HIV Clinical Research UnitOperated by the USF Health Division of Infectious Disease & International Medicine at Hillsborough Health Department
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Welcome
Opportunities for better medical treatment don’t just happen. These opportunities are created by careful clinical research
into investigational pharmaceutical therapies. At the HIV Clinical Research Unit, we create these opportunities for our patients every day. Synergistically combining our efforts with state of the art clinical facilities for HIV primary care at the Specialty Care Center (which even includes a dental care program) our patients receive the highest quality care possible.
The HIV Clinical Research Unit serves as an exceptional study and trial environment with a highly qualified staff and an excellent performance record.
For both patients and physicians, it represents an opportunity to obtain access to innovative experimental therapies before they are widely available. We are committed to delivering the best medical research to patients: it is our mission to serve and heal.
Charurut Somboonwit, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease & International Medicine, University of South Florida
Director, Communicable Diseases, Hillsborough County Health Department
into investigational pharmaceutical therapies. At the HIV Clinical Research Unit, we create these opportunities for our patients every day. Synergistically combining our efforts with state of the art clinical facilities for HIV primary care at the Specialty Care Center (which even includes a dental care program) our patients receive the highest quality care possible. The HIV Clinical Research Unit serves as an exceptional study and trial environment with a highly qualified staff and an excellent performance record.
For both patients and physicians, it represents an opportunity to obtain access to innovative experimental therapies before they are widely available. We are committed to delivering the best medical research to patients: it is our mission to serve and heal.
Charurut Somboonwit, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease & International Medicine, University of South Florida
Director, Communicable Diseases, Hillsborough County Health Department
About Us
The Clinical Research Unit was established in 1995 by Dr. Jeffrey Nadler through a partnership with the University of South Florida Division of Infectious Disease and the Florida Department of Health. Housed at the Hillsborough Health Department, the Clinical Research Unit operates in conjunction with the Specialty Care Center, and conducts clinical research relevant to the HIV community which it serves. This program is designed to facilitate access of the greatest number of patients to the opportunities presented by a research program, and to provide a resource for the state of Florida in the development of state of the art treatment and diagnostics for HIV/AIDS. The Unit has conducted over 110 HIV research studies, including Phase I-IV pharmaceutical studies, investigational device and testing evaluations, epidemiologic, health serv
ices, and outcomes research. Our patients gain:
- Early access to new drugs and measurement/laboratory monitoring tests
- More intensive disease management
- Access to highly qualified and experienced specialists
- Our physicians dedicate time to fully educate patients on advancements in HIV care
For the past 13 years, the physicians and staff of the USF Division of Infectious Disease have been involved in bringing 24 HIV medications to market, including nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors, non-nucleoside/non-nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, entry inhibitors, and integrase inhibitors. We accept unfunded patients, Medicare, Medicaid, Hillsborough Heathcare and many commercial plans.
