Mission Statement:

Founded in 1998, Pulmonary Care Clinic & Research Centre is an independent clinical research facility conducting outpatient Phase II, III and IV pharmaceutical and device trials. Our Centre has consistently exceeded client expectations for patient enrollment. We maintain data integrity while providing compassionate healthcare to our patients. Our primary objective is to perform clinical research utilizing the highest professional standards.

Clinical trial projects are initiated quickly with the aid of our relationship with IRB Services, Aurora, Ontario. Turnaround time for ethic committee approval is 2 to 4 weeks. With a highly qualified Membership, this Central Ethics Board meets all FDA, MRC and EC standards.

We are proud to share a list of our clients:
Pharmaceutical Companies:

• ALTANA Pharma Inc.
• AstraZeneca Pharma Inc.
• Boehringer Ingelheim Canada
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Janssen-Ortho Inc.
• Johnson & Johnson Inc.
• Merck-Frosst
• Novartis
• ONO Pharma
• Roche
• Schering-Plough
• Viropharma Inc.

Contract Research Organizations:

• Covance
• Endpoint Research
• INNOVUS
• PharmaNet Inc.
• Phoenix International
• Quintiles

Pulmonary Care Clinic & Research Centre conducts research in Phase II, III and IV pharmaceutical and device trials.

We have conducted over 50 clinical studies in COPD and asthma, as well as having participated in sinusitis, influenza and URTI clinical studies. Our staff brings extensive research experience to the Centre, dedicating us to maintaining the highest standards of practice both in patient safety and data collection.

A secondary component of our institute is the involvement in protocol design and the conduction of Investigator-Initiated projects. Our non-drug research includes epidemiology and quality of life measures in the early stages of COPD. We have recently completed an epidemiological COPD trial, whose conclusions were presented at the American Thoracic Societies (ATS), European Respiratory Symposium (ERS) Annual Conventions and at the Canadian COPD Alliance Meeting in November 2004. These results will be published shortly.

Our focus is the continued advancement of our facility as a leading and innovative centre for COPD and asthma research in Canada.

Located in downtown Toronto, our population is drawn from a diversified demographic area. We pride ourselves on our excellent recruitment record and extensive patient database.

Our facility, renovated in the fall of 2000 is a highly efficient centre employing the most sophisticated pulmonary function equipment, oximetry, full x-ray capabilities, 12-lead ECG, phlebotomy, sputum induction, climate-controlled secured facilities for drug storage and patient treatment facilities. We have a dedicated monitor and conference room with high-speed internet access and LAN networking.

Our Medical Director and Tennis Aficionado:

Dr. M. Reza Maleki-Yazdi, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, is the founder and Medical Director of Pulmonary Care Clinic & Research Centre. As an active staff member at Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at The University of Toronto, Dr. Maleki has received outstanding teaching awards in the Department of Medicine. He contributes his considerable expertise and a progressive leadership style to the ongoing research effort in respiratory and medical therapeutics.

Our centre benefits from over 25 years of combined clinical cardiopulmonary and research experience. Our staff includes a variety of health care professionals such as Respiratory Therapy, Pulmonary Function Technology, General Medicine and Nursing. The clinical staff members are trained in all aspects of research studies, pulmonary function testing, allergy testing and are all BCLS certified.

Nanor Kevork, Hon BSc, CRC
Clinical Research Coordinator

Kim Mercure
Administrative Assistant

Pulmonary Care Clinic draws subjects from Dr. Maleki's own clinical practice of over 12,000 patients as well as from the local surrounding population of Metropolitan Toronto. We have had great success with a variety of different methods of advertising.

We pride ourselves on our on-going commitment to continuing education and training of our staff members and on the "team-approach" we practice at every stage of all clinical projects. Dr. Maleki is fully involved in all of the research being conducted at Pulmonary Care Clinic. The junior staff and trainees are always supervised by a senior member of this experienced clinical team.

Our practice follows Pulmonary Care Clinic Standard Operating Procedures (Revised September 2004) to reflect the regulatory expectations of HPB, FDA and ICH.

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Maleki-Yazdi
Pulmonary Care Clinic & Research Centre
790 Bay Street, Suite 608
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1N8 Canada
Phone: 416-921-7704
Fax: 416-921-3277
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Last updated on August 21, 2008