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AdventHealth Research Institute Overview

Founded in 1908 by pioneering Seventh-day Adventists who believed in whole-person health — healing the body, mind and spirit — AdventHealth has grown into one of the largest nonprofit hospitals in the country, caring for more than 5.5 million patient visits per year. AdventHealth operates over 50 hospitals and hundreds of care centers in nine states, making it one of the largest faith-based health care systems in the United States. 

In Florida, AdventHealth ranges from the Tampa Bay area in the west to the Daytona Beach area in the east. It includes 30 hospitals, more than 30 CentraCare urgent-care centers; dozens of sport-rehab and imaging centers; and hundreds of physicians, ranging from primary care to a full spectrum of specialties.

AdventHealth Orlando, the Central Florida Division’s flagship campus, serves both as a community hospital and as a major tertiary referral hospital for the region, much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and Latin America. 

AdventHealth Orlando is a designated statutory teaching hospital and trains physicians from around the world on the newest technology and procedures. The system provides a wide range of health services, including many nationally and internationally recognized programs in cardiology, cancer, women’s medicine, neurosciences, diabetes, orthopedics, pediatrics, transplant and advanced surgical programs.

The AdventHealth Research Institute has more than 600 investigators and more than 500 clinical trials in progress at any given time and is home to over a dozen research areas and the Nicholson Center.

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All Clinical Research Areas

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Cancer
High-quality clinical research with a goal to eradicate cancer
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Center for Academic Research Excellence
Data-driven research and the standardization of the research volunteer process
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Center for Nursing Research
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Center for Pancreas Research
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Critical Care
Our world-class team of researchers, clinical scientists and support staff is equipped to meet a wide array of research needs.
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Digestive Health and Surgery
Latest advanced techniques and procedural services available for the treatment of digestive disorders
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Global Robotics Institute
Care through minimally invasive surgery
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Heart, Lung & Vascular
Improvement of patient outcomes in areas such as heart disease, cardiac and vascular surgery, and preventive cardiology
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Infectious Disease
Our world-class team of researchers, clinical scientists and support staff is equipped to meet a wide array of research needs.
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INPRACTICE: Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN)
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Neuroscience
Research aimed to further understand neurological disorders, such as stroke, brain tumors, and epilepsy
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Orthopedics
Studies that improve the care and outcomes for patients with musculoskeletal disease
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Pediatrics
Research and data analysis that improves clinical performance and care quality for pediatric health care
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Pharmacy
Research in medication and various disease states
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Surgery
Basic, clinical and translational research with the aim of improving outcomes for all surgical patients
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Translational Research
Innovative translational research that leads to discoveries and cures for obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease
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Transplant
Most current treatments in areas like abdominal organ transplants and advanced liver, heart, and lung disease
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Whole-Person
Evidence-based care pathways that focus on whole-person care: the mind, body and spirit