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Office
Epirium Bio Inc
9171 Towne Center Dr
San Diego, CA 92122
Summary
- Cardiologist with experience in clinical cardiology, multiple areas of drug development (including gene therapy), pharmaceutical consulting and due diligence for mergers/acquisitions. I am currently Chief Medical Officer at Epirium Bio.
Clinical Expertise
- General cardiology, Obesity and obesity-related disorders, Lipid metabolism disorders, Public health, Gene therapy, Health economics, Risk management, Drug development, Phase II as Topic Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic Clinical Trials
Education & Training
- University of North CarolinaMBA, Business Administration, Beta Gamma Sigma, 2008 - 2009
- University of North Carolina SystemMBA, 2009
- Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1996 - 1999
- Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
- Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1993
- University of California, Santa BarbaraBS, Mechanical Engineering, 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1995 - 2026
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Beta Gamma Sigma University of North Carolina
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Reduction of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) With PCSK9 Inhibition in Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Disorder Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 02
- LAPLACE-TIMI 57: Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) Assessment With PCSK9 monoclonaL Antibody Inhibition Combined With Statin thErapy Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
- Open Label Study of Long Term Evaluation Against LDL-C Trial Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 07
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 407 citationsClinical efficacy and safety of achieving very low LDL-cholesterol concentrations with the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab: a prespecified secondary analysis of the FOURIER...Robert P. Giugliano, Terje R. Pedersen, Jeong Gun Park, Gaetano M. De Ferrari, Zbigniew Gaciong
Lancet. 2017-10-28 - 518 citationsPCSK9 inhibition with evolocumab (AMG 145) in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (RUTHERFORD-2) : a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trialFrederick J. Raal, Evan A. Stein, Robert Dufour, Traci Turner, Fernando Civeira
Lancet. 2015-01-24 - 747 citationsEffect of Evolocumab on Progression of Coronary Disease in Statin-Treated Patients: The GLAGOV Randomized Clinical TrialStephen J. Nicholls, Rishi Puri, Todd J. Anderson, Christie M. Ballantyne, Leslie Cho
JAMA. 2016-12-13
Journal Articles
- Original Investigation Effect of Evolocumab on Coronary Plaque CompositionSteven E Nissen, Ransi Somaratne, Rishi Puri, Christie M Ballantyne, ScienceDirect
- Rationale and Design of a Randomized Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Evolocumab in Patients with Diabetes and Dyslipidemia: The BERSON Clinical TrialRansi Somaratne, Jonathan Fialkow, Clinical Cardiology
- Traditional and new composite endpoints in heart failure clinical trials: facilitating comprehensive efficacy assessments and improving trial efficiencyAnker SD, Schroeder S, Atar D, Bax JJ, Ceconi C, Cowie MR, Crisp A, Dominjon F, Ford I, Ghofrani HA, Gropper S, Hindricks G, Hlatky MA, Holcomb R, Honarpour N, Jukema ..., Eur J Heart Failure, 1/1/2016
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Abstracts/Posters
- Impact of Evolocumab Therapy in Patients with Discordance Between LDL-C and LDL-P.Toth PP, Sattar N, Blom D, Martin S, Jones S, Monsalvo ML, Elliott M, Somaratne R, Preiss D, American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, Washington DC, 1/1/2017
- Effect of Evolocumab on Low Density Lipoprotein Particles.Toth PP, Banach M, Yang X, Elliott M, Davis M, Somaratne R, Martin SM, Jones SR, American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, Chicago, 1/1/2016
- Effect of Evolocumab on Remnant Lipoprotein Particles.Toth PP, Jones SR, Yang X, Elliott M, Davis M, Somaratne R, Martin SM, Banach M, American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, Chicago, 1/1/2016
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Press Mentions
- Epirium Bio Announces Commencement of Phase 1 Clinical Trial OfAugust 12th, 2020
- Epirium Bio Receives FDA Orphan-Drug Designation for EB 002 ((+)-Epicatechin) for the Treatment of Duchenne and Becker Muscular DystrophyApril 14th, 2020
- Epirium Bio Appoints Former BioMarin Program Lead Ransi Somaratne, M.D., as Chief Medical OfficerFebruary 4th, 2020
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
Industry Relationships
- Executive Director Global Development, Amgen2011 - Present
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