Clinical Research

Research at Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s is dedicated to conducting high-quality, cutting-edge trials and studies that bring new treatments to those who need them. Our research keeps our community’s medical providers at the leading edge of advancements and discoveries.

Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s protect the rights and well-being of all who participate in our clinical trials. We are dedicated to upholding ethical standards in our research practices and demonstrate this dedication through our policies.

More than 400 clinical research staff at Norton Research Institute and Norton Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, provide support for studies across more than 30 specialties. Our portfolio of more than 1,100 active studies includes translational research, investigational device studies, health outcome studies, biorepository and bench lab research, data collection, and Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trials.

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David A. Robertson, M.D.

David A. Robertson, M.D., neurologist and neuroimmunologist, is helping to expand neurologic care for adults with physical and intellectual disabilities.

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Norton Children’s nationally ranked for pediatric cancer care by U.S. News & World Report

Cancer care offered through Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, is ranked among the top 50 pediatric cancer programs nationwide by U.S. News & World Report in its 2024–2025 Best […]

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Norton Children’s announces new pediatric care campus, second dedicated hospital

Norton Children’s, a comprehensive pediatric health care system based in Louisville, plans to build a new pediatric care campus that will include a full-service hospital for children with complex medical needs, research facilities and expanded […]

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May 2025 Norton Children’s Medical Group New Providers

Sharon E. Cissell MSN, APRN Pediatric General Surgery Elizabeth A. Janes, APRN, CPNP-AC Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Carolyn R. Schuler, APRN Pediatric Emergency Medicine Carolyn R. Schuler, APRN Pediatrics

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May 2025 Norton Medical Group new providers

Katherine E. Howle, M.D. Hospital Medicine Amy R. Quillo, M.D. Surgical Oncology Tennis J. Sugg Jr., D.O. Emergency Medicine Kimberly S. Doan, APRN Cardiology Kristina M. Fletcher, APRN, FNP-C Family Medicine Amber R. Hilburn, APRN […]

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Leading with compassion, Mustafa Barbour, M.D., advances pediatric neuro-oncology care in Kentucky

Mustafa Barbour, M.D., pediatric neuro-oncologist with Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, is working to advance pediatric neuro-oncology care in Kentucky, where the incidence of pediatric brain tumors exceeds the […]

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