Amit Vijapura, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist with more than 25 years of clinical research experience across psychiatry, neurology, addiction medicine, and central nervous system (CNS) drug development. As Tekton Research’s CNS Key Opinion Leader, Dr. Vijapura helps Sponsors, CROs, investigators, and research sites align study strategy with real-world site execution across Tekton’s neuroscience portfolio.
Dr. Vijapura has served as Principal Investigator on more than 40 clinical trials and has held leadership roles across research sites, CROs, and biotechnology companies. His therapeutic expertise includes major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, PTSD, insomnia, Alzheimer’s disease, addiction, and substance use disorders. His experience in medical monitoring, protocol development, safety oversight, investigator engagement, and clinical operations provides a comprehensive perspective on both the scientific and site-level delivery aspects of CNS research.
