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John Pracyk

December 22, 2021/in Medical Technology/by Medical Affairs

John Pracyk is an executive medical leader with deep expertise in the safe and effective design, development, and commercialization of medical devices. Clinically trained as a Neurological Surgeon he possesses an uncommon blend of business and medical expertise and is a passionate proponent of value-based care and outcomes-driven, evidence-based practices. Dr. Pracyk is a recognized thought leader and program architect in the development of collaborative healthcare delivery platforms with a proven track record of multidisciplinary program buildouts and care redesign successes. A servant leader who motivates high-performing teams to outpace innovation timelines, exceed expectations, and fuel organizational transformation.

Prior to joining Olympus, Dr. Pracyk held multiple leadership roles of increasing responsibility with DePuy Synthes-Spine, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices. He began his MedTech career in 2016 as Franchise Medical Director where he fostered meaningful innovation to drive safety and value for patients worldwide. There he delivered deep medical and scientific insights to the R&D and commercial teams for product ideation and development, including conceptual, hands-on evaluation, and clinical research perspectives.

In 2017, Dr. Pracyk was tapped to be medically responsible for J&J’s Global Spine Platform as the Franchise Medical Leader leveraging integrated procedural solutions to drive innovation and answer unmet clinical needs. He forged relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Key Opinion Leaders, practicing surgeons, global regulatory agencies, professional societies, and executive leadership teams from hospitals, health systems, and integrated delivery networks.

In 2018, Dr. Pracyk was appointed Integrated Leader of Preclinical Research, Clinical Research, and Medical Affairs (PCM), a newly integrated scientific platform for Spine. The PCM concept incorporates product development with preclinical and clinical research outcomes and unifies them within the context of Medical Affairs to substantiate safety, performance, and value. Their objective is to ensure that all platform decisions are medically informed, surgically literate, clinically relevant, and financially sustainable. His PCM team’s accomplishments were spotlighted in J&J’s Meet the Innovator series as they got out in front of all goals, condensed timetables to move ahead, and completed the clinical post market clinical follow up plans for the new European Medical Device Regulation a full year ahead of schedule.

Outside of Olympus, Dr. Pracyk is becoming a leading voice in the Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) where he was elected President of the Americas Region, Treasurer of the Executive Committee, and Board Director. MAPS amplifies the individual voices of over 6100 medical professionals that serve patients from within 200+ medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers. By contextualizing the real-world clinical needs of patients, providers, and policy makers MAPS succinctly translates science into value to deliver a strategically critical scientific perspective in today’s ever-changing global healthcare landscape.

Dr. Pracyk obtained his BS, MD and PhD degrees through the Early Identification and the Medical Scientist Training Programs at Duke University. He was competitively awarded research fellowships at Cambridge University and the National Institutes of Health. He received his Neurological Surgery training at Duke University & The George Washington University and then completed a clinical spine fellowship at the University of Iowa. In 2015, he obtained a healthcare focused MBA at the Haslam College of Business of The University of Tennessee. Dr. Pracyk is a Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons, as well as a Diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He maintains active memberships in the Medical Affairs Professional Society, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, North American Spine Society, AO Spine, Phi Kappa Phi, and the American College of Healthcare Executives.

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Gregory Christopherson

May 1, 2020/in Membership Committee, Mentorship Working Group Medical Technology Chicago, Launch Excellence Masterclass/by Medical Affairs

Greg Christopherson is the Vice President of Medical Affairs for Medline Industries, a privately-owned manufacturer and distributor of medical devices and supplies devoted to the continuum of healthcare. His current role oversees creation and execution of a comprehensive clinical strategy for the company, encompassing: identification of business and regulatory needs (Clinical Affairs), study design and execution (Clinical Operations), communication of clinical results and publication tactics (Medical Communications) and development of clinical research partners, medical education initiatives and coordination of Medical Science Liaisons (Clinical Development).

Prior to joining Medline, Greg served in a scientific affairs capacity for the medical aesthetics division of Allergan, coordinating R&D efforts to commercially support new product launches and the existing device portfolio for breast implants and acellular dermal matrices. He played a key collaborative role internally, integrating divisions across the company (Regulatory, Sales & Marketing, Medical Affairs, R&D) to define and execute research strategy, as well as acting as the primary scientist for KOL engagement and medical education.

His previous experience is heavily centered in R&D, as a postdoctoral fellow in the NIH examining the pathophysiology of heterotopic ossification in blast-injured soldiers at Walter Reed, and as a senior scientist at LifeCell, creating novel tissue-based devices for colorectal and wound healing applications. He received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

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David Kelaher

David Kelaher

May 17, 2024/in LE Basel/by Jalene Kaiser
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Elise Blankenship

December 28, 2021/in acknowledgements, MedComm/by
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Ivan Desviat

Ivan Desviat

December 21, 2021/in Executive Program Committee External Education/by Medical Affairs

Ivan Desviat, MBA, CHCP is Director Medical Education Excellence for AbbVie biotech overseeing company led Medical Education strategic planning, implementation approach, and program impact measures for Medical Affairs across all company’s Therapeutic Areas at Global HQ and affiliates. He brings more than 20 years of documented success across a variety of Affiliate, EU Regional, US and Global assignments in Medical Affairs organization, Commercial teams and Continuous Performance roles.  

Ivan is recognized for enhancing Medical Affairs internal capabilities such as scientific platforms, KOL engagement, insights, internal training and delivering educational engagement strategies with innovative programs in different local, regional, and global roles.  

He has author several congresses oral, and posters related to medical education research and was granted in 2017 the prestigious GAME Medical Education international award for a PI program in collaboration with the health agency in Spain.  

He recently accepted the role of Co-Chair of the MAPS External Education Focus Area Working Group. In this effort he will be working to enhance the value of Medical Affairs education within the industry while providing visibility to new approaches and solutions recently created in response to the changing landscape.   

Ivan received the bachelor’s degree in industrial chemistry (M.Sc.) from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid (Spain), and was recipient of an Erasmus study grant to complete the Chemical Engineering degree (ChE) from the Ecole européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Materieu at Strasburg (France). He completed his MBA at Instituto de Empresa (IE), and holds a six sigma black belt and CHCP certification.

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Heidi Anthoni

September 20, 2022/in APAC Leadership Committee MedStrat/by Jalene Kaiser

Heidi is based in Tokyo, Japan and leads the Oncology Medical Affairs Strategy for the Asia Pacific and South America region at Daiichi Sankyo. She is also a member of the MAPS focus area working group Medical Strategy & Launch Excellence. Heidi has 12 years’experience working in Medical Affairs in various roles across countries and therapeutic areas,and is passionate about developing innovative solutions for the benefit of patients, as well as driving change, building high-performing teams, and enhancing collaboration to bring out the best out of people and organizations. Before moving to Japan, Heidi was based in Germany as the Regional Medical Affairs Director at Daiichi Sankyo Europe, driving the medical strategy and launch excellence for Oncology indications. Heidi also has several years of field based Medical Affairs experience working with Amgen as well as Baxalta in Europe. Heidi holds a PhD in Molecular Biology from Karolinska Institute, Sweden, and an MBA from Helsinki School of Economics, Finland. She is a strong supporter of women in leadership and is also volunteering with the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association as the Branch Lead for Asia-Pacific. She believes success is all about collaboration and joining forces, andtogether we can make an impact and transform the Medical Affairs profession to the next level.

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Alf Bernhardt

July 10, 2024/in LE Basel/by Jalene Kaiser
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陳亮恭

July 10, 2024/in taipei-cn/by Jalene Kaiser
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張可佩

August 5, 2022/in taipei-cn, LE Taiwan Chinese/by Jalene Kaiser

Kopei 於 2016 年 5 月加入安進,當安進在台灣建立醫藥部門時,領導公司產品的醫療策略、計劃和活動,並推動公司台灣同仁與區域和全球的連結與互動。 到2022 年, Kopei 已加入製藥產業在醫療事務方面擁有超過 13 年的經驗,擔任過醫藥顧問、臨床試驗、科學溝通、在藥廠不同領域的醫藥事務管理等各種角色,在之前已有急診醫學領域11 年的臨床經驗。

在加入安進之前,Kopei 於 2009 年 1 月至 2016 年 4 月在葛蘭素史克工作,擔任台灣地區醫藥顧問與醫藥處長,領導醫療事務、臨床運營和法規事務團隊。他帶領葛蘭素史克台灣完成醫藥互動模式的轉型。擔任醫藥顧問期間,他在台灣葛蘭素史克建立了一個科學溝通的團隊,並負責呼吸、免疫學、皮膚病學、神經科學、腫瘤學、代謝、感染領域提供專業協助。

1996年畢業於國立陽明醫科大學,獲得醫學學士學位,先後在林口長庚醫院接受急診醫學培訓,並在長庚醫院、衛福部基隆醫院、門諾基督教醫院從事急診與臨床治療與照護的工作。

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Tamara Palagashvili

August 18, 2022/in LE Boston/by Jalene Kaiser
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