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June 26, 2009 - American Health Systems Corporation (American HSC), a leading international Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance service provider, is pleased to announce that Karl Gallegos, MD, an authority on Pharmacovigilance, Risk Assessment, and Risk Management is a partner with American HSC.
Dr Alan L Bess, President and CEO of American HSC said “Dr Gallegos is a recognized expert and authority in the field of Pharmacovigilance. His expertise, experience, and passion for Drug Safety is the perfect fit for American HSC, allowing us to provide a formidable array of unique drug safety outsourcing capabilities”.
Dr Gallegos has provided expert assistance in all activities related to pharmacovigilance and safety assessment of investigational and marketed drugs, biologicals and medical devices, including: evidence-based drug safety and risk management solutions; regulatory strategy, regulatory intelligence, and development of proactive pharmacovigilance and risk management plans; development of specialized drug safety database and safety registry initiatives; drug safety database system software selection, related implementation and development of SOPs, hosting services guidelines and work instructions for clinical safety and post marketing safety; critical enterprise wide RFP/ RFI development for electronic data capture, and pharmacovigilance system implementations.
Dr. Gallegos received his undergraduate degree from MIT, and his MD degree from Harvard Medical School. He trained in General Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, and did a fellowship in Orthopedics and Rheumatology Research at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He has also studied epidemiology at Emory University in Atlanta and received an MPH in Public Health from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr Gallegos has served on numerous committees and held office in several professional organizations. He has been a frequent speaker and contributor in national conferences, is widely published, and is the recipient of numerous awards.
About American Health Systems Corporation
American HSC is an internationally recognized leader in Drug Safety, Pharmacovigilance, and Pharmacoepidemiology. Our mission is to provide a competitive advantage for our clients. American HSC delivers a unique combination of highly skilled and experienced drug safety experts, exclusive technology, and best practices in drug safety and pharmacovigilance.
To learn more about American HSC please visit their website at www.americanhsc.net
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