Benchmark Research is a Texas-based research organization with four strategic locations. Each site has unique capabilities for study placement to maximize your study’s success. Since the company’s inception in 1997, Benchmark has been focused on providing exceptional service to the clinical research industry.

• Austin, Texas
  The Austin research center is located in a major hospital complex (St. David's) and adjacent to a college university population of over 60,000 people. The dedication of Dr. Teresa Coats, our primary investigator in Austin, and our sub-investigators / specialists have provided patient referrals and high quality clinical research for over 6 years. Due to the proximity to the University of Texas, the Austin site also excels at recruiting acute condition studies with tight enrollment windows.

• Fort Worth, Texas
  Benchmark's Fort Worth research center is located on the western edge of the city in a rapidly growing community, and is affiliated with HealthFirst Medical Clinic. Dr. William Seger is the physician leading our research there. Dr. Seger and his team of specialists have been conducting varied studies with Benchmark since the firm was founded in 1997. Dr. Seger's clinic sees over 300 patients a day and has an active database of 50,000 patients for recruiting.

• San Angelo, Texas
  The San Angelo research center is situated in the largest medical complex for all of West Texas. Dr. Darrell Herrington is the physician leading our efforts there, and is a board certified general medicine doctor with over 22 years in service to the community. Dr. Herrington and his associates have been conducting research with Benchmark since the late 1990's. This Benchmark team has also been involved in several groundbreaking new medications, and works with 100 + healthcare providers that actively refer patients.

• San Francisco, California
  Opened in 2003, the San Francisco research center is located in the downtown's primary medical complex, in the heart of Union Square -- just steps from where all of the Bay Area's major public transportation lines converge. The physician leading our research in San Francisco is Dr. Ivor Emanuel. Dr. Emanuel is board certified in otolaryngology and has over 25 years of practice in general medicine and asthma / allergy. Dr. Emanuel has been actively conducting research in the San Francisco area since the late 1980's.

• Centralized Call Center
  In 1998, Benchmark Research recognized the value of having a centralized recruiting department to direct qualified patients to the appropriate research center, places reminder calls for all appointments, and reschedule visits for patient’s convenience and according to protocol specified windows. Consequently, Benchmark sites have extraordinarily low early term/lost-to-follow-up numbers.

Benchmark Research professionally coordinates all details associated with conducting Phase II-IV clinical trials.

All of our sites are adeptly experienced in:

• Allergy, Asthma & Respiratory
• Analgesics & Pain Management
• Cardiology
• Central Nervous System
• Dermatology
• Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Gastroenterology
• Infectious Disease (including Anti-Virals)
• Internal Medicine
• Sleep Disorders
• Mental Disorders
• Addictive Disorders (including Smoking Cessation)
• Ophthalmology
• Otolaryngology
• Pulmonary Disease
• Reproductive System Disorders
• Rheumatology
• Urology
• Women’s Health

Benchmark Research is a vibrant company dedicated to improving the quality of research by providing experience and excellence in all aspects of trial conduct. Our motivated and dynamic research teams are committed to providing the highest level of service to conduct your research trial.

By centralizing selected corporate functions such as prospective patient screening and contact, marketing, newsletter distribution and client follow through, Benchmark is able to provide standardized exemplary customer service unique to the industry. Independent of participants who enter clinical trials through our investigators’ private practices, Benchmark Research has it’s own database of over 15,000 individuals who suffer various conditions and who have requested to be contacted for available research studies specific to condition. This support has allowed to us to meet and often surpass enrollment goals on every study.

Our facility services include (but are not limited to) the following at each of our sites:

• Full time on-site Principal Investigators, Sub-Investigators, and Coordinators
• Electrocardiograms
• Pulmonary Function Testing
• Radiologic Capabilities
• Central IRB
• Remote Data Entry
• CLIA/CAP certified lab with centrifuge
• CRCs Certified in Phlebotomy
• Temperature-Monitored Minus 70° and Minus 20° freezers
• Locked and Temperature-Monitored Drug Closet

Austin, Texas:

Teresa Coats, MD: Board-certified in Internal Medicine
8+ years clinical research experience
Paul Bristol, MD: Board-certified in Family Practice
5+ years clinical research experience
John J. Horan, MD: Board-certified in Urology
2+ years clinical research experience
Laurence Chu, MD: Board-certified in Otolaryngology
1+ years clinical research experience
Enrique Spindel, MD: Board-certified in Gastroenterology
2+ years clinical research experience

Fort Worth, Texas:

William M. Seger, MD: Board-certified in Family Practice
9+ years clinical research experience
Kevin A. Kuenstler, MD: Board-certified in Family Practice
9+ years clinical research experience
Steven Hardee, MD: Board-certified in Family Practice
9+ years clinical research experience

San Angelo, Texas:

Darrell T. Herrington, DO: Board-certified in Family Practice
8+ years clinical research experience
Kenneth D. Leckie, DO: Board-certified in Family Practice
7+ years clinical research experience
Tamara B. Noack, MD: Board-certified in Internal Medicine
7+ years clinical research experience

San Francisco, California:

Ivor A. Emanuel, MD: Board-certified in ENT/Allergy
4+ years clinical research experience
Carmelo L. Roco, MD: Board-certified in Internal Medicine
2+ years clinical research experience
Robert J. Epstein, MD, FACOG: Board-certified OB/GYN
2+ years clinical research experience
William J. Estrin, MD: Board-certified in Neurology
2+ years clinical research experience
Jenan Al-Mufti, MD: Board-certified in Psychiatry
2+ years clinical research experience
Lillie Mossaddegh, MD: Board-certified in Ophthalmology
2+ years clinical research experience

Austin, Texas:

Jennifer Bacchi, CCRC: Site Manager; Manager of Education & Training
9+ years clinical research experience
Ann Rutledge, CCRC: clinical research coordinator
12+ years clinical research experience
Francesca Sanchez, CCRC: clinical research coordinator
6+ years clinical research experience
Lisa Phillips, BA: clinical research coordinator
3+ years clinical research experience
Michelle Listz: clinical research coordinator
4+ years clinical research experience
Pamela Conley, MA: clinical research coordinator
1+ years clinical research experience

Fort Worth, Texas:

Melissa Reynolds, RN, CCRC: Site Manager; Manager of Clinical Operations
11+ years clinical research experience
Jeani Wallace, RN, CCRC: clinical research coordinator
5+ years clinical research experience
Ramona Irizarry: clinical research coordinator
5+ years clinical research experience
Dana Hooten: clinical research coordinator
3+ years clinical research experience
Carrie Green: clinical research coordinator
1+ years clinical research experience

San Angelo, Texas:

Dacia Corder, RN, CCRC: Site Manager
4+ years clinical research experience
Jennifer Greener, RN, CCRC: clinical research coordinator
7+ years clinical research experience
Misty Bearen: clinical research coordinator
3+ years clinical research experience

San Francisco, California:

Beau Garland: clinical research coordinator
5+ years clinical research experience
Keith Traina: clinical research coordinator
5+ years clinical research experience
Erin McCreary, EMT: clinical research coordinator
1+ years clinical research experience
Penelope Lim: clinical research coordinator
3+ years clinical research experience

Although specific demographic information will differ between geographical locations, each of our sites are actively involved in reaching out to the community to target specific populations via health fairs and by offering free health screens and patient education. Also, our centralized advertisement department is highly experienced in targeting specific markets through local media for each of our sites.

Please click the following links for more specific data per city, gathered by the national census: www.census.gov.

Austin, Texas:
http ://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Profiles/Single/2003/ACS/Tabular/155/15500US48050004531.htm
Fort Worth, Texas:
http:// www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Profiles/Single/2003/ACS/Tabular/160/16000US48270001.htm
San Angelo and West Texas:
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Pr oducts/Profiles/Single/2003/ACS/TX.htm
San Francisco, California:
http:// www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Profiles/Single/2003/ACS/Tabular/160/16000US06670001.htm

Success Factors

• Dedicated, Skilled Coordinators

  Experienced Clinical Research Coordinators are integral to the success of any trial. Benchmark offers talented specialists to consistently exceed your expectations.

  Our CRCs are highly trained on GCP and FDA guidelines.

  Best of all, they are creative problem solvers in their ongoing efforts to constantly improve recruiting strategies.

• Experienced, Focused Investigators

  Benchmark’s team of motivated investigators offers experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas.

  Our knowledgeable investigators enthusiastically embrace clinical research and the opportunities that the new therapies bring to the marketplace and their patients.

• Centralized Call Center

  Benchmark’s centralized Call Center coordinates and implements targeted study advertising campaigns.

  The Call Center directs qualified patients to the appropriate research center, places reminder calls for all appointments, and reschedules visits for patient’s convenience and according to protocol specified windows. Consequently, Benchmark sites have extraordinarily low early term/lost-to-follow-up numbers.

  We use state-of-the-art study management programs that link and monitor activity and progress at all sites.

CenterWatch is listing the following trials that are actively recruiting patients at this center.

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For more information, please contact:

Principal Investigator: Ivor Emanuel, MD
Site Manager: Beau Garland
Benchmark Research - San Francisco
490 Post Street, Suite 1442
San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
Phone: 415-398-0173
Fax: 415-398-0174
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Last updated on August 21, 2008