HWC Women's Research Center

20 West Wenger Road
Englewood, Ohio 45322
937-771-5103 http://www.hwcwomensresearch.com

Over the past 30 years Huey and Weprin OB/GYN has provided our patients with the highest quality of care, as well as the latest medical advances to improve the health and well being of all the women we treat, In continuing our commitment, in 2006 we added another facet of care for our patients-HWC Women's Research Center. The center is dedicated to research studies involving new medical advances, technologies, and medications to improve the standards of care for women. Our clinical research area of interest is in women's health. We have experience conducting inpatient and outpatient Phase II, II, III, and IV IND trials and medical device trials.

Our office is just off highway I-70 and within 5 miles of radiology facilities and hospitals We are 15 minutes from the Dayton International airport.

Our Investigators and Coordinators have been involved in Clinical Research for many years and have conducted a variety of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device trials. We meet and or exceed enrollment goals for all of our trials.

Areas of expertise:

Obstetrics/Gynecology
Family Practice Medicine
Urogynecology - incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse medical devices
Overactive bladder
UTI
Stress incontinence
Menopause and peri-menopause
Endometriosis
Fibroid Tumors
Sexual Dysfunction
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Osteoporosis
Osteopenia
Anemia
STD
Birth Control
PMS
Fibrocystic Breast Disease
Hot flashes
HPV vaccines
Vaginal Atrophy
HTN
Hypercholesterolemia
Obesity
Cervical dysplasia

Our most recent sponsor's we have worked with are:

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
KV Pharmaceuticals
American Medical Systems
Symbollon
Duramed
Proctor and Gamble
Sanofi-aventis
Repros
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
Vermillion
Roche
Merck
Boehringer Ingelheim
Interlace Medical
Biosante

Our most recent CRO's we have worked with are:

Compleware
Constella Group
Precision Med
Quintiles
InVentiv Clinical Solutions

Our investigators have been well respected thought leaders in the medical community for over 30 years. They have been pioneers, bringing new advances in drug therapy and gynecologic procedures to the Dayton physician community as well as to our patients. The Investigator's are committed to women's health and wellness; and are passionate about contributing to new advances that will improve the standard of care for all women.

Our Investigator's

Dr. Stuart Weprin MD FACOG
5 years experience
Specialty: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Uro-gynecology

Dr. James Huey MD MS FACOG
5 years experience
Specialty: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Peri-natology

Dr Huey also holds advance degrees in Administrative Medicine, and is credentialed and board certified in Quality Assurance, as well as licensed in Ultrasound through the Academy of Radiology

Jill Goff, CRNP
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Sub-Investigator

Chris Weese, CMA, CRC
Clinical Research Coordinator
7 years of clinical research experience

Heather Knight, CRC
Clinical Research Coordinator
2 years of clinical research experience

We effectively recruit volunteers from our over 10,000 patient data base. If needed we can recruit from a diverse ethnicity population of about 900,000 (in 2000).

We see females from adolescent age to Geriatric. We have positive community and patient support.

Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Dermatology/Plastic Surgery
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Hematology
Immunology/Infectious Diseases
Musculoskeletal
Nephrology/Urology
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Rheumatology

HWC Research Center has a fully operational facility in North Dayton. Our expert staff members ensure compliance with protocol, GCP, and ICH guidelines including:

Locked study offices and lab accessible only to the physicians and the CRC conducting research at our site.
Locked alarmed refrigerator.
-20° freezer
Double locked study drug cabinets
Saf-t-y Pak Certified for shipping of specimens (IATA)
Clia waiver-lab facilities with centrifuge
All equipment calibrated yearly including BP cuffs, scales, centrifuge, microscope, colposcope, hysteroscopy equipment, ultrasound and autoclave.
Microscope
Hysteroscope
Colposcope
On site ultrasound machine and technician
Dry ice
Affiliation with 3 hospitals
Digital Thermometers in study office, drug cabinets, and refrigerator, Temperature logs documented daily.
HWC SOP binder in Compliance with all FDA, GCP, Hippa regulation requirements for a research site
Locked storage area for storage of study documents
ECG machine
Central Laboratories
Central IRB
Private area for monitors with internet access.
Archived study material stored in a secured off site facility.
Nearby facility for DEXA scans and mammograms