Experience

Georgetown University School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assistant Professor (adjunct)

  • Feb 1995 - Present

  I teach a course, 'How To Be A Good Prescriber' to first year medical students. This course is an introduction to principles of rational medicine use. Course focuses on issues that affect drug prescribing and use, including sources and evaluation of drug information; issues surrounding drug development/regulation and the FDA; drug promotion; adverse drug reactions; medication errors; drug quality; drug pricing; patient counseling, education, and compliance; drug prescribing for special populations (e.g., children, pregnant women, elderly); herbal preparations; informed consent and ethical issues in drug development. This selective is perhaps the only such offering in the nation in a medical school with a great deal of focus on drug development, regulation and the role of the FDA. Show less



Rutgers University, School of Public Health

• NJ, USA

• Associate Professor (adjunct)

  • Nov 2015 - Jun 2019

  Planned a course (s) on pharmacovigilance and drug regulatory science. Planned a course (s) on pharmacovigilance and drug regulatory science.



FDA

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Safety Reviewer/Medical Epidemiologist

  • 1998 - 2013

  Consultant to the review divisions of the CDER and reviewed safety data (spontaneous reports; observational studies; clinical trials; etc.) in the pre- and the postmarketing phase of drug development and helped the Agency make informed decisions regarding drug approval, benefit-risk assessment, and risk management plans. My experience and writing skills have allowed me to review and analyze data from a wide and complex range of sources and produce clear scientific reviews/reports that have assessed the safety and effectiveness of several FDA regulated therapeutic products. I have synthesized the recommendations from my reviews into plain language that has shaped the final labeling of the products and used for the Agency's Drug safety communications. At the FDA, I have been a scientific lead and/or led several projects involving collaboration with various disciplines within and outside the Agency. Show less



USP (United States Pharmacopiea)

• Rockville, MD, USA

• Medical Information Specialist

  • 1997 - 1998

  Developed monographs for appropriate disease management including diagnosis, treatment options, and treatment of choice; interacted with USP Anesthesiology; Dermatology; and Urology advisory panel members/consultants in finalizing text. Actively involved in the USAID (United States Agency for International Development)-funded Rational Pharmaceutical Management Project which supported rational drug use activities in resource-limited countries. Developed monographs for appropriate disease management including diagnosis, treatment options, and treatment of choice; interacted with USP Anesthesiology; Dermatology; and Urology advisory panel members/consultants in finalizing text. Actively involved in the USAID (United States Agency for International Development)-funded Rational Pharmaceutical Management Project which supported rational drug use activities in resource-limited countries.



Public Citizen

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Researcher

  • Jun 1994 - May 1995



Health Action International (HAI) - Pakistan

• Coordinator

  • Jan 1985 - Sep 1990

  Health Action International-Pakistan was part of an international network of consumer advocacy groups and individuals, working to increase access to essential medicines and improve their rational use through research excellence and evidence-based advocacy. Health Action International-Pakistan was part of an international network of consumer advocacy groups and individuals, working to increase access to essential medicines and improve their rational use through research excellence and evidence-based advocacy.



Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Pakistan

• Partner

  • Jan 1986 - Dec 1989

  Pesticide Action Network (PAN) - Pakistan was part of a network of over 600 participating nongovernmental organizations, institutions and individuals in over 90 countries working to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives. Pesticide Action Network (PAN) - Pakistan was part of a network of over 600 participating nongovernmental organizations, institutions and individuals in over 90 countries working to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives.



International Baby Food Action (IBFAN) - Pakistan

• Coordinator

  • Jan 1985 - Dec 1989

  IBFAN-Pakistan was part of a world-wide network of organizations and individuals working to reduce infant and child mortality; promotes breast-feeding and campaigns against irresponsible marketing of breastmilk substitutes IBFAN-Pakistan was part of a world-wide network of organizations and individuals working to reduce infant and child mortality; promotes breast-feeding and campaigns against irresponsible marketing of breastmilk substitutes