Andy Shapira

About Andy Shapira

MD, PhD with global CRO, pharmaceutical, medical device, clinical trial and academic experience. I am the Senior Director of Medical and Scientific Affairs for the Neurosciences in the Americas at ICON plc responsible for functions including providing medical expertise on clinical drug development throughout the life-cycle of a compound, providing benefit/risk evaluations and drug safety expertise, and serving as People Leader for the Neuroscience Group in the Americas. Previously, I was a clinical trial physician at Carman Research in Atlanta, Georgia. Before Carman Research, I was at Tikvah Therapeutics and responsible for R&D in psychiatry and neurology. Prior to Tikvah, I was director of Neuroscience, Solvay Pharmaceuticals where I helped direct its schizophrenia and Parkinson’s development programs. Prior to Solvay, I was Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Florida specialized in the treatment of anxiety, mood and impulse control disorders. I have been an investigator on numerous clinical trials and am widely published. I am a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, have an active GA medical and DEA license. I earned my BS degree in Chemistry and Biology at Emory University, my MD and PhD degrees at Vanderbilt University, and completed my psychiatric residency at the University of Cincinnati.I am an inventor on several patents:Pat 6,387,956 Methods of treating obsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersPat 7,208,477 Treatments for benign tumors, cancers, neoplasias, and/or other inflammatory disorders or diseasesPat 8,084,491 Treatments for Wound Healing Specialties: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Neurology, Global Clinical Research, Pharmaceutical Development, Drug Development, Clinical Trial Physician, Clinical Education, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications and Publications, Managing and Leading Teams, INDs, NDAs, Patents, M.D, Ph.D, Dr, Alpha Omega Alpha, Board-Certified Psychiatrist, Active State Medical License (GA) and DEA license

Experience

1. Senior Director, Medical & Scientific Affairs - Americas

   ICON plc

   Jul 2021 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

Education

• University of Cambridge

  Chemistry, Biochemistry

  1986 — 1987

• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

  M.D., Ph.D., Neuroscience

  1988 — 1995

• University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

  Psychiatry Residency

  1995 — 1999

• Emory University

  B.S., High Honors in Chemistry, Biology

  1984 — 1988

Skills

• Medicine
• Strategy
• Ind
• Psychopharmacology
• Neurology
• Program Management
• Product Development
• Research
• Biotechnology
• Medical Affairs
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Fda
• Leadership
• Training
• Pharmacology
• Science
• Treatment
• Start-Ups
• Medical Education
• Life Sciences
• Medical Writing
• Teaching
• CRO
• Management
• Medical Devices
• Clinical Research
• Patents
• Drug Development
• Cancer
• Gcp
• Oncology
• Clinical Trials
• Informatics
• Regulatory Affairs
• Lifesciences
• Clinical Study Design
• Psychiatry
• Clinical Development
• Neuroscience