Ambulatory Care Clinics
1SE (H) Alcohol Clinic
Motivational interviewing sessions, coping skills behavioral therapy, Twelve Step Facilitation groups, Alcohol Anonymous meetings, patient/family education and music, art and recreational therapies are among the services offered in this clinic. Additionally, patients receive outside referrals to other treatment programs/services and consultation to supplementary clinical services on abuse, drug addictions, psychiatric co-morbidities, withdrawal and aggressive behavior management. The Alcohol Clinic has 14 beds and is a locked unit.
B2 Radiation Oncology
The Radiation Oncology service provides radiation therapy (curative and palliative), image guided intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), prostate biopsy and imaging, sterotactic radiosurgery and high dose brachytherapy services for patients enrolled in research studies related to oncologic, hematologic and endocrine diseases. The unit houses six patient exam rooms, one CT room, two linear accelerator rooms, one TOMO therapy room, one wound care room, one pediatric room, one gynecological room and one head and neck room.
1SE (H) Pediatric Clinic
Pediatric diseases and disorders research for 13 Institutes are serviced through the Pediatric Clinic. The nursing staff provides services to patients ranging from infant through 18 years old. This outpatient clinic has 11 exam rooms, two office/exam rooms, two triage rooms, one isolation/exam room, one procedure room, tour interview rooms, one patient education room, one playroom and one testing room.
OP1 Dental Clinic
The outpatient Dental Clinic offers pediatric and adult dental consultation services, treatment for dental defects and extractions, sialograms, lip biopsies, digital panographic x-rays, digital cephalometric x-ray and skin biopsies. Primary areas of research include: 2D and 3D imaging, proteomics, salivary gland dysfunction and SjÅ‘gren’s syndrome, oral phenotyping of genetic diseases and gene transfer and genetic periodontal diseases. The clinic includes one dental surgical procedure room, three dental exam rooms, two x-ray rooms, one cone beam CT scanner room, one stereo photogrammetry machine and one medical exam room.
OP 3 Oncology and Oral Surgery Clinics
The Oncology and Oral Surgery Clinics support the research of three institutes. The clinic has two procedure rooms and 16 exam rooms.
Oncology Clinic research areas include solid organ cancers, immunodeficiencies and melanoma. Services provided in the oncology clinic include: ultrasound bladder scanning, urodynamics flow study, punch skin biopsies, wound and skin care, venous access device care and pain and palliative care.
Oral Surgery Clinic services include: oral evaluations, tooth extractions, oral biopsies, iliac crest bone marrow biopsies, conscious sedation and pain management.
OP4 Behavioral Health Clinic
The behavioral health clinic supports research conducted by NIMH for pediatric and adult mood and anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder and PTSD. The clinic has three rooms with beds, 18 exam/interview multi use rooms, four rooms for computer testing, one room for scan simulator and a pediatric play area.
OP5 Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) and Neurology Clinics
The combined clinic facility includes four procedure rooms, nine exam rooms, one vestibular testing lab, three audiology testing booths and specialized chairs, exam tables and a wheelchair scale for the neurology patient population.
The ENT Clinic serves pediatrics and adults enrolled in research protocols for otolaryngology diseases/disorders, genetic disorders, head and neck cancers, Von-Hippel-Lindau Syndrome, McCune Albright Syndrome and Franconia’s Anemia.
The Neurology Clinic provides services to adults (18 and older) who are on research protocols for human motor control disorders, neuroimmunology diseases, neurogenetic, and cognitive disorders, seizure disorders and neurodegenerative diseases.
OP6 Virtual Testing Room
The Virtual Testing Room is an environment that supports protocol screening for social and behavioral studies utilizing virtual reality technology on normal volunteers.
OP7 Cardiology, Hematology and Oncology Clinic
The Cardiology, Hematology and Oncology Clinic provides support for the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) research protocols for adult patients with hematological diseases, immunodeficiency disorders, solid organ malignancies and cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. The clinic has 16 exam rooms and one negative flow room.
OP8 Infectious Diseases Clinic
The infectious diseases clinic supports the research of NIAID for infectious diseases and acute and chronic conditions of the immune system in a clinic with 18 exam rooms and one treatment room. Services include: assessment, case management, chemotherapy/biotherapy administration, intravenous therapy, end-of-life care and telephone triage.
OP9 Medical Surgical Specialties Clinic
The Medical Surgical Specialties Clinic provides research support for nine institutes for pediatrics and adults with endocrine, metabolic, hepatic, gastroenterologic, orthopedic, rheumatologic, nephrologic, autoimmune and genetic disorders, cystic fibrosis and breast cancer. The clinic has 19 exam rooms and one diagnostic treatment/negative flow room and a pediatric play area.
OP10 Ophthalmology Clinic
The Ophthalmology Clinic supports research of the National Eye Institute (NEI). The clinic offers consultation service, vision screening and testing, Visudyne-photodynamic therapy, administration of IV fluorescein (FA) and indocyanine green (ICG) for ocular angiogram, intravetreal injections, conjunctiva lachrymal gland biopsy, ocular and intra-ocular injections, retinal laser treatments, photography and pediatric visual screening.
OP11 Allergies and Infectious Disease and Genetic Eye Disease Clinic
This clinic supports research on acute and chronic conditions of the immune system, infectious disease, allergy disorders and genetic eye disease. Services include: pulmonary function testing, nasal washing, allergy testing, skin biopsies, pediatric visual screening and ERG testing (eye test used to detect abnormal function of the retina). The clinic has six exam rooms, one negative flow isolation room, two electroretinography (ERG) rooms, one pediatric eye exam room and a pediatric play area.
OP12 Medical Oncology Clinic
The Medical Oncology Clinic supports the research of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Research areas include: hematologic disorders and malignancies, solid tumor cancers, immunodeficiency disorders and brain and spinal cord tumors. The clinic has two medical consultation rooms, 15 medical exam rooms and two patient waiting areas.
OP13 Dermatology and Medical Oncology Clinic
Research protocols concerning dermatological diseases and/or disorders and solid tumor cancers are serviced through this clinic. Patients visiting the clinic may receive dermatology consultation services, skin and wound care, venous access device care, and skin biopsies. This clinic has two consultation rooms, ten exam rooms, two patient waiting areas and a photography room.
5NES Vaccine Evaluation Center
The Vaccine Evaluation Center provides protocol screening and follow-up related to the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) research on the development of HIV and bio-defense vaccines using healthy volunteers.