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Chris Stein, MD, PhD, Joins Allergan As Director, Medical Safety Physician

Former Global Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Safety Physician Otsuka Pharmaceuticals

Chris Stein, MD, PhD, was recruited by Life Science Partner to serve as Director, Medical Safety Physician for Allergan where he will oversee Pharmacovigilance for Allergan’s CNS drug portfolio.

In his previous role at Otsuka, Stein partnered with safety physicians at Bristol Myers Squibb to co-market the block buster drug, Abilify, and formulate a regulatory compliance strategy and risk management plan while providing signal evaluation and drug safety reporting.

“Intelligent, articulate and passionate about pharmacovigilance, Stein will be able to hit the ground running in his CNS role for Allergan’s pharmacovigilance team,” states Tom Callaway, MD, Founder and President of Life Science Partner. “He brings exceptional analytical and writing skills to be a great addition to the team.”

Chris Stein earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and Computer Science in 1984 from the Southwest Missouri State University. He completed his MD and PhD from the St. Louis University School of Medicine and his MPH from the University of Kentucky College of Public Health.

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Yanshan Ma, MD, PhD, Joins Allergan As Senior Director, Medical Safety Physician

Former Senior Director, Global Safety Officer at The Medicines Company

Life Science Partner recruited Yanshan Ma, MD, PhD, to become Senior Director, Medical Safety Physician, Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases for Allergan. 

In her new role Dr. Ma will be responsible for the group’s safety strategy, pharmacovigilance and medical risk management.

Dr. Ma joins Allergan after leading a cross-functional safety management team at The Medicines Company where she was responsible for ensuring accurate safety evaluation and signal detection.  She’s been a key member in the growth of The Medicines Company.

“Dr. Ma has hands-on leadership experience of both small groups and matrix organizations of physicians and safety scientists,” commented Tom Callaway, MD, Founder and President of Life Science Partner.  “She has the work ethic and pharmacovigilence knowledge that will fit nicely with the entrepreneurial environment of Allergan.”

Dr. Ma earned her PhD in Biochemistry from East Tennessee State University’s James E. Quillen College of Medicine and her MD from Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences in China.

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