About Us
Research Update Organization [IRS 501(c)(3) registered-tax-exempt, EIN# 83-3619272] is a non-profit educational organization, founded to promote clinical research and its application to enrich community health.
We provide tailored clinical research training programs, emphasizing the aspects of basic and advanced clinical research as well as an understanding of the publication processes for future and current physicians across the world.
We also offer customized consultation from the basics of translating ideas/thoughts into viable research projects to more complex research proposal development, study design and methodology, IRB documentation, data collection, biostatistical support, drafting and editing the manuscript, and the publication process.
Founding Principles
(1) Clinical Research Education & Training
(2) Clinical Research Consultation & Support
(3) Utilization of Clinical Research for Evidence-Based Public Health Awareness
Our Mission
We have a dedicated team of actively practicing physicians in the United States who have put aside time dedicated towards helping future generations of highly motivated students and medical graduates to achieve their goal of developing a medical career in the United States.
Documentations
Our Team
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Urvish Patel, MD, MPH
Director & Chief Executive Officer
Urvish Patel, MD, MPH
Director & Chief Executive Officer
- Dr. Patel holds a Doctor of Medicine and a Master of Public Health in Biostatistics.
- His areas of interest are Neurology, Internal Medicine, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Global Burden of Disease, and Clinical Research Education. He has received training in outcome, survival, predictive, and cost-effectiveness analysis, and management of clinical trials.
- He has developed expertise in systematic review articles and meta-analysis, analyzing clinical data from hospital registries and national databases like NIS, NRD, NSQIP, NHANES, YRBS, GWTG, etc., and grant writing, budgeting, and submission.
- He has successfully completed 150+ projects with 11,000+ citations.
- Under his lead authorship, many of the projects have been awarded the prestigious AHA Junior Investigator Award, AHA Stroke Minority Travel Grant, AHA Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award, ANA Travel Awards, WCN Travel Award, SCCM Bronze Research Snapshot Award, ISMMS Graduate School Travel Award, and Young Investigator Award in Clinical Cardiology, and have recognized by media like Practice Update, Consultant 360, and Medscape.
- Skills & Interests: Neurology • Internal Medicine • Biostatistics • Epidemiology • Global Burden of Disease • Clinical Research Education
- Softwares: Review Manager, Comprehensive Meta-Analysis, OpenMeta[Analyst], SAS, SPSS, SQL, Macro, Redcap, EPIC, Microsoft Office, EndNote, Mendeley, and InfoEd-electronic Research Administration Portal
Google Scholar || LinkedIn || PubMed
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Liseth Lavado, BS, BSN
Program Coordinator
Liseth Lavado, BS, BSN
Program Coordinator
- Bachelor in Biology and Psychology from New Jersey City University, NJ
- Bachelor in Nursing from Rutgers School of Nursing, NJ