mustapha Khalife | Clinical Oncologist | Hendrick Health |
| Dr. Rob Wiley | Non-voting member | Hendrick Health |
| Emily Goolsby | Clinical Member | Hendrick Health |
| Lauren Dickerson | Pharmacist | Hendrick Health |
| Lindsey Guerrera | Chaplain | Hendrick Health |
| Sabrina Williams | Community Liaison | Suddenlink Communications |
| Danielle Goss | Co-Chair/Non-voting member | Hendrick Health |
| Susan Greenwood, BSN, RN, VP | Non-voting member | Hendrick Health |
| Anita Broxson | Community Liaison | Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing |
| Donna Jennings | Compliance | Hendrick Health |
| Sharn Devun | Risk Management | Hendrick Health |
| Jordan Talley | Community Pharmacist | Barnes and Williams Drug Center |
To download the Hendrick Institutional Review Board application, click here.
Scientist/Nonscientist - Members whose training, background, and occupation
would incline them to view scientific activities from the standpoint of
someone within a behavioral or biomedical research discipline should be
considered a scientist, while members whose training, background, and
occupation would incline them to view research activities from a standpoint
outside of any biomedical or behavioral scientific discipline should be
considered a nonscientist. In addition, the IRB must have members with
sufficient knowledge of the specific scientific discipline(s) relevant
to the research that it reviews.