The DCRI is the world’s largest academic clinical research organization. We combine the clinical expertise and academic leadership of a premier teaching hospital with the full-service operational capabilities of a major contract research organization.

With over 950 faculty and staff, the DCRI is capable of conducting any clinical research project, from the smallest pilot study to truly global megatrials, medical device trials to outcomes and quality of life analyses. Our experience stretches from Phase I to Phase IV and beyond, encompassing postapproval analyses and health economics.

We provide every service needed for successful research, including project management, data management, site management and clinical monitoring, biostatistics, safety surveillance, and medical communications. This full portfolio of abilities means our clients, who include pharmaceutical and medical device makers, biotech companies, and government agencies, can find a tailored research plan that meets their needs.

Though best known for our pioneering cardiovascular trials, the DCRI conducts studies in more than 20 therapeutic areas. Our faculty are all practicing physicians in these specialties, applying cutting-edge research in their own patient care. Their informed input on study design and interpretation creates more efficient, practical, and hard-hitting research.

But without effective and powerful communications, all of that research cannot achieve the DCRI’s mission of improving the practice of medicine. Our faculty focus strongly on disseminating research results, publishing more than 300 articles per year in peer-reviewed journals. Their effects on patient care and the state of medicine are felt around the world.