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Introducing the Florida Hospital Center for Thrombosis Research

Welcome to the Florida Hospital Center for Thrombosis Research. Originally formed in 1994, this unique facility combines advanced clinical testing services with cutting edge basic and clinical research in the areas of hemostasis and thrombosis. Our web site is designed to be a source of information for health care professionals, patients and their families.

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Our Mission

To provide high quality clinical laboratory testing for the patients and physicians of Florida Hospital and beyond; and to undertake research that is clinically focused, ethically appropriate and fiscally responsible.

Our Expertise

The scientists and technologists of the Center for Thrombosis Research have many years experience in the area of blood coagulation. Our Clinical Laboratory can provide esoteric diagnostic testing, core laboratory services and timely evaluations of instrumentation and reagent systems.

Our Projects

Our scientists are working on multiple projects in the field of hemostasis and thrombosis. In the area of cancer research, we have broad interests in the relationship of blood coagulation to cancer growth and spread, and understanding why cancer patients are more at risk of thrombosis.

Latest News

06-25-10 Grant from American Heart Association

Dr. Ali Amirkhosravi, Principal Scientist at the Florida Center for Thrombosis Research has been awarded a 2-year Grant-in-Aid by the American Heart Association. Dr. Amirkhosravi will study the mechanisms of coagulation activation and thrombosis induced by immune complexes.

05-25-10 Research to be published in The Journal of Immunology

A paper written by scientists at the Florida Hospital Center for Thrombosis Research titled "Anti-CD40L immune complexes potently activate platelets in vitro and cause thrombosis in FCGR2A transgenic mice" has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Immunology.

04-30-10 Midwest Coag Conference

Dr. John Francis will be presenting a lecture entitled "Laboratory Assessment of Platelet Function" at the upcoming Symposium on Bleeding & Thrombosis presented by Midwest Coag Hemostasis and Thrombosis Laboratories on May 6-7, 2010.

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Florida Hospital Center for Thrombosis Research
2501 North Orange Avenue
Suite #786
Orlando, FL 32804

Phone: (407) 303-2440 (main office)
Phone: (407) 303-2449 (clinical lab)
Fax: (407) 303-2441

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