Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Investigador clínico
Clinical researcher (KLIH-nih-kul reh-SER-cher)
A health professional who works directly with patients, or uses data from patients, to do research on health and disease and to develop new treatments. Clinical researchers may also do research on how health care practices affect health and disease.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.