FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media contact:
Heather Robbins
(561) 630-7739
Heather@sbrandstrategies.com
JUPITER, FLA. (JUNE 5, 2014) –
Jupiter Medical Center recently appointed S. Raymond Golish, MD, PhD, to Medical Director of
its Clinical Trials Program. In this position, he will serve as Chairman
of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Jupiter Medical Center and
focus on developing key relationships with potential clinical research
collaborators. The IRB at Jupiter Medical Center has the authority to
approve, require modifications to, or disapprove research. Dr. Golish
brings his extensive research background to the role, making him an ideal
candidate. Board-eligible in Orthopedic and Spine Surgery, he has been
on staff at Jupiter Medical Center since December 2012.
Dr. Golish previously served as the Lead Spine Surgeon and the Director
of Orthopedic Surgery at PeaceHealth Medical Group in Washington. He brings
nearly 20 years of medical research experience to his role at Jupiter
Medical Center, including medical device engineering, experimental methods
in orthopedic research, brain metastases and advanced biomedical imaging.
“Offering access to leading-edge clinical research trials to our
community is critical in the fight against disease. New therapies may
prolong life, reduce long-term side effects of treatment, improve quality
of life and shape the treatment of future generations to come,”
said John D. Couris, President & CEO of Jupiter Medical Center. “With
Dr. Golish’s incredible experience in the field of research, his
leadership will take Jupiter Medical Center’s Clinical Research
Program to the next level, and our community will certainly benefit.”
Dr. Golish holds a Bachelor’s of Engineering and PhD in Engineering
from the University of California Los Angeles. He earned his medical degree
from the David Geffen School of Medicine in Los Angeles. Golish has earned
awards for excellence in clinical research from the Virginia Orthopaedic
Society, is a reviewer for the Spine Journal, and serves on the FDA Medical
Devices Advisory Committee.
About the Clinical Research Program
An integral component of Jupiter Medical Center’s (JMC) mission to
improve the health and well-being of the community is access to clinical
trials. Clinical trials may offer the opportunity to receive a new or
potentially more effective therapy for diseases and certain medical conditions.
JMC participates in national clinical studies addressing many aspects
of cancer care, including new forms of treatment, methods of prevention,
ways of screening for cancer and ways to improve comfort and quality of
life for patients. Clinical trials offered at Jupiter Medical Center include
oncology-related trails, disease-specific trials such as surgery studies,
bio specimen trials, hyperbaric oxygen trials, infectious disease studies
and prevention trials. For more information on the Clinical Research Program, visit
Jupitermed.com/clinical-research.
About Jupiter Medical Center
A not-for-profit 283-bed regional medical center consisting of 163 private
acute care hospital beds and 120 long-term care, sub-acute rehabilitation
and Hospice beds, Jupiter Medical Center provides a broad range of services
with specialty concentrations in oncology, imaging, orthopedics &
spine, digestive health, emergency services, lung & thoracic, women’s
health, weight management and men’s health. Founded in 1979, the
Medical Center has approximately 1,500 team members, 575 physicians and
640 volunteers. For more information on Jupiter Medical Center, please
call (561) 263-2234 or visit
www.jupitermed.com.
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