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Find a Doctor
This section lists the site locations for the Symplicity
HTN U.S. Trial Program.
Institution and study doctor contact information will be added to the list below as sites are added to the trial.
For more information please visit ClinicalTrials.gov.
Please check back frequently to find out which institutions near you may be participating in this important study program.
List of Trial Site Locations
Click on a city below for additional information.
Birmingham
Baptist Medical Center Princeton
Birmingham
PI: Farrell Mendelsohn, MD
Contact: Susan DeRamus
Phone: 205-780-4330 ext 338
Email: sderamus@cardiologypc.com
University of Alabama
Birmingham
PI: David Calhoun, MD
Contact: Eric Judd
Phone: 205-960-4594
Email: ejudd@uab.edu
Los Angeles
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles
PIs: Florian Rader, Raj Makkar
Contact: Virginia Leonte
Phone: 310-423-3992
Email: Virginia.Leonte@cshs.org
St. Joseph Hospital
Orange
PI: Mahmood Razavi, MD
Contact: Gemma Miralles, RN
Phone: 714-744-8776
Email: gemma.miralles@stjoe.org
Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
San Diego
PI: Dr. Andrew King / Dr. Paul Teirstein
Contact: Chelsea Butler
Phone: 858-554-5374
Email: butler.chelsea@scrippshealth.org
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego
PI: Dr. Raghava Gollapudi
Contact: Jamie Schmitt
(858) 244-6825
Stanford University
Stanford
PI: Dr. David Lee
Contact: Maria Perlas
Phone: 650-723-2094
Email: mperlas@stanford.edu
Aurora
University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora
PI: Kevin Rogers, MD
Contact: Christina Schmitt
Phone: 303-724-2098
Email: Christina.Schmitt@ucdenver.edu
Farmington
University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington
Investigators: Kanwar Singh, MD and William White, MD
Contact: Cheryl Martin, RN, BSN, CCRP
Phone: 860-679-2943
Email: cmartin@uchc.edu
Washington
George Washington University Hospital
Washington
PI: Jonathan Reiner , MD
Contact: Lorraine Marshall
Phone: 202-741-2318
Email: lmarshall@mfa.gwu.edu
Howard University Hospital
Washington
PIs: Otelio Randall, MD and Prithviraj Rai, MD
Contact: Muluemebet Ketettee
Phone: 202-865-3233
Email: mketete@Howard.edu
Washington Hospital Center
Washington
PI: Ron Waksman, MD
Contact: Petros Okubagzi: (202) 877-2146
Gainesville
Shands / University of Florida
Gainesville
PI: R. David Anderson, M.D.
Contact: Sarah J. Long, RN
Phone: (352) 273-8932
Email: Sarah.long@medicine.ufl.edu
Baptist Cardiac &Vascular Institute, Baptist Health Systems
Miami
PI: Alex Powell, MD
Phone: 786-596-5990
Email: AlexP@baptisthealth.net
University of Miami
Miami
PI: Eduardo De Marchena MD
Research Coordinators: Ximena Marincic, Christian Marin and Elias Querales.
Email: IMInstitute@med.miami.edu
Phone: 305-243-9200
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa
PI: Fadi Matar, MD and Bruce Zwiebel, MD
Research Coordinator: Susan Barnett, RN
Email: susanbarnett@tgh.org
Phone: (813) 416-7200
Atlanta
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Atlanta
PI: Dr. Chandan Devireddy, MD
Contact: Teresa Sanders, RN, MN (404) 686-3872
Piedmont Heart Institute
Atlanta
PI: David Kandzari, MD
Phone: 404-605-2800
Email: dkandzari@gmail.com
Chicago
Northwestern University
Chicago
PI: Keith Benzuly , MD
Contact: Jade Irving
Phone: 312-695-6826
Email: jirving@nmh.org
University of Chicago
Chicago
PI: Sandeep Nathan, MD and George Bakris, MD
Contact: Melanie Norstrom, PhD
Email: mnorstrom@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Phone: 773 702 0347
Midwest Heart Foundation
Oakbrook Terrace
PI: Mark Goodwin, MD
Contact: Lea Elder, RN, MSN, CCRC (630)873-3403
Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital
Springfield, IL
Dr. Nilesh Goswami and Dr. Richard Katholi
Office number: 217-788-0706
West Des Moines
Iowa Heart Center
West Des Moines
PI: Magdi Ghali, MD and Prem Chandran, MD
Contact: Terri Harris RN, BSN, MHA
Email: TKHarris@iowaheart.com
Phone: 515-633-3848
Lexington
University of Kentucky
Lexington
PI: Khaled Ziada, MD and Boutros Sawaya, MD
Contact: Heather Shinall
Phone: 859-323-5259
Email: h.shinall@uky.edu
New Orleans
John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute
New Orleans
PIs: John P. Relly, MD and Richard Re, MD
Contacts:
Cristine Hardy, CRC
Phone: 504-842-6832
Email: chardy@ochsner.org
Christopher Wright, CRN
Phone: 504-842-0256
Email: chrwright@ochsner.org
Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore
PI: Anuj Gupta, MD
Contact: Joanne Marshall
Phone: 410-328-8790
Email: jmarshal@medicine.umaryland.edu
Burlington
Lahey Clinic
Burlington
PI: Dr. Sergio Waxman
Contact: Judy Pendleton
Phone: 781-744-7512
E-mail: Judy.E.Pendleton@lahey.org
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston
PI: Mark Creager, MD
Contact: Jonah Zuflacht
Phone: 617-732-6320
Email: Jzuflacht@partners.org
VA Boston Healthcare System
Boston
PI: Dr. Scott Kinlay
Contact: Sara Temiyashathit Jones
Phone: (857) 203-6065
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Worcester
PI: Daniel Fisher and Dr. Robert Phillips
Phone: (508) 856-1014
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
PI: Hitinder Gurm, MD
Contact: Wendy Warshal
Phone: 734-232-4277
Michigan Heart, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Ann Arbor
PI: Dr. Aronow and Dr. Rehan
Contact: Kristy Wippler at (734) 712-7602
Harper University Hospital / Wayne State University
Detroit
PI: Theodore Schreiber, MD and John Flack, MD
Contacts:
Elisabeta Levcovici (313) 933-0419
Jennifer Hahn (313) 966-5271
St Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital
Pontiac
PI: Dr Kirit Patel
Contact: Susan Oblak @ 248-858-3843
Providence Hospital
Southfield
PIs: Dr. Shukri David and Dr. Susan Steigerwalt
Contact: Jean Kelly
Phone: 248-849-3369
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation/Abbott Northwestern
Minneapolis
PI: Yale Wang, MD
Contact: Holly MacDonald, RN
Phone: 612-863-6051
Email: Holly.macdonald@allina.com
Saint Mary's Mayo Clinic
Rochester
PI: Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
Contact: Karen Miller
Phone: 507-266-5359
Email: miller.karen1@mayo.edu
Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg Clinic
Hattiesburg
Heart and Vascular Services
Robert Wilkins, MD and Craig Thieling, MD
Contact: Fraces Findley, RN, BSN Study Coordinator
or:
Hypertension Clinic
Bryan Batson, MD and Phillip Mellen, MD
Contact: Hope Maples, RN, BSN Study Coordinator
Kansas City
St. Luke's Hospital/MidAmerica Heart Institute
Kansas City
PI: Steven Marso, MD
Contact: Cheryl Rutherford, RN
Phone: (816) 932-6275
Email: cjrutherford@saint-lukes.org
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis
PI: Jas Singh, MD and Angela Brown, MD
Contact: Margie Palazzolo, MD, BSN
Email MPALAZZO@DOM.wustl.edu
Phone 314-362-1962
Browns Mills
Deborah Heart and Lung
Browns Mills
PI: Dr. Richard Kovach and Dr. David Hsi
Contact: Linda Dewey, RN, MSN, CCRC
Phone: 609-893-1200, ext. 5023
Email: DeweyL@Deborah.org
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown
PI: Maurice Buchbinder, MD
Contact: Janet Scherer, RN, CCRC
Phone: (973) 971-5951
Email: Janet.Scherer@Atlantichealth.org
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Neptune
PI: Ziad Abbud, MD
Conact: Linda Murphy, Clinical Research Coordinator
Phone: (732) 776-4796
Roslyn
St. Francis Hospital
Roslyn
PIs: George Petrossian, MD and Richard Shlofmitz, MD
Contact: Elizabeth Haag
Phone: 828-365-1084
Email: Elizabeth.Haag@chsli.org
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx
PI: David Slovut, MD, PhD
Contact: Faraj Alguaraghui
Phone: 718-920-7376
Email: Falgra@montefiore.org
Columbia University Medical Center
New York
PI: Ajay Kirtane, MD
Contact Name: Kate Dalton, MS, RD
Contact phone number: 347-514-3366
Contact email: keb2114@columbia.edu
Mount Sinai Medical Center - Manhattan
New York
PI: George Dangas, MD
Contact: Theresa Franklin-Bond
Phone: 212-659-9647
Email: theresa.franklin-bond@mssm.edu
Contact: Laura Ramirez
Email: laura.ramirez@mountsinai.org
New York University Medical Center
New York
PI: Anvar Babaev, MD
Contact: Patrick Sturges
Phone: 212-263-4217
Email: Patrick.sturges@nyumc.org
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
New York
PI: Jacek Preibisz, MD, PhD
Contact: Jacek Preibisz, MD, PhD
(718) 270-1568 or (718) 270-2107
Page: (917) 552-0049
Stony Brook University Hospital and Medical Center
Stony Brook
PI: Luis Gruberg, MD
Contact: Dorcas Casaula, RN
Phone: 631-444-3362
Email: dorcas.casaula@sbumed.org
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
PIs: George Stouffer, MD and Alan Hinderliter, MD
Contact: Cassie Ramm, RN at (919) 843-1610 or cramm@med.unc.edu
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte
PIs: Dr. William Downey and Dr. Alan Thomley
Contact Info: SHVIClinicalresearch@carolinashealthcare.org
Phone: (704) 355-4794
Duke University Health System
Durham
Dr. Laura Svetkey and Dr. Manesh Patel
For additional information, please contact (919) 681-5816, select option #2 or #3.
Cincinnati
Carl & Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education at the Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Dean Kereiakas, MD and Eugene Chung, MD
Screening Coordinator: (513) 585-1777
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland
Dr. Mehdi Shishehbor and Dr. George Thomas
(216) 445-6397
The MetroHealth System
Cleveland
PI: Mark Dunlap, MD
Contact: Mary Dettmer, RN, BSN, CCRC
Phone: 216-778-7110
Email: mdettmer@metrohealth.org
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Cleveland
PI: Sahil A Parikh, MD
PI: Jackson Wright Jr, MD, PHD
Contact: Terence Semenec, RN
216-983-4724
Terence.Semenec@uhhospitals.org
OhioHealth Research Institute / Riverside Methodist Hospital
Columbus
PI: Mitchell Silver, DO
Contact: William Metz
Phone: (614) 566-1258
Email: wmetz@ohiohealth.com
The Ohio State University
Columbus
PI: Ernest Mazzaferri Jr., MD
Contact: Denise Fadorsen
Phone: 614-292-5315
Email: denise.fadorsen@osumc.edu
Danville
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville
PI: Thomas D. Scott, DO
Contact: Susan Kilbride, MS
Phone: 570.271.8492
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster
PIs: Dr. Paul Casale, Dr. John Briguglio, Dr. Rupal Dumasia and Dr. James Groff
Contact: Kay M Knepper , RN
Phone: 717-544-5951
Email: KMKneppe@lghealth.org
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia
PI: Nicholas J. Ruggiero II, MD
Contact: Lisha Anthony
Phone: 215.503.5521
Email: Lisha.Anthony@jefferson.edu
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia
PI: Debbie Cohen-Stein, MD
Contact: Robin Neubauer, RN
Phone: 215-615-0773
Email: robin.neubauer@uphs.upenn.edu
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute, UPMC Presbyterian
Pittsburgh
PI: John Schindler, MD
Contact: Lisa Baxendell at 412-802-8672
Lankenau Medical Center
Wynnewood
PI: Dr. Eric Gnall and Dr. Geoffrey Teehan
Lankenau Hypertension Clinic (610) 649-1175
Contact: Eric Gnall
Phone: 484-476-3030
Email:gnalle@mlhs.org
Providence
Vascular Disease Research Center at Rhode Island Hospital
Providence
PI: Timothy P Murphy, MD
Contact: Gait Jordan
Phone: 401-444-7625
Email: pjordan@lifespan.org
Charleston
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
Christina Creek, RN
(843) 876-5008
Chattanooga
Memorial Research Center/ Chattanooga Heart Institute
Chattanooga
PIs: Brian H. Negus, MD and Dr. Claude Galphin, MD
Contact: Kumari Kasa
Phone: 423.495.2173
Email: kkasa@chattanoogaheart.com
Stern Cardiovascular Foundation
Memphis
PI: Basil Paulus, MD
Contact: Jessica Foon, RC
Phone: 901-271-1000
Email: jessica.foon@sterncardio.com
Vanderbilt Medical Center
Nashville
PI: Mark Robbins, MD
Contact: Sean Johnson, RN
Phone: 615-322-9349
Email: sean.a.johnson@vanderbilt.edu
Austin
Austin Heart
Austin
PI: Frank Zidar, MD
Contact: Paige Musick
Phone: (512) 421-3896
Email: Paige.Musick@HCAHealthcare.com
Soltero Cardiovascular Research Center - Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart & Vascular Hospital
Dallas
PI: James Choi , MD
Contact: Merielle Boatman
Phone: 214-820-2273
Email: merielle.boatman@baylorhealth.edu
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas
PI: Tayo Addo, MD
Contact: Dana Red
Phone: 214-590-5015
Email: Dana.Red@UTSouthwestern.edu
VA North Texas Health Care System
Dallas
PI: Jeffrey Hastings, MD
Contact: Preeti Kamath
Phone: 214-857-0305
Email: Preeti.Kamath@va.gov
Contact: Michelle Lytal
Phone: 214-857-2309
Email: michelle.lytal@va.gov
The Methodist Hospital
Houston
PI: Mark Davies, MD
Contact: Paula Juarez
Phone: 713-441-3672
Email: pvjuarez@tmhs.org
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston
PI: Colin Barker, MD
Contact: Truc Baccam
Phone: (713) 500-5214
Email: ms.hypertension@uth.tmc.edu
The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
Plano
PI: David Brown, MD
Contact: Amy Barnette, B.S., CCRC
Phone: 469-814-4737
Email: amy.barnette@baylorhealth.edu
Scott & White Healthcare
Temple
PI: Sheldon Chaffer, MD
Contact: Andrea "Missy" Jackson
Phone: 254-724-6741
Email: ajackson@sw.org
Burlington
Fletcher Allen Health Care
Burlington
PIs: Dr. Dauerman and Dr. Solomon
Research Nurse: Faye Straight, RN (802) 847-4746
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
PI: J. Fritz Angle, MD
Contact: Doug Spaulding, RN
Phone: 434-243-0315
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond
PIs: George Vetrovec and Domenic Sica
Contact: Melissa Sears
Phone: 804-828-1601
Email: mlsears@vcu.edu
Spokane
Providence Medical Research Center
Spokane
PI: Michael E Ring , MD and Katherine R Tuttle , MD
Contact: Ruthie Franks
Phone: 509-474-4345
Email: ruth.franks@providence.org
Milwaukee
Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
Milwaukee
PI: Anjan Gupta
Contact: Dena Gustafson, RN,BSN
Phone: 414-649-3490
Email: dena.gustafson@aurora.org
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-All Saints
Racine
PI: Thomas Shimshak, MD,FACC,FSCAI
Contact: Timothy J Babin 262.687.8138 timothy.babin@wfhc.org
