Iskander Haddad, MD

Experience

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  IFMSA - International Federation of Medical Students Association

  Jun 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Local Officer for the standing committee SCORE

    Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Secretary for the standing committee SCORE

    Jun 2016 - Jun 2017
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  LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital

  Jun 2018 - May 2020

  Medical Intern

  - Rotated in different specialties including internal medicine, surgery, radiology, pathology, etc.- Learned how to take a proper medical history, perform focused a physical examination, and come up with an appropriate assessment and plan- Gained hands on experience in performing procedures including suturing, intubation, IV insertion, etc.

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  Lebanese American University

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2021

  Research Assistant

  Under the supervision of Dr. Carmel Bouclaous, Professor in Social Medicine and Public Health. We investigated the health access among underserved communities like refugees and their health literacy through various public health centers. Another project was the access the health information among universities' students during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the various channels used to access such valuable information. Below in the publications part you can see detailed abstracts and links to the various papers we've published. Show less

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  Novartis

  Sept 2021 - May 2023

  Using the best available medical expertise to achieve Novartis’ objectives in the area of Clinical Drug Development. Assuming primary responsibility for development clinical trials encompassing protocol feasibility, protocol training, medical issue/question management, safety review, local regulatory interaction, validating patient local materials.Key Responsibilities:▪ Leading protocol, country and site feasibility Provide consolidated feasibility and site selection input to global teams.▪ Conducting disease and protocol training for external (site personnel) and internal stakeholders to ensure the site readiness for study initiation.▪ Reviewing and resolving local medical issues and if feasible, supporting global trials with recruitment and operational issues that arise during the entire course of the study.▪ Performing local AE review and providing general medical support for safety issues and providing medical expertise support to pharmacovigilance activities.▪ Ensuring the accuracy of translation of medical information related to clinical trials when translated into the local language, including the patient narrative where appropriate.▪ Supporting regulatory affairs, health economics, drug safety and epidemiology and medical information with medical input as appropriate as this relates to clinical trials.▪ Augmenting the functions of planning, implementation and follow-up of regulatory agency inspections and internal audits.▪ Cooperating with Medical Affairs colleagues to identify anomalies and involved investigators and KOLs to exploit the value of the assigned projects in the contest of the investigational products Show less

  • Clinical Research Medical Advisor - Levant, Saudi, Gulf, & Egypt

    Apr 2022 - May 2023

  • Clinical Research Medical Advisor - Levant

    Sept 2021 - Apr 2022
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  Novartis, Australia & New Zealand

  May 2023 - now

  Clinical Research Medical Advisor

  Medical point of contact for all related trails covered across Australia and New Zealand with direct and indirect links to Asia Pacific Clinical Operations teams and Global Clinical Execution.Member of Global Drug Development organization and country team representing Clinical Development and Chief Medical Office.Contributes to all aspects of global clinical trial(s) to deliver study outcomes within schedule, budget, quality/compliance and performance standards. May lead specific aspects of global clinical trial(s). Core member of the Clinical Trial Team, Contributes to operational excellence through process improvement and knowledge sharing.Conduct study start-up activities such as overseeing protocol development, CRF development, Informed Consent Form development.May identify new sites for clinical trials; analyze capability & make recommendation for trial inclusion.Responsible for education, implementation & compliance to standards (SOPs) & best practices for clinical operations within assigned clinical trial(s) and within clinical program(s), including sharing lessons learned.Clinical trails phases covered: I-III.Therapeutic Areas: Benign Hematology (ITP, aHUS, PNH, and AIHA), Lymphomas (DLBCL, NHL), Multiple Myelomas, MDS and AML, Lymphatic Malformations, and Soft Tissues Tumors.IMPs: Biologics and CAR-Ts (BCMA and CD19 targeted). Show less