Center, Indiana 47303
765-747-8457 http://www.accessbmh.org jfoster9@ClarianBall.org
At Ball Memorial Hospital, Inc., we are committed to providing our patients with the most advanced research treatments available in health care. Since the early 1980s, our physicians and staff members have been actively involved in national and international medical research studies with the goal of improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of medical care.
The Department of Research at Ball Memorial was established in 1989. Our purpose, then and now, is to make available to the residents of East Central Indiana a variety of state-of-the-art research protocols and assist in the protection of human research subjects by attracting reputable sponsors and professional organizations.
Our staff has made a commitment to medical research with the knowledge of the positive and profound impact it has upon patients' lives and their futures.
Our research center has clinical trials experience in the following areas:
- Stroke Treatment & Prevention
- Radiation Therapy Oncology
- Pain Management
- Prostate Cancer
- Renal/Nephrology
- Breast Cancer Prevention
- Infectious Disease
- Bladder Cancer
- Urological Conditions
- Health Outcome Registries
- Biomarker Expression Studies
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Tissue Repository Studies
Our research center has worked with a variety of sponsors including but not limited to:
- American College of Radiology
- Amgen
- AstraZeneca
- Ball State University
- Duke University Research Institute
- Ev3
- FoxHollow Technologies
- Genentech
- Indiana University
- Johnson & Johnson Research & Development
- Medtronic
- Merck
- Novartis
- NSABP Foundation, Inc.
- Quintiles
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
- SHIRE
- Spineology
- St. Jude Medical
- Yamanouchi
This is just a sampling of our experienced clinical investigators:
William Stephen Cassel, MD
Vascular Surgery
Yunjie Xie Lin, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncology
A. Stephen Tilmans, MD
Radiation Oncology
John Jacobs, MD
Radiation Oncology
Neal E. Coleman, MD
Anesthesiology/Pain Management
Andrew T. Trobridge, MD
Anesthesiology/Pain Management
Ravi Sarin, MD
Nephrology
Jeffrey C. Ulrich, MD
Urology
Robert S. Williams, MD
Urology
John D. Wulff, MD
Neurology
Hal S. Dickson, MD
Neurology
Jeffrey Bird, MD
Family Practice
Brandon Dickey, MD
Internal Medicine
Michael Burrell, MD
Vascular, Colon & Rectal Surgery
Alex Cocco, MD
General Surgery
Joni Miller, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Paul Stewart, MD
Colon/Rectal Surgery
Fred Francis, MD
Radiation Oncology
Albert Bruno, MD
Urology
Samuel Kim, MD
Urology
Please contact us for more detailed Investigator credentials and CVs
Charles E. Sanders, Jr., MD
Vice President, Medical Education & Research
More than 18 years experience in clinical research
Sherry Simmonds, BSN, RN, CCRP
Clinical Research Coordinator
More than 9 years experience in clinical research
Julie Foster, BSN, RN, CRRN, CCRC
Clinical Research Coordinator
More than 5 years experience in clinical research
Becky Robinson
Administrative Specialist
More than 30 years administrative support experience
- Stable population
- Multi-county area
- Midwest location
- University town
- A unique blend of urban and rural settings
Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Endocrinology
Hematology
Immunology/Infectious Diseases
Musculoskeletal
Nephrology/Urology
Neurology
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Otolaryngology
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Rheumatology
Trauma/Emergency Medicine
Ball Memorial Hospital, a Clarian Health Partner, was founded in 1929 as both a teaching hospital and regional tertiary referral center. Today, Ball Memorial Hospital encompasses 1.2 million square feet of facilities and is home to nearly 400 physicians and more than 45 medical specialties. BMH is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and has been awarded with more than 35 top national and international quality awards.
Research Department Description:
- Access to Patient examination rooms
- Secure Drug Storage
- Monitoring Room with telephone and high speed internet access
- Copier/Fax Machine
- Secure Record Storage
- Dedicated refrigerator
- Coordinator Offices
- Conference Room
- Reception area
- Access to most state-of-the-art medical and diagnostic equipment
- Our experienced coordinators are dedicated and certified
Julie Foster
RN, BSN, CRRN, CCRC
Ball Memorial Hospital
Department of Research
2401 W. University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47303
USA
765-747-8457
765-747-8459 (fax)
jfoster9@ClarianBall.org
www.accessbmh.org