Office of the Clinical Director

The Office of the Clinical Director (OCD) serves to support the mission of the NHLBI Intramural clinical program by conducting outstanding investigator-initiated research, discovering mechanisms of disease, and developing novel devices, diagnostics, and therapies to benefit patients. The OCD is responsible for the oversight of the clinical research portfolio of the NHLBI’s DIR. As part of this oversight, the OCD develops and implements policies related to the conduct of human subjects research, ensuring that the clinical research programs of the Division are consistent with the overall mission of NHLBI and NIH and that they are in compliance with NIH and HHS policies guiding the conduct of clinical research. The OCD also oversees in-patient and out-patient clinical programs, and ensures the scientific integrity and quality of the clinical research and clinical care conducted by NHLBI staff. The OCD works directly with and supports the Scientific Review Board, the Institutional Review Board, and the Data Safety and Monitoring Board to ensure that the highest standards of clinical research are met.