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Former Spark Therapeutics head of ophthalmic medical affairs, responsible for the development and approval of Luxturna™, to lead development of SparingVision s proprietary asset, SPVN06, and further pipeline development
Paris, February 04, 2021 – SparingVision (the Company ), a genomic medicine company developing vision saving treatments for ocular diseases, today announces the appointment of Dr Daniel C. Chung as Chief Medical Officer ( CMO ). Dr Chung brings a wealth of experience in successful ocular gene therapy development, having led the global medical strategy for ophthalmology at Spark Therapeutics ( Spark ), a leading rare disease gene therapy company, where he played a pivotal role in the clinical development and approval of Luxturna™, the first gene therapy to be approved in the US for a genetic disease. Spark was acquired by Roche in 2019 for $4.3 billion.
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President Joe Biden has named his long-time physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor as the new White House physician, according to a report from ABC News.
Dr. Kevin O’Connor will replace Dr. Sean Conley, who served as the White House physician in the Trump administration. According to CNN, it s not uncommon for a president to name his own physician when taking office, though his two most recent predecessors each retained the incumbent doctor who had attended the men who served before them.
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Dr. O Connor, a retired Army colonel, served in the US Army for 22 years. In addition to degrees from St. Bonaventure University and the New York Institute of Technology College of Medicine. Dr. O’Connor has military education that includes Airborne School in 1986, AMEDD Officer Basic Course in 1993, and US Army Flight Surgeon training in 1998.
Joe Biden ousts White House s Dr. Sean Conley who talked up Trump s condition when he was battling COVID and brings in his own long-term physician
President Joe Biden has replaced Donald Trump s controversial White House physician with his own doctor, Dr. Kevin O Connor
O Connor replaces Dr. Sean Conley, who was criticized for giving conflicting information about Trump s condition when Trump was battling COVID-19
O Connor has served as Biden s doctor for more than a decade
He s a retired U.S. Army colonel
It s not unusual for a president to appoint his own doctor
The White House physician usually travels with president and treats first family
Enalare Therapeutics Completes Formation of Its Scientific Advisory Board Posted Jan 13, 2021
The Appointments of Professors Albert Dahan MD, PhD and Tong Joo (TJ) Gan MD, MHS, MBA Highlight a World Class Collection of Medical and Pharmaceutical Industry Experts
PRINCETON, N.J., January 12, 2021 – Enalare Therapeutics Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing novel therapies for patients suffering from acute respiratory conditions, announced today that it has completed formation of its scientific advisory board. The Company is very pleased to welcome Albert Dahan MD, PhD, Tong Joo (TJ) Gan MD, Robert Raffa PhD, Eugene Vortsman DO, David Battleman MD, and Alexander Krause PhD to the organization as it advances the development of its lead product ENA-001 for several life-threatening indications involving respiratory depression.
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