Vinay Prasad
Hematologist-oncologist at UCSF; led the FDA's biologics center from 2025 to 2026.
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Sensible Medicine (editor)
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- Vinay Prasad is an American hematologist-oncologist and health researcher.
- Prasad is a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at UCSF.
- Prasad directed the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research from May 2025 to April 2026.
- Prasad studies cancer drugs, medical reversal and conflicts of interest in drug approval.
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- Education
- Philosophy and physiology, Michigan State University (2005); MD, University of Chicago (2009); MPH, Johns Hopkins (2014)1
- Academic posts
- Oregon Health & Science University 2015 to 2020; professor at UCSF1
- FDA
- Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, May 2025 to April 20261
- Books
- Ending Medical Reversal (with Adam Cifu, 2015); Malignant (2020)1
- Podcasts
- Plenary Session; the VPZD show2
- Publications
- More than 450 peer-reviewed articles2
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