Irvine Center for Clinical Research
16263 Laguna Canyon Road
El Toro, California 92618
949-753-1663 http://www.IrvineClinical.com contact@IrvineClinical.com

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Irvine Center for Clinical Research is a dedicated research facility with on-site full-time principal investigators, full-time CRCs, laboratory, and regulatory staff whose attention is 100% focused on clinical trials. Our physicians take the time to cultivate superb physician-patient relationships.

ICCR is a dedicated private clinical research site that has served thousands of patients since its original founding in 1978. We have completed Phase II, Phase II-B, Phase III, Phase III-B, and Phase IV clinical trials in several therapeutic areas, including:

  • Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
    • Claudication
    • Coronary Arterial Disease
    • Hypercholesterolemia/Dyslipidemia
    • Hypertension
  • Dermatology
    • Acne
    • Eczema
    • Psoriasis
    • Urticaria
  • Endocrinology
    • Diabetes Type I
    • Diabetes Type II
    • Diabetic Neuropathy
    • Obesity
    • Thyroid Disorders
  • Gastrointestinal
    • Constipation
    • Esophagitis
    • GERD
    • Irritable Bowel Disorder
  • Hematology
    • Anemia
  • Immunology/Infectious Diseases
    • Pneumonia
    • Vaccination
  • Muscoloskeletal
    • See "Rheumatology" below
  • Neurology
    • Alzheimer's / Dementia
    • Anxiety
    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
    • Bipolar Disorder
    • Depression
    • Eating Disorder
    • Headaches
    • Insomnia / Sleep Disorders
    • Migraine
    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Panic Disorder
    • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
    • Schizophrenia
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology (OB-GYN)
    • Contraception
    • Dysmenorrhea
    • Female Sexual Disorder (FSD)
    • Hormone Replacement Therapy
    • Menopausal Disorders
    • Premenstrual Disorders
  • Opthalmology
    • Dry Eye
  • Otolaryngology
    • Tinnitus
  • Pediatrics
    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
    • Depression
    • General Anxiety Disorder
    • Migraine
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
    • Social Phobia
  • Pharmacology
    • Pharmacokinetics
    • Pharmogenomics
    • Safety Studies
  • Psychiatry/Psychology
    • See "Neurology" heading above
  • Pulmonary
    • Bronchial Asthma
    • Bronchitis
    • COPD
    • Pneumonia
    • Smoking Cessation
  • Rheumatology
    • Fibromyalgia
    • Gout
    • Osteoporosis
    • Osteoarthritis
    • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Urology
    • Benign Prostate Hypertrophy
    • Overactive Bladder
    • Premature Ejaculation
    • Urinary Incontinence
  • General Health
    • Erectile Dysfunction
    • Male Sexual Dysfunction
    • Nutrition (Healthy Study)
    • Obesity
    • Smoking Cessation

We have worked with leading pharmaceutical companies and CROs, including:

3M
Abbott
Abgenix
Acambis
Alcon
Allergan
Alteon
AMBI, Inc.
Amarin
Amgen
AR Scientific
AstraZeneca
Aura Labs
Barr Laboratories
Bayer
Berlex
BioCryst
Biogen
Boehringer-Ingelheim
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Calpis
Cephalon
Constella
Covance
DOV Pharmaceuticals
Duramed
Eisai
Elan
Eli Lilly
Essential
Forest
Fujisawa
Generex
GlaxoSmithKline
GTx, Inc.
i3Research
Icon
Ingenix
IntraBiotics
IOMED
Janssen
Johnson & Johnson
McNeil
Medpace
Merck
Neurobiological Technology
Neurocrine Biosciences
NexMed
Novartis
Novo Nordisk
Nutrilite
Ono Pharmaceutical
Organon
Ortho-McNeil
Otsuka
Pentech
Pfizer
Pozen
PPD
Proctor & Gamble
Quintiles
R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute
Regeneron
Reliant Pharmaceuticals
Roche
Sankyo
Sanofi-Aventis
Schering-Plough
Searle
Sepracor
Shire
Solvay
Takeda
TAP Pharmaceuticals
Teva
Tioga
Transcept (formerly TransOral)
UBC
UCB Pharma
Vivus
Watson
Whitehall
Wyeth-Ayerst

Some studies were completed as a subsidiary of Protocare Trials and Radiant Research (2000-2005).

We have two principal investigators whose work is fully dedicated to clinical research at ICCR.

Elly Lee, MD
Expertise: Neuro-Psychiatry Trials
CEO, Medical Director, ICCR

Denny Lee, MD
Expertise: Internal Medicine
President, ICCR
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
Instructor Emeritus of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine New York

Additional investigators include:

Herbert Lee, MD, MPH
Expertise: Gastroenterology
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC)
Chairman Emeritus, Division of Gastroenterology, Hoag Hospital Newport Beach

Jeffrey Podlas, MD, FACOG
Expertise: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Instructor Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School
Chairman Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hoag Hospital Newport Beach

Eva Potts, RN, WHNP-BC, MSN (Sub-Investigator)
Expertise: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Nursing Instructor, Golden West College School of Nursing

Dung Trinh, MD, FACSG (Sub-Investigator)
Expertise: Internal Medicine, Geriatrics
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California-Irvine (UCI)
Facility Medical Director, Bristol Park Medical Group

Julia Wilson, RN, MSN, FNP, CCRC (Sub-Investigator)
Expertise: Family Nurse Practitioner
Nursing Instructor, Golden West College

Maya Ziegler, PhD (Sub-Investigator)
Expertise: Psychology, Child Psychology
Post-Doctoral Fellow (Emeritus), University of California-Los Angeles Department of Pediatric Oncology

Li-Li Chia, MD (Sub-Investigator)
Expertise: Ophthalmology

Affiliated Medical Facilities:

ICCR brings additional expertise to studies as necessary through collaborative work at its affiliated medical facilities:

  • Dietitians of Orange County, LLC, Irvine, CA
  • Irvine Endoscopy & Surgical Institute, Irvine, CA
  • West Coast Radiology Centers, Irvine, CA

Additional co-investigators in fields of specialty are available. Fields include:

  • Endocrinology
  • ENT Specialist
  • Gastroenterology
  • OBGYN/Women's Health
  • Ophthalmology
  • Psychology/Psychiatry
  • Radiology
  • Rheumatology
  • Urology

Full CVs are available upon request.

ICCR has full-time CRCs, laboratory staff, and a full-time regulatory specialist. Staff are trained in GCP, HIPAA, IATA, and OSHA and strictly adhere to clinical practice guidelines.

Sandy Cronce
Regulatory Affairs Administrator
10 Years of Clinical Research Experience

Mabel De La Luz, CRC
Clinical Research Coordinator
11 Years of Clinical Research Coordinator Experience
16 Years of Health Care Experience
Medical Assistant
Fluent in English and Spanish

Cassandra Diyorio
Patient Screener
2 Years of Clinical Research Experience
6 Years of Health Care Experience

Denise Esparza, CRC
Clinical Research Coordinator
6 Years of Clinical Research Experience
15 Years of Health Care Experience
Certified Medical Assistant

Keerthi Paliath, BS, CRC
Clinical Research Coordinator
5 Years of Research Experience.
4 Years of Clinical Research Experience, including Phase I & Late Phases
CPR, YMRS, MADRS, and IATA Certified

Nancy Wassom Bernstein, RN, MS, CCRC
Psychometrician
19 Years of Clinical Experience
18 Years of Clinical Research Experience

Jennifer DeFrain
Registered Dietitian
6 Years of Clinical Research Experience
15 Years of Dietetic Experience
MS in Dietetics


Patients are recruited from database and chart reviews, in concert with marketing that draws from our region of Orange County, California. Irvine is the largest city in Orange County, the fifth most populous county in the United States, and one of the most diverse.

2005 Census Bureau estimates place the total population of Orange County at approximately 3 million people. The non-Latino white population of Orange County was 48%. The 2005 Latino population of Orange County was 32.5%. The Asian population was 15.9%. African Americans constituted 1.9% of the population.


Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Dermatology/Plastic Surgery
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Hematology
Immunology/Infectious Diseases
Musculoskeletal
Nephrology/Urology
Neurology
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Otolaryngology
Pediatrics/Neonatology
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Psychiatry/Psychology
Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases
Rheumatology

ICCR is an outpatient center adjacent to a major regional hospital, 24-hour emergency room care, and a physician office tower.

  • Exam rooms
  • CLIA-Waived Laboratory
  • Phlebotomy
  • EKG - Electrocardiogram
  • Uroflow
  • Bladder Ultrasound
  • 24 hour emergency phone number
  • Temperature-controlled, double-locked investigational drug storage
  • -20°, -70° Freezers
  • Dry Ice on site
  • Daily FedEx, UPS, and USPS pickup
  • On-site Records Storage, with long-term off-site records storage
  • Large, private lockable conference room dedicated to monitors with internet access and telephones
  • Two fax machines, three copy machines
  • High speed internet access: wired or wireless
  • Patient waiting area with HDTV and refreshments

The Irvine Center for Clinical Research is 6 miles from Orange County/John Wayne Airport (SNA), a convenient airport with nationwide flight service. ICCR is within a mile of the I-405 and I-5 freeways, as well as the CA-133 tollroad. Public transportation includes a nearby bus stop and rail station with serving the greater Los Angeles/San Diego area.


Elly Lee, MD
CEO, Medical Director
Irvine Center for Clinical Research
16263 Laguna Canyon Road, Suite 150
Irvine, CA 92618
USA
949-753-1663
949-753-4761 (fax)
contact@IrvineClinical.com
www.IrvineClinical.com


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