Faculty Research Projects

Our faculty are involved in diverse research studies and educational programs. Topics include sepsis, geospatial, biomarker, precision medicine, pain, opioid alternatives, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS), which are funded by federal, industry, and private foundation grants. Previous funders include NIH, SAMHSA, Florida Blue Foundation, UF, SAEM, Abbott, and BRAINBox Solutions, Inc. See below for a selective list of active research studies.

Clinical Trials

principal Investigator Title
Phyllis L Hendry MD, FAAP, FACEP A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial to Establish the Impact of MeMed BV® on Management of Patients with Suspected Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in the Emergency Department and Urgent Care Center (UCC) (“BV: JUPITER” TRIAL)

Federally Funded Grants

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR Title
Jennifer N Fishe MD Early Administration of Steroids in the Ambulance Setting: An Observational Design Trial “EASI-AS-ODT” (K23)
Jennifer N Fishe MD Identifying Pediatric Asthma Subtypes Using Novel Privacy-preserving Federated Machine Learning Methods
Phyllis L Hendry MD, FAAP, FACEP Florida Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC)
Ashley B Norse MD Assessing Performance of a Hepatitis C Emergency Department (HepC-END) Screening Tool
Sophia S Sheikh MD (MPI) Clinical Expansion of Precision Medicine in the Emergency Department
Sophia S Sheikh MD (MPI) Trial of Precision Medicine in the Emergency Departments (TOPMEDs)

Privately Funded Grants

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR Title
Phyllis L Hendry MD, FAAP, FACEP Pain Assessment And Management Initiative (PAMI): Pain Relief Options 4 U Pain Coach and Education Project
Phyllis L Hendry MD, FAAP, FACEP, Jennifer N Fishe MD, & Elizabeth V. Zorovich MD FL PEDReadyED: Enhancing Pediatric Readiness and Safety in Florida Emergency Departments Team

Internally Funded Studies

Principal Investigator Title
Sophia S Sheikh MD Linking Epigenomics with Prescription Opioid Abuse and High Impact Musculoskeletal Pain (LEAP)
Sophia S Sheikh MD Bringing Precision Medicine to the Emergency Department: Implementation of an Enhanced CYP2D6-guided Opioid Prescribing Decision Aid