Dr. James Carroll, MD
Principal Investigator & Medical Director
About Dr. Carroll
Dr. James Carroll serves as both Principal Investigator and Medical Director at Vitalix Clinical, playing a central role in shaping the organization’s clinical strategy, safety oversight, and high operational standards. A board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with more than two decades of acute-care experience, Dr. Carroll brings an exceptional level of clinical judgment, diagnostic versatility, and comfort managing complex medical and psychiatric presentations.
In addition to Emergency Medicine, Dr. Carroll is board-certified in Addiction Medicine and has served in multiple leadership roles, including Medical Director of the OnCall Healthy Living Program and long-standing Attending Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mercy Medical Center.
Dr. Carroll’s research experience spans a wide range of therapeutic areas, including Alzheimer’s disease and agitation in dementia, depression, treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, ADHD, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance use disorders, infectious disease, and obesity. His involvement in Phase II and III trials across neurology, psychiatry, and general medicine strengthens Vitalix’s ability to execute complex protocols with precision and exceptional patient care.
As Medical Director, Dr. Carroll provides oversight across all Vitalix locations, ensuring consistent protocol adherence, safety standards, rater competency, and clinical best practices. He earned his Doctor of Medicine from Albany Medical College and completed his undergraduate studies in Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame.
Clinical expertise
Dr. Carroll brings dual board certification and over two decades of acute-care and research experience across behavioral health, neurology, and general medicine.
Emergency & Addiction Medicine
Dual board-certified with more than 20 years in acute care, including Medical Director roles and Attending Physician at Mercy Medical Center.
Broad Therapeutic Range
Research experience spanning Alzheimer’s, depression, TRD, PTSD, bipolar disorder, ADHD, OCD, SUD, infectious disease, and obesity across Phase II and III trials.
Medical Oversight
Provides cross-site oversight ensuring protocol adherence, safety standards, rater competency, and clinical best practices at all Vitalix locations.
Our people
Meet the rest of the team
Dr. Carroll works alongside dedicated research professionals committed to high-quality trials and compassionate patient care.