Mobile, Alabama

Principal Investigator
Lawrence Sindel, MD earned his undergraduate degree from Tulane University and his medical degree from Louisiana State University. Afterward, he stayed in New Orleans to complete his as a pediatric internship and residency. He then ventured to Durham, North Carolina, where he finished his fellowship in allergy and immunology at Duke University. He later certified in pulmonology. Dr. Sindel began working in Mobile, Alabama in 1983 where he is a highly respected physician in the community, and began conducting clinical trials in 1992 with a focus on Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma, and COPD. He joined Velocity Clinical Research in 2022.

Principal Investigator
Amy McCoy, MD attended medical school at the University of South Alabama. She continued her training with an OBGYN residency at South Alabama. Dr. McCoy is a board certified OBGYN who has been in practice for over 12 years. She currently practices at Coastal OBGYN in Mobile, Alabama. She has been working with Velocity Research since 2022 conducting studies in women’s health and pregnancy.

Sub Investigator, Site Director
Mitzi Davis, CRNP, FNP-C joined Velocity Clinical Research (formerly MedPharmics) as a Sub Investigator and Site Director in 2021. She has taken the opportunity to utilize her medical knowledge in a leadership role and grow the Mobile site. Prior to clinical research, Mitzi worked as a registered nurse in Alabama, Kentucky, and Georgia. Mitzi earned her nursing degree from University of South Alabama and later, her Master of Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, from University of Mobile. Mitzi has also served as a nursing instructor at both of her alma maters.

Sub Investigator
Kristin Craft, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C completed her undergrade degree at The University of Alabama receiving her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She obtained her graduate degree at the University of Mobile with a Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner. Kristin has performed over 660 clinical hours of preceptorship with highly skilled medical professionals. She is an ambitious, board-certified nurse practitioner with 12 years of nursing experience in cardiac and critical care. She has worked at Springhill Hospital most of her career and has done some traveling nursing in California, Louisiana, and Alabama. Kristin also joined the clinical trials world in 2022 as a sub investigator.

She has demonstrated a career-long commitment to providing safe, patient focused, and cost-effective healthcare. Kristin is a compassionate medical professional dedicated to achieving positive medical outcomes and fostering trusting relationships with patients and their families. She is an enthusiastic advanced practitioner who is resourceful and skilled at thinking critically, optimizing patient care, and empowering others to improve their lives by promoting a holistic approach to health and wellness while utilizing evidence-based disease prevention strategies.