Advancing Tomorrow’s Treatments, Today
Our big “Why” for creating this research department is to provide more options to our generous volunteer participants, most of whom are also patients of the medical clinic that is central to the research initiatives we undertake on a regular basis. Without our patients and others like them, clinical research would be impossible, and we constantly seek to provide them an understanding of the clinical trial process itself as well as an assurance that their treatment will reflect the utmost of care and concern.
Finally, our community of physicians external to our immediate practice, whom work tirelessly day in and day out to treat their patients and often turn to clinical research in order to expand their knowledge and understanding of medical breakthroughs, offer treatment alternatives to their patients, and contribute what they can to reduce patient disparities within our community.
It is to all of you that this website is dedicated.
The importance of clinical trials in the treatment and prevention of various diseases—from diabetes and hypertension to cardiovascular disease and asthma—cannot be overstated.
This is true for our biopharmaceutical stakeholders whose innovations are the focus of these trials, and who seek the highest quality research sites staffed by the most dedicated and experienced investigators.
At HDH Research, our organization is completely physician owned and operated (Including the senior CRCs). Our PI is a board certified family practice physician with a thriving medical practice and an impeccable reputation in the communities. Our Sub Investigator is a foreign trained pediatric surgeon, and a licensed Registered Nurse. Our lead coordinators are both foreign trained international medical graduates. Serving patients is the common ideal that brought us all together to create HDH Research and bring study opportunities to our underserved community here in Houston.
Clinician Operated, Patient Focused, and Community Driven Approach
Our Team
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Dr. Francisco Ortiz, MD.
Dr. Ortiz received his Medical Degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon in Monterrey. He completed his residency in Houston and his Fellowship at San Jacinto Methodist in Baytown. Dr. Ortiz is certified by The American Board of Family Medicine.
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Damari Duarte, FNP.
Damari is a Family Nurse Practitioner in the state of Texas and has experience as a sub-investigator and clinical research coordinator. She also served as a family doctor in Cuba, Lesotho, Venezuela and Spain.
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Hermes Hernandez, CRC, RN, MBBS.
Hermes is a registered nurse in the state of Texas and has experience in a wide variety of therapeutic indications . Hermes also is a trained Pediatric Surgeon from Cuba where he served as a Surgeon, medical school teacher and also worked as author on several medical research studies. He currently serves as one of our senior clinical research coordinators and is a vital member of our study team.
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Wilmar Briceno, CRC, MBBS.
Wilmar is our Clinical Research Director and is an International Medical Graduate that previously served as a Medical Doctor in Venezuela. In the United States, prior to being a clinical research coordinator, Wilmar cultivated his patient bedside manner by serving as a medical assistant.
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Maria Govea, CRC, MBBS.
Maria is an International Medical Graduate from Venezuela with a translational clinical research experience and currently serves as one of our clinical research coordinators. Maria has experience with most IRB, EDC, IRT, and ePro portals, and serves as a retention specialist for our study participants.
Our Expertise: Giving patients in the community access to cutting edge research
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Hypertension
In our community, our clinicians treat a diverse set of patients from a wide range of backgrounds. Unfortunately, hypertension due to lifestyle choices are one of the therapeutic areas that affects a large number of our patients and community at large.
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Diabetes
Diabetes, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and a multitude of other lifestyle related diseases are currently being studied in order to provide novel treatments for patients suffering with these ailments. At HDH our team is experienced in navigating these complex conditions and undertaking key assessments critical to positive study outcomes.
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Cardiovascular Disease
Heart conditions are typically tied to lifestyle decisions and sometimes even genetic predispositions. At HDH Research our team understands that clinical trials can play an important role in a patient’s discovery to treatment journey.
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Arthritis & Pain
A rapidly evolving therapeutic area, arthritis and other inflammatory conditions are forcing researchers to think of paradigm shifting potential treatments and solutions. At HDH, we are on the forefront of bringing these opportunities to our community.
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Respiratory
From asthma to COPD and bronchitis, HDH is experienced in exploring novel treatments in the forms of monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, and other investigational products that may one day be available for prescription. By combining research with private practice, we are able to connect patients to the right options on their treatment journey.
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Dermatology
The dermatological field of medicine is currently experiencing a surge of innovations and HDH Research is fortunate to participate in a carefully selected variety of such trials ranging from plaque psoriasis to atopic dermatitis, rosacea and more.
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Infectious Diseases
From antibiotics, to acute infections, to vaccine trials, HDH is proud to have experience in infectious disease trials and a dedicated research team capable of undertaking such endeavors to provide the community with cutting edge options.
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