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Honorary Co-Chairs

We Are Proud to Announce the DIA 2022 Honorary Co-Chairs!

Robert M. Califf

 

Robert M. Califf, MD, FDA Commissioner


Stephanie Crawford

Stephanie Crawford, PhD, MPH, Professor, Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago 




  • Biographies

    Robert M. Califf, MD, FDA Commissioner

    Dr. Robert M. Califf was confirmed earlier this year as the 25th Commissioner of Food and Drugs.

    As Commissioner, Dr. Califf oversees the full breadth of the FDA portfolio and execution of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and other applicable laws. This includes assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products for human use, and medical devices; the safety and security of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, products that give off electronic radiation; and the regulation of tobacco products.

    Dr. Califf has had a long and distinguished career as a physician, researcher, and leader in the fields of science and medicine. He is a nationally recognized expert in cardiovascular medicine, health outcomes research, health care quality, and clinical research, and a leader in the growing field of translational research, which is key to ensuring that advances in science translate into medical care.

    This is Dr. Califf’s second stint as Commissioner. He also served in 2016 as the 22nd Commissioner. Before assuming the position at that time, he served as the FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Medical Products and Tobacco.

    Prior to rejoining the FDA in 2022, Dr. Califf was head of medical strategy and Senior Advisor at Alphabet Inc., contributing to strategy and policy for its health subsidiaries Verily Life Sciences and Google Health. He joined Alphabet in 2019, after serving as a professor of medicine and vice chancellor for clinical and translational research at Duke University. He also served as director of the Duke Translational Medicine Institute and was the founding director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute.

    Dr. Califf is a graduate of Duke University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and a fellowship in cardiology at Duke.


    Stephanie Crawford, PhD, MPH

    University of Illinois at Chicago, United States

    Stephanie Crawford, PhD, MPH, is Executive Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Strategic Initiatives and Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy. Her research focuses on access, disparities reduction in the medication-use process, and pharmacy systems evaluation. She chairs the United States Pharmacopeia Expert Committee on Nomenclature and Labeling. She was a charter member of the FDA Advisory Committee on Drug Safety and Risk Management and continues to serve as a consultant and ad hoc voting member. Previously, she was Director of Scientific Affairs for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists in Bethesda, MD.


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