About Vital Care Research

Rigorous science, delivered with care.

For over a decade, our Miami-Dade center has helped sponsors bring therapies to life — combining operational excellence with a genuine commitment to the communities we serve.

Our mission

Science that reaches
the patients who need it.

We exist to accelerate safe, effective treatments, bringing tomorrow's medicine to South Florida's diverse population today.

From first feasibility call to final close-out, our team treats sponsor data and patient wellbeing as inseparable priorities.

Patient waiting in the Vital Care Research lobby
What guides us

Principles behind every study.

01

Data integrity

Accurate, source-verified, audit-ready documentation on every visit — without exception.

02

Patient dignity

Informed, supported, and respected participants who stay engaged through study completion.

03

Operational rigor

Disciplined timelines, proactive communication, and protocols executed exactly as written.

04

Community access

Bringing trials to underrepresented populations so research reflects the patients it serves.

On-site laboratory at Vital Care Research
Our facility

Purpose-built for clinical research.

Our Miami site is equipped to support complex protocols end-to-end, on-site.

  • Private exam & monitoring rooms with dedicated source space
  • On-site processing, ambient & frozen sample storage
  • Temperature-monitored, access-controlled drug storage
  • Secure, redundant EDC and electronic source systems
Tour our space

A look inside our Miami facility.

Our physicians

Clinical leadership you can trust.

Our medical team brings decades of internal medicine and psychiatry expertise to protocol oversight and participant care.

Dr. Gilberto Jimenez, MD

Dr. Gilberto Jimenez, MD

Principal Investigator · Internal Medicine

Internist in South Florida with more than 20 years in clinical practice. Graduate of The Superior Institute of Medical Sciences of Camagüey.

  • Hypertension, diabetes, and arthritis
  • Medical eligibility and protocol oversight
  • Participant safety across active trials
Dr. Maria Rodil

Dr. Maria Rodil

Principal Investigator · Psychiatry

Principal Investigator with more than 40 years of clinical psychiatry experience.

  • Geriatric psychiatry and medication management
  • Depression, anxiety, and mood disorders
  • Integrated care with therapy teams
Credentials & compliance

Held to the highest standards.

ICH-GCP
Good Clinical Practice
FDA 21 CFR
Part 11 Compliant
IRB
Central & Local Ready
HIPAA
Privacy Safeguarded
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