Advanced Medical Concepts

We are a family practice medical center, dedicated to direct outpatient care and clinical trials. We also administer an alliance of centers that also perform direct outpatient care as well as clinical trials. As we are in a suburban area, we have a great floating population that work in various industries nearby which include pharmaceuticals and manufacturers including Ivax, Mylan, Zenith, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Pfizer, Mova and many more.

We have been in practice in this area for 30 years and have a patient data base of over 19000 lives. Our center is well-known in-patient care. We started performing clinical trials in 2007 and began actively in multiple studies. We see our center becoming an important ally in Clinical Research for Sponsors/CRO’s. We also have a great rapport and response from our patient base as to volunteer and consent for clinical trials. We are also known to have a low incidence of lost to follow ups, or withdrawn consents. We have had two FDA audits in the last six years due to high enrolment. These audits closed without findings. We also expect to keep this reputation.

BDH Research

Barbara Díaz Hernández, MD Research Inc. (BDH Research) is a clinical research site based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Investigators to this site are Ileana M. Fumero-Pérez, MD and Mario R. Lopez-Cabrera, MD.

This research site has conducted multiple clinical trials for psychiatric, neurological, and infectious diseases as well as other medical conditions in child, adolescent, and adult populations. BDH Research has built a strong reputation over the years within the research community as being a diligent and insightful research facility. It has been recognized with certifications and awards on excellence.

Centro Reumatológico de Caguas

Dr. Amarilis Pérez De Jesús is the owner and principal investigator. She has been in practice for thirty-one years and has ten years of clinical research experience. The site has experience in different therapeutic areas, including, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal/Orthopedics.

Endowed Health Services Research Center (EHSRC)

The Endowed Health Services Research Center (EHSRC) is an NIH funded program, established at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 2002, to strengthen and enhance the institutional research capacity building and infrastructure for understanding and addressing health disparities, among others.  Our mission is to help improve the health and quality of life of individuals, families, and communities in PR through the development of new knowledge about health disparities and outcomes. Currently, the EHSRC continues supporting research enrichment experiences, and participating in diverse clinical research projects.

Grupo Dermatológico de Carolina

Grupo Dermatológico de Carolina specializes in Dermatological patient care. With highly specialized and experienced medical staff and more than a decade of experience with clinical trials, they leverage a large and reliable patient database for clinical research. They have also developed relationships with cardiology and mental health professionals to ensure the highest level of safety for their clinical trial subjects. Grupo Dermatológico prides itself for having strong recruitment strategies, high retention rates, and a rigor for excellence and quality.

Grupo Pediátrico de Caguas

Grupo Pediátrico de Caguas’ main goal is for the children of Puerto Rico to grow up into healthy adults. They believe in that the prevention of illness and being prepared is the key for avoiding diseases and living healthy. They offer all kinds of treatments, but where they stand out the most is in the area of vaccines. Grupo Pediátrico de Caguas wishes to aid parents by creating and providing them with a set of guidelines that will benefit the development of their children and loved ones.

Hospitales HIMA San Pablo

Hospitales HIMA San Pablo has created a thoroughly advanced model built expressly for the traveling patient. They have dedicated themselves to procuring the most modern diagnostic, surgical and treatment methodologies and equipment, with hospitals and facilities all over the island. HIMA has joined forces with PRCCI to match these world-class facilities and experienced investigators with supportive resources and aid. They have actively participated in various research initiatives in Cancer, Arthritis, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Kidney Disease, and more.

INSPIRA Clinical Research

INSPIRA is the leading local mental and behavioral health services company in Puerto Rico.  Since 2001, they have partnered with world-class pharmaceutical companies to conduct clinical trials for psychotropic medications. In this manner, they accelerate the drug-development process while reducing costs, ensuring safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. They have a very favorable community profile and a full-time, very accessible PI dedicated only to clinical trials. Uncompromising commitment to ethical research is their most important asset.

Internal Subs Group Coop

Internal Subs Group Coop, INTERSUBSCOOP, is an entity duly incorporated in the Department of State of Puerto Rico according to the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which was registered as a non-profit institution on December 7, 2016. This cooperative operates under the under Law 239 (Ley General de Sociedades Cooperativas) as of September 1, 2004

INTERSUBSCOOP is a COOP of health service providers whose mission is to provide services directed at the health care community with the aim to improve and strengthen individual medical practices; as well as to gain recognition based on merits in the medical profession and provide an exceptional service to our patients that go beyond the traditional medical standards.

Our objectives are to serve as an educational agent to our patients and communities via conferences, and defending the rights of our patients to obtain access to medical services, as well as realize any other activities that will benefit the growth and development of the Coop. Also, the Co-op will exercise its function as an intermediary and administrator of commercial and economical activities for the benefit of our members.

Our Office is located at B-10 Santa Cruz St. Urb. Santa Cruz, Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Instituto Dominicano de Estudios Virológicos (IDEV)

The Dominican Institute of Virological Studies (IDEV), a non Goverment Organization (NGO), was formed in 1998 to help HIV infected individuals. Because of the high cost of medicines, it sought drug companies which might be willing to bring clinical trials to the Dominican Republic.

Hundreds today have received newly developed medicines through the more than 15 trials done at the site including one prevalence study and the STEP vaccine trial of Merck.  From a clinical trial site with 4 doctors, today IDEV treats  over 3000 individuals through the country National Program of HIV medicine of The Dominican Health Ministry.

With the infrastructure in place, the Institute offers   pharmaceutical companies a knowledgeable group of physicians and collaborating specialists, who can undertake investigations in any area of medicine.

Instituto SanaCoop

SanaCoop is interested in establishing a Research Site as a partaker of the Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation (PRCCI). Besides participating in clinical studies with PRCCI, SanaCoop is determined to develop studies in order to enhance the quality of medical services and clinical practices. They have a faculty that focuses in primary services or subspecialized to more than 50,000 patients with diverse medical conditions, in which they promote the importance of participating in clinical studies. They provide a CDT, licensed by the Health Department where they provide preventive and therapeutic services throughout the whole year. The services include: emergency room, clinical laboratory, imaging center, pharmacy, dental unit, optic, health education, nutrition counseling and medical clinical services, among others.

Manatí Medical Center

The Manatí Medical Center is known for their excellent medical hospital services, working professionals, advanced technology, strategic location and continuous innovation. All of these combined with their wide patient reach makes them an excellent clinical research organization.

Medical Sciences Campus, UPR

The Medical Sciences Campus is distinguished by outstanding academia in the field of the health professions. It is a multidisciplinary center, assuming the leadership in teaching and research on prevalent health conditions in Puerto Rico. The campus is a specialized center in basic, applied and clinical research in the biomedical sciences. It also includes the following research centers: the Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium, the Behavioral Research Institute, the Women’s and Health Research Center, the Research Center in Minority Institutions, the Maternal Infant Study Center, the Center for Clinical Research and Health Promotion, the UPR Cancer Center and the AIDS Clinical Trials Units. The Institute of Neurobiology is located in Old San Juan. The Caribbean Primate Center is located in SAbana Seca and also has a primate colony in an offshore island.

Miguel Sosa-Padilla M.D., Private Practice

Miguel Sosa-Padilla M.D., Private Practice has almost two decades of experience conducting clinical trials on the island. Its coordinators, Irma Sotomayor and Mayra Ayala have 19 and 14 years of experience, respectively. They are succinctly organized, they have streamlined operations, and their whole staff is very experienced and has been serving clinical trial sponsors well since 1997. They are experienced with vaccine, cardiovascular, and endocrinology studies. They have a reputation as top enrollers, leveraging both their internal database and external recruitment activities such as community engagement, health fairs, comprehensive advertising, and have a strong referral network.

Mindful Medical Research

Mindful Medical Research is a state of the art Clinical Research facility located on a multi-specialty medical building in San Juan.  This research site is led by Dr. Oscar Soto-Raices who has over 18 years of experience in the medical field of Rheumatology.  When conducting clinical trials the main focus for this research site is Rheumatology but they also conduct trials in areas such as: Systemic Lupus, Psoriasis, Depression and Ulcerative Colitis.

PanOncology Trials

PanOncology Trials aims to offer high quality oncology clinical trials that may improve the treatment and quality of life of cancer patients. Our mission is to advance the science of oncology by providing access to early phase oncology clinical trials in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.  We operate from Hospital Oncológico Dr. Isaac González Martínez at Puerto Rico Medical Center through our investigator network specialized in gastroenterology oncology, urology, hematology/oncology, radiation oncology, hereditary cancers and dermatology.  Our team has over 75 years combined experience conducting clinical trials in cancer, HIV, hematology, urology, Hepatitis C, cancer prevention and genetics & hereditary cancers.   We have a robust database of volunteers and have the capability to conduct clinical trials of all stages of drug development, including First-in-Human, Proof of Concept, and Phase I through Phase IV studies.

Puerto Rico Medical Research Center

Founded in 2019 Puerto Rico Medical Research Center is a medical scientific research site.

Our founders are oncologists that want to be part of the scientific global team in the fight against cancer. Puerto Rico Medical Research Center has access to the best treatments that science has to offered. We have partnerships with the most prestigious pharmaceutical companies in the world. This alliance has allowed us to bring to Puerto Rico unique treatments, only available in the most advance cancer centers in the world. We want to bring to Puerto Rico all the option of advance medical cancer treatments there are.

San Miguel Medical

San Miguel Medical is a Primary Care setting that has been working in the Clinical Research field conducting phase II, III and phase IV Clinical Trials for major pharma for over 15 years. The site specializes in Trials in the fields of Endocrinology (mainly Diabetes), Cardiovascular Disease, and Osteoarthritis. Recent trials include the areas of Pediatric Vaccines, new trends in treatment of Diabetes, and Adult Obesity.NovoNordisk, Takeda, Janssen, Merck, EliLilly are among the multiple sponsors for which the site has conducted trials.

Santurce Clinical Trials and Infusion Center

Santurce Clinical Trials and Infusion Center is a Medical Center dedicated to Clinical Studies of multiple medical conditions affecting the health of PR.

SCB Research

SCB Research is a full service, high quality clinical research site. We deliver our services through a highly trained, experienced and dedicated staff. Our doctors are specialized in the fields of Psychiatry (both Geriatric, and Child & Adolescence), Neurology, Dermatology, Psychology and Neuropsychology.
SCB Research has worked with multiple major pharmaceutical companies over the past 10 years. Our clinical study portfolio has included trials in the areas of Alzheimer’s Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia due to Parkinson’s, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Psoriasis.

Universidad Central del Caribe

The Universidad Central del Caribe (UCC) is an academic institution with programs specialized in sciences and healthcare under the leadership of Dr. Waleska Crespo, president. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and the School of Medicine is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). Since its inception, the School of Medicine has gained recognition among the private institutions in Puerto Rico for its strong emphasis on community intervention. The UCC also has the Chiropractic Program, the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences, the Substance Abuse Counseling Program and the Medical Images Program. The UCC is dedicated to expanding clinical services, increasing research activities in the Basic, Clinical and Behavioral Sciences, and the professional development to health care professionals.