Speaker Biography
Jeffrey Tobias, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
NeurogesX
Jeffrey K. Tobias, M.D. has served as Chief Medical Officer since November 2005. Most recently, he served for nine years as principal of the Aquila Consulting Group, LLC, where he specialized in clinical development and strategic planning for U.S. and international biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Previous to these activities, Dr. Tobias was director, new product discovery at Alza Corporation, where his responsibilities included the development and in-depth evaluation of new product concepts. He also served as director, clinical development at Chiron Corporation, overseeing large, multi-center Phase 3 clinical trials and as director, clinical research at Xoma Corporation.
Dr. Tobias received board-certification in both Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine and completed training in Critical Care Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. He received his bachelor’s degree and medical degree with honors from the University of Illinois and has been licensed to practice medicine in both California and the United Kingdom.