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Department of Research and Sponsored Studies

Clinical Research

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At Lakeland Regional Health, we create a culture of multidisciplinary excellence where research, innovation, and education intersect to optimize patient care and health.

Interested in Participating in Research?

Joining a research study means being at the forefront of the future of clinical care! If you’re interested in participating in a trial, please click here or email LRH_Research@mylrh.org or call 863.413.5969 to speak with a Team Member!

Pillars of Research

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Awarded in Research Funding Since 2020

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Pillars of Research

The strength of our research mission is drawn from the many disciplines and cuts across each of these research pillars. Each and every project not only will generate new and innovative findings, but they all are designed to be rapidly translated to the bedside—this approach ensures that we are delivering the most up-to-date, evidence-based care.

Although we are conducting research throughout the whole system, these targeted pillars are foundational to our efforts for more extensive research.

  • Behavioral Health/Psychiatry
  • Cancer
  • Cardiology
  • COVID-19 treatment
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Pediatrics
  • Pulmonology
  • Trauma/Critical Care
  • Pharmacy/Medication-Use

Committed to Healthcare and the Community

Lakeland Regional Health is committed to advancing clinical research to promote the health of individuals, families, communities, and populations, and our goal is to use the knowledge gained from our research to improve the lives of those we serve.

The Department of Research and Sponsored Studies is a growing enterprise of Lakeland Regional Health focused on conducting and facilitating clinical research. Our researchers are on the front lines of healthcare delivery, putting them in a unique position to conduct studies on many of the issues that they see in treating patients every day at Lakeland Regional Health.

How Does Research Benefit You and the Community?

Having a robust research program at Lakeland Regional Health means that our local community can participate in clinical research that adds to overall clinical knowledge. Many of the medical breakthroughs celebrated today came about because of clinicians and researchers just like those at Lakeland Regional Health who are dedicated to finding ways to improve patient care.

Clinical studies are not new to Lakeland Regional Health. Our Hollis Cancer Center has been heavily involved in clinical research over the years, including many national studies associated with cancers of the breast, head and neck, prostate, and pancreas. Clinical trials just like these have helped to bring about numerous pharmaceutical treatments for cancer.

Current Clinical Trials
Recent LRH-Agent Publications

Research Events

Central Florida Multidisciplinary Research Symposium hosted by Lakeland Regional Health

Meet the Leadership Team

Andrew Bugajski,
PhD, RN

AVP of Research

Carmen Mitchell,
DHSc, MSHQS

Director of Research Business Operations

Walter Wills,
PhD, RN

Manager, Research and Sponsored Studies

Interested in Participating in Research?​