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Research

Charlotte Gastro Research Department

We offer an extensive gastrointestinal research department in Charlotte

Charlotte Gastro is committed to advancing its patients with every resource available, including research studies, for the treatment of gastrointestinal and liver disease. For over two decades, we have participated in numerous national research studies, including Phase II, III, and IV trials.

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Clinical Trials

Current Research & Clinical Trials

We are currently enrolling patients in Phase lll and IV trials in the following therapeutic areas:

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Ulcerative Colitis

We are enrolling patients with moderately to severely active Ulcerative Colitis in trials evaluating new therapeutic options.

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Crohn’s Disease

We are enrolling patients with active Crohn's Disease in trials studying emerging therapies for sustained remission.

Now Enrolling

Fatty Liver Disease

We are enrolling patients with Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD/NASH) in trials targeting liver fibrosis and compensated cirrhosis.

Now Enrolling
CLINICAL RESEARCHERS

Investigator Experience & Staff Expertise

Charlotte Gastroenterology & Hepatology consists of 23 physicians who are all board certified in gastroenterology. While Dr. Gardiner Roddey and Dr. Jason Wilson are the directors of clinical research at the CGH Research Division, nearly all of our physicians participate as sub-investigators.

Gardiner Roddey, MD

Gardiner Roddey, MD

Dr. John Gardiner Roddey is a native of Charlotte. He and his wife have three children.
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Jason A. Wilson, MD, AGAF, FACG

Jason A. Wilson, MD, AGAF, FACG

Dr. Wilson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He completed college and medical school in Cincinnati, then moved to Charleston, South Carolina to complete his internal medicine and gastroenterology training.
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Kate Baade, RN, BSN

Kate Baade, RN, BSN

Prior to physician assistant school, Monica worked in multiple health specialties which included being a lab technologist, EMT, and nurse assistant. It was her heart for helping people and love of science that ultimately paved the way to becoming a physician assistant.
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Macie Wilson Johnson, MS

Macie Wilson Johnson, MS

Prior to physician assistant school, Monica worked in multiple health specialties which included being a lab technologist, EMT, and nurse assistant. It was her heart for helping people and love of science that ultimately paved the way to becoming a physician assistant.
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THERAPEUTIC SPECIALTIES

Conditions We Study

We have conducted and are currently conducting studies for these conditions:

Cirrhosis

Severe scarring of the liver, a late stage of chronic liver disease caused by many forms of liver conditions and diseases, preventing proper function.

Crohn’s Disease

A chronic inflammatory bowel disease causing inflammation anywhere along the digestive tract, leading to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, and malnutrition.

GERD & Dyspepsia

Chronic digestive conditions in which stomach acid flows back into the esophagus or causes persistent upper abdominal discomfort, bloating, and indigestion.

Ulcerative Colitis

A chronic inflammatory bowel disease causing long-lasting inflammation and ulcers in the innermost lining of the large intestine and rectum.

PARTNERSHIPS

Academic Institutions

Our active research program keeps us at the forefront of gastroenterology, giving our patients access to cutting-edge therapies and clinical trials.

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Duke University Medical Center

Massachusetts General Hospital

UNC School of Medicine

Sponsors & CRO's

Companies that help CGH run clinical trials and development, handling tasks like patient recruitment, data management, and regulatory compliance.

  • Abbott Laboratories
  • Abbvie
  • Amgen
  • Astra Zeneca
  • Berlex Laboratories
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Cato Research
  • Celgene
  • Celltech Pharmaceuticals
  • Centocor
  • Cytokine PharmaSciences

  • Dr. Falk-Pharma

  • Elan

  • Forest Laboratories

  • Glaxo / Smith / Kline

  • ICON

  • INC Research

  • Incara Pharmaceuticals

  • Inflabloc

  • InKine Pharmaceutical

  • Isis Pharmaceuticals

  • Janssen Pharmaceuticals

  • Kendle
  • Kentucky Clinical
  • Research
  • Millennium
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Osiris Therapeutics
  • Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
  • PPD Development
  • PRA
  • Paragon Biomedical, Inc.
  • Pfizer
  • Pharmalink FHI
  • Pharmanet

  • Prometheus Therapeutics & Diagnostics

  • Quintiles

  • Salix

  • Schering-Plough

  • Serono Laboratories

  • Solvay Pharmaceuticals

  • Sucampo Pharmaceuticals

  • Target Health

  • Trio Clinical Research

  • UCB

FACULTY

Research Office

Our research office and staff are located in our Randolph Road location. Facilities Include: