American Health Research is a clinical research company located in Charlotte, North Carolina dedicated to obtaining quality data in healthcare and pharmaceutical research. Dr. Selwyn Spangenthal has 20+ years of clinical research experience. American Health Research focuses on Phase II, III, and IV clinical trials. Subjects for research studies are generated from our large pulmonary practice and large patient database. American Health Research employs Clinical Research Coordinators, a Data Entry Coordinator, Marketing and Community Outreach Coordinators, a Recruitment Specialist, and a Regulatory Specialist that specialize in quick study start-up, patient recruitment, collecting good quality data and patient retention. We all follow a set of standard operating procedures as well as trial protocols, Good Clinical Practice and HIPAA guidelines to provide a smooth clinical trial process for all involved. Our facility includes: Private office for research coordinators Designated quiet monitoring space 10-15 Private exam rooms for trial volunteers with Cable Television and Wifi access Standard Operating Procedures Central IRB capabilities Copy, Fax, Phone, Internet (wifi) available to monitors Cardiopulmonary Stress Test with Treadmill or Cycle Ergometer Overnight Study Capabilities Pulmonary Function Testing Local Lab and X Ray Capabilities Generator Back-up for Power Outages CPR, IATA, HIPAA and OSHA certified staff Designated Recruitment and Data Entry Staff Echocardiograms Large Patient Database Close Proximity to Large Local Hospital Body Plethysmography Lab with CLIA Refrigerated Centrifuge Ambient Centrifuge Specimen Refrigerators -20 Degree Freezer -70 Degree Celsius Freezer Dry ice access Locked drug storage Secured long term storage for research files