Office of Clinical Research

The NHLBI Office of Clinical Research for Extramural Programs coordinates regulatory activities associated with clinical research both internally among NHLBI Extramural Divisions, and externally with NIH Institutes and other government agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Center for Medicine and Medicaid Services (CMS).

In addition, the Office of Clinical Research:

1. serves in an advisory role to scientific and health care staff, principal investigators and research staff for the prevention and reporting of adverse events;
   
   
2. provides education and training for extramural staff managing clinical research;
   
   
3. maintains a central database for standardizing data collection in clinical trials.

For additional information, contact:

Office of Clinical Research
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 9192
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7913
Phone number: 301-594-3889
E-mail address: NHLBIODOCR@NHLBI.NIH.GOV

Phone numbers are available in the Abbreviated Staff Directory.

Updated: August 9, 2007