Since 1996, our team has participated in more than 250 clinical trials, serving as a top site for academic centers, industry sponsors, and patients across Western North Carolina.
Our mission is simple: bring innovative treatments, devices, and techniques to our patients while helping move science forward. As the largest gastrointestinal and hepatology research department in North Carolina, and one of the largest in the Southeast, we combine intellectual curiosity, clinical expertise, and strict adherence to GCP/ICH guidelines to ensure integrity, quality, and meaningful results.
If you have a gastrointestinal or liver disorder and are interested in learning more about a clinical research study in which you may be eligible to participate, please contact us.
DHP’s research program is led by Dr. William R. Harlan, III, who has directed or co-directed clinical research for more than 17 years. His career-long commitment to advancing clinical trial design and conduct has made DHP a respected leader in gastroenterology research.
Dr. Harlan and our team of certified coordinators, regulatory specialists, and clinical staff maintain the highest ethical standards and professional certifications, including GCP/ICH and CITI. Together, they provide patients with expert oversight and sponsors with clean, high-quality data.
Director of Research
Clinical trials are essential to developing new therapies, devices, and approaches that improve patient care. At DHP, trials help us:
Patient participation is voluntary but may provide benefits such as early access to promising treatments, closer monitoring, and free or subsidized trial-related care. Every study follows a strict informed consent process to ensure patients understand both risks and benefits.
We offer full-service, in-house capabilities that make participation and trial execution seamless.
These resources allow us to manage everything from complex GI procedures to advanced biologic therapies with efficiency and integrity.
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