MUSChealth.org/heart | 13 MUSC HEALTH HEART & VASCULAR CENTER From structural heart imaging to genetics, from human valve implants to ways to shrink the heart down when a patient has an aneurysm but does not want mechanical support or a transplant – MUSC Health experts remain on the discovery forefront. Dr. Tedford is an internationally recognized clinical researcher and has published more than 200 peer-reviewed original research manuscripts, invited expert reviews, editorials and book chapters. His research efforts are focused on hemodynamic assessment of the right ventricle function and its interaction with the pulmonary circulation and left heart. This research spans the fields of pulmonary hypertension, left heart disease, exercise physiology, systemic sclerosis and mechanical circulatory support. He is a deputy editor for The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation and serves on the editorial board for Circulation: Heart Failure; CHEST; and JACC: Heart Failure. BE A PART OF GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH Every medication that we take for our own health conditions is only available because other people have volunteered to participate in research. On any given day, MUSC Health enrolls as many as 340 people in more than 50 clinical trials. Often we lead the nation in participation enrollment because we have earned participants’ trust. Although some research studies are investigating a particular illness or health condition, other studies use healthy volunteers. Each study has very specific eligibility criteria. The following resources will help you find a study that may be right for you. SCresearch.org - The South Carolina Research Studies Directory, designed specifically to help people like you, locates research studies in which to participate. Browse by topic, location and more. Researchmatch.org - A not-for-profit online resource that matches people who want to participate in research with researchers throughout the country who need volunteers for their studies. Hollings Cancer Center Trials - Cancer research clinical trials at MUSC. Call 843-792-8300 and speak to a research professional about other study opportunities available at MUSC. To schedule an appointment, call 843-792-1952
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