Dr. Pereira was appointed CEO in November 2006. He joined the company as President in November 2005. Prior to joining AMAG Pharmaceuticals he was President and CEO of New England Health Care Foundation a physician's group at Tufts-New England Medical Center from 2001 to 2005 and held various other positions at Tufts-New England Medical Center from 1993 to 2001. He is a Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and at the Sackler School of Biomedical Sciences of Tufts University. A nationally-recognized expert on kidney disease and nephrology Dr. Pereira has served on the editorial board of twelve scientific journals is the Editor of the widely read textbook Chronic Kidney Disease Dialysis and Transplantation and has over 200 scientific papers to his credit. Dr. Pereira served as President of the National Kidney Foundation from 2002 to 2004. He also serves as a director of the National Kidney Foundation and Satellite Health Care Inc. Dr. Pereira is a graduate of St. John's Medical College Bangalore India and has an MBA from the Kellogg Business School Northwestern University. |