Council Members in this Study Group: 252
This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.
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Orthopaedic Surgeon
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - CC ![]()
Samir Mehta, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, he was an Instructor at Harborview Medical Center and Orthopaedic Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Division of Orthopaedic Trauma at the University of PennsylvaniaHealth...
Avram Goldberg, MD,FACRAssistant Professor
Albert Einstein College of Medicine ![]()
Avram Goldberg, MD, FACR, is Attending Physician at North Shore University Hospital and Assistant Professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. He is part of the Division of Rheumatology where he is responsible for treatment of autoimmune and musculoskeletal diseases including rheumatoid...
Chief Administrative Officer
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS INC ![]()
Carrie Harris-Muller is the Chief Administrative Officer of Kaiser Permanente in the Mid-Atlantic States. Previously, Ms. Harris-Muller served as the Regional Vice President of HealthPlan Administration and Contracting. She has held several executive leadership positions in healthcare, including Cigna...
Associate Spine Surgeon
Heartland Hand and Spine Orthopedic Center ![]()
Alexander Bailey, MD, is Medical Director of Heartland Spine & Specialty Hospital and a board certified Associate Spine Surgeon at the Heartland Hand & Spine Orthopedic Center in Kansas. Dr. Bailey practices at three area hospitals including a privately owned specialty hospital. He specializes in adult...
VP Operations
CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ![]()
Leo Pavliv, RPh, MBA, is Vice President Operations at Cumberland Pharmaceuticals in Tennessee. His job responsibilities include directing overall drug development activities for numerous products, regulatory affairs, product development, clinical and non-clinical development, manufacturing, and quality...
Director in Health and Productivity Practice
Buck Consultants, LLC. (Mellon Consultants) ![]()
Vikram Singh, MBA, is the Director in the Health and Productivity Practice at Buck Consultants. His expertise is in the financial and business aspects of pharmacy benefit management. Mr. Singh provides strategic advice in the areas of pharmacy benefit and health care finance, and on mergers and acquisitions...
Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHMPharmacy Consultant
Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM ![]()
Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM, is currently a Consultant working with health plans and pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Belazi is also a Consulting Practice Leader for Wolters Kluwer Health- Managed Care Group. Previously, he was the Senior Director of Pharmacy Services for Independence Blue Cross, alarge...
Steven Miller, MS, DPHPresident
Steven Miller, MS, DPH ![]()
Steven Miller, MSPharm, DPH, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of SJM Enterprises, a multi-faceted consumer-response organization, specializing in workers compensation, medication therapy management, and managed care pharmaceutical reimbursement issues, where he is working since February...
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Clarification of Benefits , Allow Cost Comparisions and Speed Claims Payments
September 23, 2009
Deficit Plays into Health Reform | www.washingtonpost.com
Health insurance coverage should be defined by specific ICD-9 codes with associated numbers of CPT-4 (service) codes allowed for each diagnosis. This structure would permit : benefit and cost comparisions between insurers, allow patients to understand which health problems are covered, and the number...
Sex - we can chemically get it up and now last longer?
August 2, 2009
Sciele Pharma And Plethora Solutions Announce Positive Results Of Final Phase III Pivotal Trial For PSD502 For Premature Ejaculation | www.medicalnewstoday.com
?? breakthrough
A missed opportunity - or is it?
June 30, 2009
FDA throws up roadblock for Takeda's diabetes drug | www.fiercebiotech.com
Plusses and minuses of not getting in the market now.
Thriving in a time of adversity - Sun Pharma pounces on shortage by getting approval on Oxycodone
April 13, 2009
Aemad Aslam, MBA, President, MindPharma
Sun Pharma gets USFDA's nod to market painkillers | www.hindu.com
Sun Pharma can greatly benefit from the nationwide shortage of Oxycodone Immediate Release Tablet, by getting approval from the FDA on their own generic. With recent recalls from different manufacturers, and the shortage of a comparable product Morphine Sulphate, the FDA currently estimates that return...
Denosumab May Help to Salvage Bone Health in Metastatic Disease
April 13, 2009
Randomized Phase II Trial Of Denosumab In Patients With Bone Metastases From Prostate Cancer, Or Other Neoplasms After Intravenous Bisphosphonates | www.medicalnewstoday.com
Metastatic spread to the bone is a common and problematic complication for many patients with advanced cancer. Current treatment with bisphosphonates only modestly controls skeletal spread. This study suggests that the monoclonal antibody Denosumab has biologic and clinical activity to help patients...
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Pharmacists (US) | 2079 |
| Generic Drug Economic Experts | 767 |
| Economic Experts on Managed Care | 716 |
| Managed Care Experts | 670 |
| Medicare Experts | 495 |
| Pharmacists at Hospitals | 634 |
| Economic Experts on Formulary Designs (US) | 51 |
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