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354 Waller Avenue
Suite 110
Lexington, Kentucky 40504


office (859) 225-5672
fax (859) 276-1020

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The Kentucky Medical Research Center is a community-based, independently owned clinical research center with offices in Lexington, Kentucky. We are dedicated to conducting clinical research trials efficiently and at the highest level of quality.

Kentucky Medical Research Center's primary objectives are to:

  • Provide optimal patient care and excellent service.
  • Maximize the productivity of sponsors by meeting enrollment goals.
  • Produce research study reports free of errors.

Kentucky Medical Research Center's recognized and experienced team is committed to providing Phase II, III, and IV clinical research studies to the pharmaceutical, nutritional, and medical device industries. To date, Kentucky Medical Research Center's clinical investigators and consultants have conducted over three hundred national and multinational clinical trials in the therapeutic areas of:

  • Allergy/Immunology
  • Cardiology
  • Dermatology
  • Endocrinology/Metabolism
  • Gastroenterology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Disorders
  • Neurology
  • Nutrition/Weight Loss
  • Pain Management
  • Podiatry
  • Pulmonology
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Urology/Nephrology
  • Vaccines
  • Vascular/Cardiovascular Disorders
  • Women's Health

Kentucky Medical Research Center will:

  • Complete regulatory packets and contract/budgetary negotiations in a timely manner
  • Have clean FDA audits
  • Kentucky Medical Research Center's dedicated staff insures that contracted enrollment is met or exceeded for each study. Recruitment goals are obtained through:
    • CenterWatch
    • Website recruitment
    • Patient referrals
    • Multimedia advertising
      • Print
      • Direct Mail
      • Radio
      • Television
      • Public Flyers
    • Investigator/physician referrals and databases
    • Referrals from affiliated private practices and databases
    • Referrals from occupational medicine and ambulatory care clinics
    • Extensive in-house subject database
    • Referrals from patients and personal contacts

Other Information:

  • Experience with remote and internet data entry
  • Study management and patient tracking system
  • Quality assurance program
  • HIPAA compliance

Investigator and Staff Experience

Medical Management

John E. Pappas, M.D.
Medical Director/Principal Investigator

Dr. Pappas is well established in the clinical research community. Studies conducted by Dr. Pappas have consistently ranked in the top percentiles concerning evaluable patients. He has conducted and supervised over three hundred clinical trials. In 1998 and 2006, Dr. Pappas was audited by the FDA and no 483 was issued; he was found to be adherent to all pertinent regulations, guidelines, and practices concerning his conduct of the clinical trials under audit.

 Staff Expertise

  • Board Certified Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners and RNs
  • SoCRA Certified Chief Operating Officer/Site Director
  • Regulatory Coordinator
  • Experienced Clinical Research Coordinators
  • Certified Medical Assistants
  • Pharm. D. Consultant
  • Information Technology Consultants
  • Administrative/Support Staff