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Susana Perez-Gutthann

Vice President, Global Head Epidemiology, RTI Health Solutions

Susana Perez-Gutthann, MD, MPH, PhD, FISPE, FRCP, leads a team of 25 epidemiologists and research staff, including senior experts in the field of pharmacoepidemiology and risk management in RTP (NC, US), Waltham (MA, US), and Barcelona (Spain). Prior positions include global and European head of epidemiology at Pfizer, Pharmacia, Novartis, and Ciba-Geigy. Dr. Perez-Gutthann has 20 years of experience leading epidemiology teams, strategy and research programs for safety, pharmacovigilance, and risk management. She is an active leader and past president of the International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE); a Fellow of ISPE and of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh; and represents RTI-HS at the European Network of Centres for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance (ENCePP). Dr. Perez-Gutthann is the P.I. of studies, and serves as chair or member of advisory boards in the area of pharmacoepidemiology and risk management.

Education

MD, PhD, Universitat de Barcelona; MPH (Postdoctoral fellowship), Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins University.

Publications

Risk of upper gastrointestinal complications in a cohort of users of nimesulide and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy — Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
Castellsague, J., Pisa, F., Rosolen, V., Drigo, D., Riera-Guardia, N., Giangreco, M., Clagnan, E., Tosolini, F., Zanier, L., Barbone, F., & Perez-Gutthann, S. (Apr 2013)
Methodology for a multinational case–population study on liver toxicity risks with NSAIDs: The Study of Acute Liver Transplant (SALT) — European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Gulmez, S.E., Larrey, D., Pageaux, G.P., Lignot-Maleyran, S., de Vries, C., Sturkenboom, M., Perez-Gutthann, S., et al. (Mar 2013)
Transplantation for acute liver failure in patients exposed to NSAIDs or paracetamol (acetaminophen) — Drug Safety
Gulmez, S.E., Larrey, D., Pageaux, G.P., Lignot, S., Lassalle, R., Jove, J., Gatta, A., McCormick, A., Metselaar, H.J., Monteiro, E., Thorburn, D., Bernal, W., Zouboulis-Vafiadis, I., de Vries, C., Perez-Gutthann, S., et al. (Feb 2013)
Individual NSAIDs and Upper Gastrointestinal Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies (the SOS Project) — Drug Safety
Castellsague, J., Riera-Guardia, N., Calingaert, B., Varas-Lorenzo, C., Fourrier-Reglat, A., Nicotra, F., Sturkenboom, M., & Perez-Gutthann, S. (Dec 2012)
Stroke risk and NSAIDs: a systematic review of observational studies — Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
Varas-Lorenzo, C., Riera-Guardia, N., Calingaert, B., Castellsague, J., Pariente, A., Scotti, L., Sturkenboom, M., & Perez-Gutthann, S. (Dec 2011)
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