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Darcy Louzao

Clinical Trials Project Leader III
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Box 3850 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27708
200 Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Clinical Trials Project Leader III Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Lessons Learned From Using PCORnet® to Support the Pathways to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Impact of Specialty Referral Among People With HIV From Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups in the Southern United States (PATHWAYS Study).

Journal Article Med Care · February 1, 2026 OBJECTIVE: The PATHWAYS Study utilized data from the PCORnet® Common Data Model (CDM) at 4 sites participating in the STAR Clinical Research Network to assess the frequency of cardiology encounters for under-represented racial and ethnic minority group peo ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Investigating the Use of the Fast Health Care Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Standard to Support Data Activities Across the PCORnet® Infrastructure: Lessons Learned From the FHIR Pilots of the Coordinating Center for PCORnet®.

Journal Article Med Care · February 1, 2026 BACKGROUND: Institutions that participate in PCORnet® transform their local electronic health record (EHR) data into the PCORnet® Common Data Model (CDM), which is then used to generate data extracts for PCORnet® Studies. PCORnet® Studies can also include ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Assessing and improving research readiness in PCORnet®.

Journal Article J Clin Transl Sci · 2025 PURPOSE: We describe the steps taken to assess and improve the research readiness of data within PCORnet®, specifically focusing on the results of the PCORnet data curation process between Cycle 7 (October 2019) and Cycle 16 (October 2024). MATERIAL AND ME ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Comparative Effectiveness of Emerging Medications in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

ResearchProject Leader · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2025 - 2031

Data Services for the Coordinating Center for PCORnet®"

ResearchProject Leader · Awarded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute · 2025 - 2028

NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory-Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

ResearchProject Leader · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2028

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