Table A: Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) Sites and Community Chelation Practitioner Principal Investigators

TACT Sites Total (2009-11-20): 182
Community Chelation Practice Sites: 109

Key to Table A

Color Code
Yellow = Community Chelation Practice
Gray = Indeterminate

State	City	Site Name and Website	PI or Site Owner
AK	Anchorage	Alaska Cardiovascular Research Foundation	NA
AL	Anniston	Wellness Center of Anniston	Jose M. Oblena, M.D.
AR	Little Rock	Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System	NA
AR	Little Rock	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	NA
AR	Little Rock	Arkansas Center for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	Linda Bunch, M.D.
AZ	Peoria	Cardiac Solutions	NA
AZ	Tuscon	Coyote Healing Center	Lewis Mehl–Medrona, M.D.
CA	Culver City	ACT Cardiovascular Research Institute	NA
CA	Danville	MTO Holistic Health Center Inc.	Marjon M. Fariba, M.D.
CA	Fresno	Patrick A. Golden, M.D.	Patrick A. Golden, M.D.
CA	Long Beach	Casdorph Clinic	Herman R. Casdorph, M.D.
CA	La Jolla	Scripps Institute of Integrative Medicine	NA
CA	Napa	Phoenix Wellcare Phoenix Wellness Group	Eleanor Hynote, M.D.
CA	Santa Monica	Vitality & Longevity Medical Inc.	Douglas J. Hopper, M.D.
CA	Santa Rosa	Gordon Medical Associates	Eric Gordon, M.D.
CO	Denver	Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates	NA
CO	Denver	Frontier Medical Institute	Terry A. Grossman, M.D.
CT	Orange	Center for the Healing Arts PC	Robban A. Sica, M.D.
DC	Washington	Center for Integrative Medicine George Washington University Medical Center	NA
FL	Altamonte Springs	Mueller Institute for Functional Medicine & Research	Jeffrey Mueller, M.D.
FL	Atlantis	Florida Cardiovascular Group–Research	NA
FL	Bradenton	Integrated Healing Arts	Timothy W. Blend, M.D.
FL	Brandon	Wellness Works Inc.	Carol L. Roberts, M.D.
FL	Deerfield Beach	Deerfield Beach Cardiology Associates	NA
FL	Englewood	Alternative Health Center	Larry Lee Smith, D.O.
FL	Fort Walton Beach	Hyperbaric Medicine Inc.	Albert E. Zant, M.D.
FL	Fort Walton Beach	White–Wilson Medical Center, P.A.	NA
FL	Largo	Innovative Research of West Florida	Miguel E. Trevino, M.D.
FL	Melbourne	Tru Med Ed	Rajiv Chandra, M.D.
FL	Miami	Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute	NA
FL	Miami Beach	Caring Cardiology	Roy Heilbron, M.D.
FL	Miami Beach	Cardiology Associates of Miami Beach	NA
FL	Miami Beach	Miami Heart Research Institute	NA
FL	Miami Beach	Mount Sinai Medical Center	NA
FL	Miami Springs	Pain and Healing Center	Angelique Hart, M.D.
FL	Mount Dora	Tri–Health Alternative Medical Center	Jack E. Young, M.D.
FL	North Miami Beach	Dayton Medical Center	Martin Dayton, D.O.
FL	Pensacola	Cardiology Consultants	NA
FL	Sarasota	Heart and Vascular Center for Research, Inc.	NA
FL	Tamarac	Cardiovascular Consultants of South Florida, FKA The Broward Heart Group PA	NA
FL	Tampa	Florida Cardiovascular Institute	NA
FL	Tampa	Pepin Heart & Cardiovascular Institute	NA
FL	Tequesta	Tequesta Family Practice	Raymond J. Oenbrink, D.O.
FL	The Villages	Life Family Practice Center	Nelson Kraucak, M.D.
FL	Zephyrhills	Florida Medical Clinic, P.A.	NA
GA	Atlanta	Emory University Cardiovascular Research Lab	NA
GA	Fort Oglethorpe	Full Circle Medical Center	Charles C. Adams, M.D.
GA	Lawrenceville	Riverside Family Medical	NA
IL	Evanston	Evanston Northwestern Healthcare	NA
IN	Goshen	Crossroads Healing Arts LLC	Tammy Born, D.O.
IN	Lafayette	Innovative Medicine	Charles Turner, M.D.
IN	Indianapolis	Advanced Medical Care & Spa	Dale Guyer, M.D.
IN	Plymouth	Center for Health Enrichment	David Krizman, M.D.
IN	Seymour	Integrative Medical Center at Schneck Medical Center	Steven H. Windley, M.D.
IN	Valparaiso	Northwest Indiana Cardiovascular Physicians Inc.	NA
KS	Kansas City	University of Kansas Medical Center	Jeanne A. Drisko, M.D.
KS	Park City	Park City Medical Center	George Watson, D.O.
KS	Witchita	The Center for the Improvement of Functioning International Bright Spot for Health	Ron Hunninghake, M.D.
LA	Baton Rouge	Family Complimentary (sic) Medicine / Karen C. Dantin, M.D. Med Cln LLC	Karen C. Dantin, M.D.
LA	Lafayette	Wellness and Longevity Center of Louisiana	Sangeeta Shah, M.D.
LA	Mandeville	Complementary Medical Services	James P. Carter, M.D.
LA	Metairie	Complementary Medical Services	James P. Carter, M.D.
LA	New Orleans	Crescent City Clinical Services	NA
LA	West Monroe	Northeast LA Anti-Aging and Wellness Center	Linda Bunch, M.D.
MA	Cambridge	Marino Center for Progressive Medicine	Guy F. Pugh, M.D.
MA	Springfield	Baystate Medical Center	NA
MD	Baltimore	Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center	NA
MD	Waldorf	Total Sensory Wellness Center	Maika C. Henry Northrop
ME	Auburn	Androscoggin Cardiology Associates	NA
ME	Portland	Maine Integrative Wellness	Sean McLoy, M.D.
MI	Alpena	Great Lakes Heart Center of Alpena	NA
MI	Detroit	Henry Ford Health System Preventative Cardiology Clay Ford Center for Athletic Medicine	NA
MI	Flint	The Preventive Medicine Center	Kenneth Ganapini, D.O.
MI	Grand Rapids	Born Preventive Health Care Clinic	Tammy Born, D.O.
MI	Kalamazoo	Parchment Family Practice	Eric Born, D.O.
MI	Rochester Hills	Rochester Center for Healthy Living	Catherine Waller, M.D.
MI	Royal Oak	Family Health Care Center	NA
MN	Minneapolis	Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research	NA
MN	Rochester	Mayo Clinic and Foundation Cardiovascular Health Clinic	NA
MO	Columbia	University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics	NA
MO	St. Louis	Preventive Medicine	Varsha Rathod, M.D.
MO	St. Louis	St. Louis Heart and Vascular	NA
NC	Asheville	Asheville Integrative Medicine	James Biddle, M.D.
NC	Charlotte	Center for Wellness	Mark O'Neil Speight, M.D.
NC	Cornelius	Advanced Concepts in Medicine	Rashid A. Buttar, D.O.
NC	Durham	Duke University Medical Center	NA
NC	Rocky Mount	Boice Willis Clinic	NA
NC	Tryon	Integrative Medical Associates, PLLC	Connie G. Ross, M.D.
NE	Atkinson	West Holt Medical Clinic	Robert Randall, M.D.
NE	Omaha	The Camelot Foundation	Richard M. Fleming, M.D.
NJ	Browns Mills	Deborah Heart and Lung Center	NA
NJ	Cherry Hill	Magaziner Center for Wellness	Allan Magaziner, D.O.
NJ	Collingswood	Integrative Family Medicine Our lady of Lourdes Medical Center	Ronald Ciccone, M.D.
NJ	Denville	The Institute of Integrative Medicine	Majid Ali, M.D.
NJ	Edison	Edison Medical Nutrition Center	Richard B. Menashe, D.O.
NJ	Roselle Park	Yulius Poplyansky, M.D.	Yulius Poplyansky, M.D.
NJ	South Amboy	Longevity Medical, PA	Ivan Krohn, M.D.
NJ	Stockton	Stockton Family Practice	Stewart Freedenfeld, M.D.
NJ	West Caldwell	Mid–Atlantic Clinical Studies	NA
NJ	Woodbridge	David Strassberg, M.D., P.C.	David Strassberg, M.D.
NV	Las Vegas	Diagnostic Center of Medicine	NA
NY	Bronx	Bronx–Lebanon Hospital Center	NA
NY	East Meadow	CC Medical Service PC	Christopher L. Calapai, D.O.
NY	East Syracuse	Heart Care Center	NA
NY	Glen Cove	Linchitz Medical Wellness PLLC	Michael Linchitz, M.D.
NY	Johnson City	United Health Services Hospitals Inc. Office of Clinical Trials	NA
NY	Mayville	The Gables Natural Medicines Center & Day Spa Family Health Services	Unknown
NY	New York	New York VA	NA
NY	New York	NYU School of Medicine	NA
NY	New York	Patients Medical PC	Rashmi Gulati, M.D.
NY	Poughkeepsie	Hudson Valley Heart Center	NA
NY	Rhinebeck	Rhinebeck Health Center	Kenneth Bock, M.D.
NY	Staten Island	Staten Island Heart	NA
NY	Suffern	Schachter Center for Complementary Medicine	Michael Schachter, M.D.
OH	Bluffton	Celebration of Health Center	Louis Terry Chappell, M.D.
OH	Canton	Lake Cable Medical Center	Jack E. Slingluff, D.O.
OH	Cleveland	University Hospitals of Cleveland	NA
OH	Columbus	The Ohio State University Medical Center	NA
OH	Columbus	Arnold Good, M.D.	NA
OH	Dayton	Matrix Clinic	Lisa Lichota, D.O.
OH	Grove City	Advanced Family Medicine	James C. Johnson, D.O.
OH	Richmond Hgts	Dr. Casselberry's Integrative Health Center	Ronald B. Casselberry, M.D.
OH	Troy	Upper Valley Family Care	NA
OH	Xenia	Ohio Academy of Holistic Health	David Cunningham
OH	Toledo	Comprehensive Heart Care, Inc.	James Roberts, M.D.
OK	Broken Arrow	Wright Health and Wellness Center	Robert J. Wright, M.D.
OK	Jenks	Jenks Health Team	Gerald D. Wootan, D.O.
OK	Oklahoma City	COR Research	NA
OK	Oklahoma City	VA Medical Center OUHSC Cardiology	NA
OR	Bend	Chris Hatlestad, M.D., PC	Chris Hatlestad, M.D.
OR	Bend	Heart Institute of the Cascades	NA
OR	Portland	Center for Environmental Medicine	Chris Hatlestad, M.D.
PA	Haverford	Haverford Wellness Center	Domenick Braccia, D.O.
PA	Greensburg	Wholistic Health Center	Ralph A. Miranda, M.D.
PA	Quakertown	International Healing Ministries DBA Woodlands Healing Research Center	Harold E. Buttram, M.D. *
PA	Union City	Canadohta Lake Health Center	NA
PA	Wynnwood	Main Line Health Heart Center	NA
SC	Landrum	Biogenesis Medical Center	Theodore C. Rozema, M.D.
SC	Myrtle Beach	Advantage Health Center, LLC	Donald W. Tice, D.O.
TN	Athens	Athens Surgery Clinic	H. Joseph Holliday, M.D.
TN	Jackson	Jackson Madison County & Weiner Hospital Medical Specialty Clinic	NA
TN	Johnson City	The Castle Clinic	Robert C. Allen, M.D.
TN	Memphis	Hematology-Immunology Consultants	NA
TN	Nashville	Meharry Medical College School of Medicine	NA
TX	Austin	Lake Travis Medical, PA	Jeffrey L. Butts, D.O.
TX	Friendswood	Heart Specialists	NA
TX	Houston	Longevity Center of Houston	Gurney F. Pearsall, M.D.
TX	Lewisville	Grace Medical Association	Smart Idemudia, M.D.
TX	Houston	Chelation Centers of Texas	Dorothy F. Merritt, M.D.
TX	Texas City	Chelation Centers of Texas	Lisa Merritt, M.D.
TX	Tyler	Tyler Total Wellness Center, PA	Pieter J. De Wet, M.D.
UT	Provo	Freedom Center for Advanced Medicine	William D. Voss, D.O.
VA	Fairfax	The Cardiovascular Group	NA
VA	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach General Hospital	NA
WA	Bellevue	The Center for Optimal Health	Ann B. McCombs, D.O.
WA	Vancouver	Hope Medical Holistic Clinic	Zbigniew M. Grudzien, M.D.
WI	Eau Claire	Bircher Chiropractic and Wellness Center	Donald E. Riemer, M.D.
WI	Franklin	Cardiovascular Research Foundation / Dana (SC)	NA
WI	Milwaukee	Milwaukee Cardiovascular Research Foundation	NA
WI	Wausau	Care Foundation Inc	NA
WI	Wisconsin Dells	Waters Preventive Medical Center, Ltd.	Robert S. Waters, M.D.
WV	Morgantown	Morgantown IV Therapy Center	Thomas Wilshire, D.O.
AB	Calgary	Robert I. Harper, M.D.	Robert I. Harper, M.D.
AB	Calgary	Hoffman Centre For Integrative Medicine	Bruce Hoffman, M.D.
AB	Calgary	Jeannette Soriano Northwest Vein	Jeannette Soriano, M.D.
BC	Nanaimo	Cline Medical Centre	John C. Cline, M.D.
BC	Surrey	Zigurt Strauts, M.D. Cosmetic Laser & Vein Clinic	Zigurt Strauts, M.D.
BC	Surrey	Mountainview Wellness Center	Galina Bogatch
BC	Penticton	Dietrich Wittel, M.D., APCT	Dietrich Wittel, M.D.
NS	Port Hawkesbury	The Wellness Centre	Benjamin Boucher, M.D.
ON	Madoc	Anti–Aging & Family Wellness Clinic	Arun Dosaj, M.D.
ON	Toronto	Chelation Centers of Ontario	Fred Hui, M.D.
ON	Toronto	Chelox	Shmuel Bergman, M.D.
ON	Toronto	Jaconello Health Centre	Paul Jaconello, M.D.
ON	Markham	Markham Integrative Medicine	John Gannage, M.D.
ON	Smith Falls	Claire Minielly, M.D.	Claire Minielly, M.D.
ON	North Bay	North Bay Complementary	Jean Aubry, M.D.
ON	Barrie	Satellite Chelation Clinics	Fred Hui, M.D.
ON	Ottawa	Seekers Centre for Integrative Medicine	Richard Nahas, M.D.
PQ	Montréal	Hôpital Notre–Dame	NA
PQ	Montréal	Montreal Heart Institute	NA
PQ	Trois-Rivières	Service de cardiologie du CHRTR	NA
SK	Saskatoon	Saskatoon Chelation Centre	E. M. Nykiforuk, M.D.
SK	Saskatoon	University of Saskatchewan	NA

* = tentative identification.

Table A: TACT Sites Key

Community Chelation Practice, Community Chelation Practitioner: (Yellow Row) a chelation clinic or institution which, based upon information on its web site, offers chelation in addition to conventional or unconventional health care, or an institution owned by or affiliated with a current or former member of the American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), or the International College of Integrative Medicine (ICIM), formerly known as the Great Lakes Association of Clinical Medicine or the Great Lakes College of Clinical Medicine (GLCCM).

Indeterminate: (Gray Row) not possible to determine if chelation is offered from website.

Site Name and Website: name of study site or institution with link to website where available. Links are provided for community chelation clinics and indeterminate institutions only.

PI or Site Owner: Principal Investigator as identified in FDA Bioresearch Monitoring Information System, Clinicaltrials.gov, NCCAM's lists of U.S. and Canadian sites, or principal (owner) of institution identified in Federal Wide Assurance filed with the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP).

NA: Not Applicable, indicates a trial site that is not a community chelation practice.

Sources

National Institutes of Health. Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT). Clinicaltrials.gov web site. Accessed on August 31, 2007 at: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00044213; directly accessed on October 16, 2008 at: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00044213?show_locs=Y#locn; directly accessed on November 20, 2009 at: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT00044213?show_locs=Y#locn

FDA Bioresearch Monitoring Information System. Accessed on August 31, 2007 at: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/BMIS/index.cfm?fuseaction=Browse.Home

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health. List of U.S. Study Sites for Chelation Therapy Study. National Institutes of Health web site. Accessed on August 31, 2007 at: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://nccam.nih.gov/chelation/studysite.htm; directly accessed on November 20, 2009 at: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/chelation/studysite.htm

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health. List of Canadian Study Sites for Chelation Therapy Study. National Institutes of Health web site. Accessed on August 31, 2007 at: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://nccam.nih.gov/chelation/studysitecan.htm; directly accessed on November 20, 2009 at: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/chelation/studysitecan.htm

NB: readers may notice that NCCAM's lists of TACT sites differ from Clinicaltrials.gov.; we are at a loss to explain this. Readers may also notice the number of sites varies over time, for example in May 2008 Clincaltrials.gov listed 163 sites (http://web.archive.org/web/20080510054328/clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00044213?show_locs=Y#locn); on November 21, 2009 95 sites were listed (http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT00044213?show_locs=Y#locn). Table A includes all TACT study sites that appeared on one or both lists between November 2003 and November 2009. We relied on the Wayback Machine at Archive.org to retrieve previously published web pages of NCCAM and Clinicaltrials.gov site lists. Further information about the Wayback Machine is available at: http://www.archive.org/web/web.php.

Office for Human Research Protections. Domestic Federal Wide Assurance Institution Name search. Accessed on August 31, 2007 at: http://ohrp.cit.nih.gov/search/asurqry.asp?ctype=d

In 2009 OHRP's Federal Wide Assurance Database was revised and re-named Office for Human Research Protections Database. The database can be accessed at: http://ohrp.cit.nih.gov/search/

TACT sites can also be identified in the study newsletter TACT TALK. Issues published between October 2003 and January 2007 are available at: http://www.chelationwatch.org/research/tact/index_upd.htm

Related Information

Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) Index of Tables: http://www.circare.org/tact/tact_tableindex.htm

Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) Document Index on the CIRCARE website: http://www.circare.org/tact/tactindex.htm

Citizens for Responsible Care and Research, Inc. (CIRCARE) Home Page: http://www.circare.org/index.htm

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