Luis Cuza

Manager, Clinical Monitoring Luis is a seasoned clinical research professional with broad therapeutic experience encompassing cardiology, dermatology, gastroenterology, immunology, infectious diseases, metabolism and endocrinology, neurology, respirology, and rheumatology. Luis was completing his Medical Degree in his native Cuba when he had the opportunity to flee for the United States. When he arrived, he immediately began…

Praful Bhanushali

Manager, Clinical Data Management With over 15 years of expertise in clinical trials and clinical data management, Praful has successfully managed over 35 trials spanning dermatology, oncology, infectious diseases, respiratory, and autoimmune therapeutic areas. He currently leads end-to-end data management services as well as deliverables for the Biostatistics, Statistical Programming, and Medical Writing departments. Praful…

Tracy Hudson

Vice President, Proposals & Vendor Management: With a remarkable career spanning over 30 years, Tracy brings unparalleled expertise and a proven record of driving strategic business results. Throughout her career, she has supported global outsourcing strategy across all phases of research at innovator sponsors such as Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Schering-Plough, and Aventis Pharmaceuticals. In her most…

Julie Arnold

Vice President, Project Management Julie has over 20 years of experience managing full-service clinical trials. She formerly served as Senior Vice President at Elligo Health Research and Senior Director at Syneos Health, where she drove client satisfaction and repeat business by developing high-performing global, matrix-based teams and collaborating effectively with sites to meet timelines and…

Zaidoon A. Al-Zubaidy

Executive Chairman Zaidoon A. Al-Zubaidy is a clinical development executive with over 20 years of experience in clinical end point trials in patient populations and bioequivalence in healthy volunteers. Zaidoon was the VP Operations then the Executive Scientific Liaison for Akesis, responsible for building the privately owned quality driven contract research organization providing dermatology clinical…

Birva Shah, CCRP

Head of Quality Assurance Birva is a trusted leader in building and sustaining quality management systems. With over 20 years of experience in quality assurance, she has interacted with regulatory requirements from every perspective, providing her with unique and actionable insight into quality control. As Catawba’s head of quality assurance, it is her mission to…

Lokesh Chaudhari PGDCR, EPBM

Managing Director, India Lokesh is a results-oriented leader who will reach across every department to find a solution. With over 18 years managing complex clinical trials overseas, Lokesh is Catawba’s director of India Operations and ambassador to the Asia-Pacific region. He and his team provide first-rate global resources and peerless research experience for those clients…

Jack McLane, Ph.D.

Chief Scientific Officer Jack’s a visionary leader, with international experience in start-ups, venture capital-funded biotech companies, large pharma, generics, and clinical research organizations (CRO). He’s worked with firms encompassing all development phases and product types in the pharmaceutical, biological and medical device industries. In this time, Jack’s built a strong reputation for formulating and executing…

Jason Dean

Chief Financial Officer Jason Dean has over 24 years of diverse experience with the proven ability to drive sustained revenue and profit growth across multiple organizations. His hands on, collaborative approach has led to successful positions in a variety of organizations across multiple industries. Jason leads Catawba Research in strategic planning and direction, applying his…

Andrew Silverman, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer Andrew is a growth-minded executive with nearly 30 years of experience building biopharmaceutical companies on a global scale. As Catawba’s chief executive officer, it is his mission to expand on the company’s worldwide footprint and offer first-class research services to organizations in the United States, Asia-Pacific and around the world. At Catawba,…