Portland, Oregon 97232
503-413-5436 http://www.legacyhealth.org/research cschneid@lhs.org
The Legacy Clinical Research and Technology Center, located in downtown Portland, Oregon, is a state-of-the-art research facility committed to excellence in support of the mission of the Legacy Health System. Legacy Health System is a multi-facility health care provider serving northwestern Oregon and southwestern Washington. It consists of two major tertiary care hospitals and a children's hospital in Portland, two suburban community hospitals, and the Visiting Nurse Association.
The Legacy leadership firmly believes that research plays a key role in today's dynamic health care system. The mission of Legacy Health System is to provide the highest quality health care to its patients. The research program enhances that mission by quickly bringing to patients and families the most advanced health care treatment modalities and cutting edge technologies.
Legacy Health System has supported a vigorous program of clinical research since its formation in 1990. Together with a large body of dedicated clinician investigators, Clinical Research Support Services staff are highly qualified and experienced in managing clinical trials from conception to completion. Today, Phase I, II, III, and IV studies are conducted in a wide range of clinical specialties in both in-patient and outpatient environments, with patients across the age spectrum, from newborns to the elderly.
Specialties include:
- Anesthesia
- Burns
- Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Endocrinology
- Infectious Diseases
- Internal Medicine
- Neonatology
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics
- Pain Management
- Pediatrics
- Surgery
- Transplantation
- Trauma
- Women's Health
Legacy coordinates studies for a variety of industry sponsors, from large, international pharmaceutical companies to small, local medical device entrepreneurs.
Legacy has a network of several hundred board-certified physician investigators with many years of experience in clinical research. Between 100 - 150 investigators are actively engaged in studies at any given time.
Anthony J. Melaragno, M.D., Chief of Research, directs the Legacy Clinical Research and Technology Center. Dr. Melaragno's career as physician, scientist and administrator spans 30 years.
Carl R. Schneiderman, Ph.D., is Director, Legacy Research Services. Carl has 15 years of experience administering clinical and biomedical research programs and an additional 15 years of experience as an investigator and university professor.
Our Clinical Research Support Services staff is comprised of 16 clinical research coordinators and associates with many years of collective experience with clinical studies.
The Portland metropolitan area has a population of 1.5 million. Portland-metro encompasses the counties of Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas in Oregon, and Clark County and the city of Vancouver in Washington, just across the Columbia river from Portland.
Legacy Health System provides health care to a third of the population. Many patients from other parts of Oregon and the West also come to Legacy Portland hospitals for specialized treatment. Legacy Emanuel Hospital is a designated regional Level I Trauma Center, operates the Life Flight emergency air transportation system, and houses the Oregon Burn Center. Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital provides the most extensive inpatient pediatric services in the Portland area, and includes the regional Pediatric Intensive Care and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Units.
Study participants are recruited from Legacy's patient base and from the practices of over 1500 Legacy-affiliated physicians and surgeons.
Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Dermatology/Plastic Surgery
Endocrinology
Immunology/Infectious Diseases
Neurology
Ophthalmology
Pediatrics/Neonatology
Trauma/Emergency Medicine
The Legacy Clinical Research and Technology Center has emerged from an extensive remodeling and refitting of a former hospital, closed in 1993 to consolidate hospital operations at other Legacy facilities. The new Center opened in July, 1997, and encompasses 65,000 square feet of state-of-the-art laboratories, clinics, and an extensive support matrix. The building includes a 9500 sq. ft Clinical Research Center dedicated to out-patient studies.
The Legacy Clinical Research and Technology Center is located in downtown Portland, at the intersection of Interstates 5 and 84, a 20 minute drive from Portland International Airport. Bus and light rail stops are across the street, and numerous hotels and restaurants are within easy walking distance.
Carl Schneiderman, Ph.D.
Director, Research Services
Legacy Clinical Research and Technology Center
1225 NE 2nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
USA
503-413-5436
503-413-4942 (fax)
cschneid@lhs.org
www.legacyhealth.org/research