About Us
7049 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge LA 70808 • Phone: (225) 757-1084
4416 Johnston Street, Lafayette LA 70503 • Phone: (337) 984-7787
David Deshotels RPH, MBA, CCRC
President/CEO
Michelle Hurst RN,CCRC
Vice President
Gulf Coast Research, LLC is a research center specializing in inpatient and outpatient Phase I through IV clinical trials. Our exclusive network of investigators participate in Pharmaceutical, Biological, and Medical Device product development. Providing Sponsors with efficient, high quality, clinical trial results is the primary objectives of Gulf Coast Research, LLC

Gulf Coast Research, LLC provides the leadership and management expertise necessary to produce consistent statistically sound data for every study performed. Our focused approach provides our pharmaceutical clients the greatest possible chance of gaining approval for new "cutting edge" medications. Gulf Coast Research, LLC prepares all of the regulatory and study specific paperwork for each study performed. We work with our exclusive network of Board Certified investigators to help recruit, screen, schedule, and track patients throughout each study. We also help train investigators and their staff in the latest GCP guidelines and study protocol conduct. Our custom designed policies and procedures and quality assurance plan ensures that Sponsors receive accurate, objective, and timely clinical data reporting to support their drug or device development efforts.

Company Profile:

  • We are a clinical research development company with over seven years of Phase I - IV experience
  • Gulf Coast Research only employs health care professionals dedicated to providing the highest quality clinical trials in the industry, many are certified CRCs.
  • Our two research centers are located in a region of the United States known for a high Incidence of restless legs syndrome, hypertension, diabetes, MRSA, and cancer among its population
  • A diverse population of greater than 1,000,000 enables Gulf Coast Research, LLC to readily access a virtually untapped volunteer base of healthy subjects and multiple disease states to participate in clinical trials
  • The "Centralized research center organizational Structure" offers Sponsor and CRO clients immediate access to several pre-qualified investigators in all therapeutic specialties that our coordinators assist in managing clinical trials
  • Clients receive streamlined, rapid start-up of studies due to our "Centralized Management" system of regulatory management and contract development.

Our Commitment:

  • To provide clients with the highest quality, most efficient clinical study performance and objective data reporting available in the industry in the shortest amount of time
  • To meet and exceed all of our clients needs and expectations
  • To be recognized as the most reliable and trusted research center
  • To assure that professionalism and excellent patient care is always our highest priority
  • To provide 100% study protocol and GCP adherence with every study
  • To begin and end all studies on or before schedule
  • To meet, or exceed all study enrollment targets

Key Employees and Departments

Contracts/Business Development/Pharmacy Services:
David Deshotes, RPh, MBA, CCRC, President/CEO
Company Founder Since 1999
Email: david@gulfcoastra.com

Clinical Manager
Michelle Hurst, BS, RN, CCRC, Vice President
>5 Yr Employee
Email: michelle@gulfcoastra.com

Site Manager
Jan Pothier, CP, CCRC
>5 Yr Employee
Email:
jan@gulfcoastra.com

Regulatory Manager:
Linda Babin, CRC
> 5 Yr Employee
Email: Lindab@GulfcoastRA.com           

Staff Principal Investigator:
Amy Holmes, MD
> 3 Yr Employee
Email: Amy@GulfcoastRA.com            

Accounting:
Danielle Truxillo
> 5 Yr Association

Bookkeeping:
Jeremy Kirkwood
Email:  Jeremy@GulfcoastRA.com

Receptionist:
Amanda Deshotels
Email: Amanda@GulfcoastRA.com

Senior Lead Coordinator:
Naomy Granger, LPN, CCRC
Email:
> 5 Yr Employee Naomy@GulfcoastRA.com           

Research Coordinators:
Melanie Rogers, BS, CRNI, CRC
Leslie Turner, LPN, CRC
Megan Deshotels, CRC
Michelle Gwyn, CRC
Deanna Ferrell, RMA, CRC
Misty Morgan, RMA, CRC
Kathy Jagneaux, LPN, CRC
Jennifer Perilloux, BS, CRC

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