Leading Experts on Healthcare

Michele F. Smith is currently Manager of Business Development at Ground Zero Pharmaceuticals in California. Ms. Smith manages early contact with clients providing the necessary materials and /or communications needed. She also maintains central electronic storage and intranet communications. Additionally,...

Jonathan Song, MD, MBA, is the General Manager and CEO of Dakao Healthcare Consulting Co. Ltd., a pharmaceutical and healthcare management consulting company in Shanghai, China, since October 2006. Previously, Dr. Song was the Vice President of Sinopharm Holding Co. Ltd., the biggest pharmaceutical...

John Spurlock, MD, is Medical Director of the Continence Management Institute of the Lehigh Valley. Dr. Spurlock has expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of female urinary incontinence and pelvic prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction. His areas of interest include minimally invasive surgery for...

David Staskin, MD, was an Associate Professor of Urology and Director of the Section of Voiding Dysfunction at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell (2002-2008) and Associate Professor of Urology, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Decaconess Medical Center (1989-2002). Dr. Staskin has expertise in...

Joanne Steinhardt, MFA, is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer for DataPros for Healthcare. Ms. Steinhardt oversees the financial, marketing, and technological design for the company. Over the past 15 years she has experienced a diverse background covering healthcare, advertising/marketing and...

Dan Streja, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is Co-Director of the Lipid Clinic, the Cardiovascular Prevention Clinic and Diabetes Clinic, and the Divisions of Cardiology and Endocrinology at VA Medical Center of West Los Angeles. Dr. Streja has...

Jin Suh, MD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is also an Associate Medical Director of the HIV-AIDS Program at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, New York. Dr. Suh is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease....

Dr. Summers is currently employed as an Associate Professor at the Purdue University School of Pharmacy. Prior to joining Purdue University, Dr. Summers was employed for seven years at Eli Lilly and Company as a Senior Research Scientist in Outcomes Research. He joined Lilly from Prudential Health...

Wade Sunada, PhD, is a Managing Consultant with Life Science Strategy Group (LSSG). Dr. Sunada has over 5 years of life sciences consulting experience. Dr. Sunada’s functional expertise includes pre- and post-launch product planning, medical device technology assessments, opportunity assessments,...

David Sykes is the Principal of PRMA Consulting, United Kingdom. He is an expert in pricing, reimbursement, and health outcomes within pharmaceutical and medical device sectors. Mr. Sykes has over 12 years of blue chip experience at J&J, Lilly, and Organon within global, European and UK roles. He has...

Mark Tapsak, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Bloomsburg University, he was a Senior Scientist at DexCom in San Diego, CA. Dr. Tapsak has also worked for Medtronic in Minneapolis, MN. His academic experience centers on polymer synthesis,...

Victor Tapson, MD, is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at Duke University School of Medicine and the Medical Director of the Duke Pulmonary Hypertension Center. Dr. Tapson was Director for the Duke Lung Transplant Program for over 10 years and Director for the Center...

Sylvia Tara, PhD, MBA is President at FirstLine Consulting Group. Dr. Tara has expertise in pharmaceutical/biotechnology drug development and marketing. Her previous employers include McKinsey & Co., Genentech and Biogen Idec. Her firm provides in-depth investigations into clinical trials that have...

Lawrence Tena, MD, is an Attending Physician in the Department of Radiation Oncology at St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center in New York, NY. He is Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at New York Medical College and Associate Adjunct at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. He also owns a free...

Donald Thea, MD, is a Professor of International Health at Boston University School of Public Health, Massachusetts. He has also been the Director of the Clinical Research Unit. This unit oversees a portfolio of international clinical research in the areas of infectious diseases, tropical medicine,...

Dean Traiger, MD, is the Owner of Physician's Primary Care of Southwest Florida. Dr. Traiger is board certified in Family Practice and specializes in general primary care across the continuum of pediatrics, adolescent, and adult and geriatric care. He is also focused on diabetes care, hypertension,...

Brent Treiger, M.D., has almost fifteen years of product development experience in the biotech / pharmaceutical industry and has been significantly involved in the successful development of several oncology products. Dr. Treiger’s special skills include assessing clinical trials for likelihood of success,...

Donald Tsai, MD, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center. Dr. Tsai specializes in the treatment of hematological malignancies such as leukemia, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and bone marrow transplantation....

Barbara Turkington, MS, is the President of Medical Market Consulting, New Hamshire. She has over 20 years experience in medical sales and marketing. Ms. Turkington is involved in market research and market planning. She has held positions of increasing responsibility including Vice President of Marketing...

Alexander Vaccaro, MD,PhD is a Professor and Attending Surgeon in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Dr. Vaccaro has done extensive research on a broad range of topics related to disorders of the spine and has over 500 publications in both...