The Neurosurgeons of Tallahassee Neurological Clinic initiated the Neurosurgery Clinical Research Division in 2007. Our physician investigators are specialists in treating nervous system disorders, neurotrauma, neurological tumors, disorders of the spine, peripheral nerve disorders, and in interventional Pain Management.
Our therapeutic areas of expertise are:
- Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors
- Chiari I Malformation
- Hydrocephalus
- Degenerative Disc Disease/Disc Herniations
- Peripheral Nerve Entrapment Syndromes
- Peripheral Nerve/Artery/Muscle Biopsies
- Traumatic or Spontaneous Compression Fractures
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Epidural Steroid Injections
- Spinal Cord Stimulator Therapy
- Intrathecal Drug Therapy
IRB
For trials that require an inpatient component or use of hospital facilities, we are required to use the Institutional Review Board at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH). Trials that do not require inpatient services or the use of hospital facilities may be approved through a central IRB or our local IRB.
Contact
For more information, please contact Lutheria Hollis, CCRC at (850) 877-5115.
Our comprehensive patient base consists of our neurology and neurosurgery outpatient clinic, Pain Management clinic, and Marianna, Florida, satellite office. Our exclusive neurosurgery contract with Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare also gives us an expanded patient base from which to draw research participants. Our patient population includes males and females of all age groups. Located in Leon County, Tallahassee is home to three major universities and a large population of retirees, young people, and families. The residents of Leon County are highly educated, with nearly 50% of county residents holding a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degree.
Only 15 minutes from Tallahassee Regional Airport, Tallahassee Neurological Clinic is located in the Professional Office Building which is conveniently attached to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH). Through our affiliation with TMH, our clinical trials division has the ability to perform both inpatient and outpatient clinical trials.
Our neurosurgery outpatient clinic has:
- 12 fully-equipped private exam rooms with high-speed internet connections for data upload
- Attached covered parking garage
- Office connected to the hospital and clinical lab
- Locked storage for study supplies
- Temperature-controlled storage for investigational agent
- Complete standard operating procedures and training
- Electronic medical records
- 24/7 call coverage for MD/ARNP or Physician Assistant access
- Daily FedEx, UPS pick-up
Inpatient Facility
- Our affiliate hospital, TMH, is a 770-bed regional medical center
- Accredited Level II Trauma Center
- Certified Stroke Center
- On-site 24-hour radiology including MRI
- 10-bed state of the art neurological intensive care unit
- 32-bed neurology/neurosurgery inpatient unit equipped with telemetry and continuous pulse-oximetry capabilities
- 53-bed Emergency Department
- Full rehabilitation services including acute rehabilitation center within walking distance of the clinic and hospital
- 17 operative suites with microscopes, fluoroscopy, and STEALTH navigation
- Inpatient investigational pharmacy
- Full service CLIA- and CAP-approved clinical laboratories
- Locked -40⁰ freezer
- Ambient centrifuge
- Daily dry ice drops