Fourteen research centers focus on therapies used in a particular population or therapeutic area (select for a list of centers and their emphases). These 14 research centers, a Coordinating Center, a Steering Committee, and numerous partnerships with public and private organizations now make up the CERTs program.
Center |
Emphasis |
Brigham and Women's Hospital (HS016970)
Principal investigator: David Bates, M.D., M.Sc. |
Health information technology |
Duke University Medical Center (HS016964)
Principal investigator: Eric Peterson, M.D., M.S. |
Therapies for heart and blood vessel disorders |
HMO Research Network (HS016955)
Principal investigator: Richard Platt, M.D., M.Sc. |
Multiple population-based delivery systems |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (HS106097)
Principal investigator: Stephen Crystal, Ph.D. |
Mental health therapeutics |
University of Alabama at Birmingham (HS016956)
Principal investigator: Kenneth G. Saag, M.D., M.Sc. |
Musculoskeletal disorders |
University of Arizona CERT at The Critical Path Institute (C-Path) (HS017001)
Principal investigator: Raymond L. Woosley, M.D., Ph.D. |
Drug interactions, women's health |
University of Iowa (HS016094)
Principal investigator: Elizabeth A. Chrischilles, Ph.D. |
Therapies for older adults and the effects of aging |
Cincinnati Hospital Children's Medical Center (HS016957)
Principal investigator: Carole Lannon, M.D., M.P.H. |
Pediatric therapeutics |
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (HS016946)
Principal investigator: Brian L. Strom, M.D., M.P.H. |
Anti-infective therapeutics use and resistance |
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine (Houston CERT) (HS016093)
Principal investigator: Maria E. Suarez-Almazor, M.D., Ph.D. |
Consumer education and patient adherence |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (HS016974)
Principal investigator: Wayne A. Ray, Ph.D. |
Therapeutics for vulnerable populations |
Weill Medical College of Cornell University (HS16075)
Principal investigator: Alvin I. Mushlin, M.D., Sc.M. |
Therapeutic medical devices |
University of Chicago (HS016967)
Principal investigator: David Meltzer, M.D., Ph.D. |
Clinical and economic issues in hospital settings |
University of Illinois–Chicago (HS016973)
Principal investigator: Bruce L. Lambert, Ph.D. |
Tools for optimizing prescribing |