Respiratory
Chiesi has been committed to the development of medicines to treat respiratory diseases for more than 30 years. Thanks to modern treatments, patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a better chance to live more active lives.
Shish Patel – Medical Director
Shish graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Pharmacy from the University of Sunderland, and post-graduate diploma in Community Pharmacy from Keele University. Over the last 25 years Shish has held various senior positions within the pharmaceutical industry, both Medical Affairs roles at country level, as well as global roles within a commercial environment. A key therapy area of focus during this time has been respiratory.
Dr Rachel Malone – Associate Medical Director
Rachel graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a BSc (Hons) in Neuroscience in 2001, and from University College London with a PhD in Neuroscience in 2005 [“Nitric Oxide signaling in hippocampal synaptic plasticity”]. Since 2005 she has worked in both pre-clinical and medical affairs roles within the pharmaceutical industry, and has been part of the Chiesi medical team since 2016.
Dr Matthias Ochel – Medical Science Liaison Manager
Matthias graduated from University of Siegen, Germany with a PhD in Chemistry in 1997 [“Intercalation of lithium into chalcogenides with layered structure”]. After a short period in academic research, he joined the pharmaceutical industry, and has been working within the Chiesi medical department since 2014 (initially as a MSL, and more recently as a MSL manager).
Dr Tope Amodu – Medical Science Liaison
Tope graduated from King’s College London with a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry and gained her PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of East Anglia in 2018 [“Microtubules and end-binding proteins in epithelial remodelling and breast cancer invasion”]. After this she worked in the medical communications sector for a number of years before joining the medical team at Chiesi in 2021 as a respiratory MSL.
Isla Maitland – Medical Science Liaison
Isla graduated from Robert Gordon University in 2008 in pharmacy, after which she spent a number of years within the community pharmacy sector. In 2017 Isla chose to make the move into the pharmaceutical industry, and went on to join the Chiesi medical team in 2019 as a respiratory MSL.
Saarah Niazi-Ali – Medical Science Liaison
Saarah graduated from De Montfort University, Leicester in 2003 and has worked as a Pharmacist since. She has a broad knowledge base in all sectors of pharmacy including hospital, primary care, and CCG. She previously worked as Antibiotic Specialist Pharmacist for 11 years in Greater Manchester before joining Chiesi in 2022 in the role of respiratory MSL.
Dr Natasha Rangwani – Medical Science Liaison
Natasha graduated from King’s College London in 2018 with a PhD in Neuroscience [“Using microfluidics to understand inflammatory pain pathways”]. She then worked as a pre-clinical scientist and medical writer, focusing primarily on respiratory research for 4 years. In 2021, Natasha joined the Chiesi medical team as a respiratory MSL.
Dr Sasha Stimpson – Medical Science Liaison
Sasha graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2018 with a PhD in Chemistry [“Biophysical studies of a novel family of iridium complexes“] before joining the pharmaceutical industry as a respiratory account executive at Chiesi. She later moved to the medical team as a Medical Advisor in 2021 and has since taken up the role as a respiratory MSL.
Neonatology
For nearly 30 years Chiesi has been deeply committed to neonatology. Working alongside the medical community and investing in neonatal research & development, Chiesi’s ultimate mission is to offer innovative and effective treatment options to improve the level of care for preterm babies.
Rob Cain – Senior Medical Manager
Rob graduated from UCNW in 1994 with a BSc (Hons) degree in Marine Biology and Chemical Oceanography. He has since spent the last 28 years in a variety of roles across both the commercial and medical sides of the pharmaceutical industry, with specialities ranging from respiratory, cardiovascular disease, metabolic diseases and lysosomal storage disorders. Rob joined the Chiesi Medical Team in 2022 as a Senior Medical Manager specialising in Neonatology and Cardiology.
Sogol Salamipour – Medical Science Liaison
Sogol graduated with a Master of Pharmacy degree from King’s College London in 2015, after which she spent two years working within the hospital pharmacy sector. Sogol then went on to pursue a PhD at King’s College London, focusing on the role of the innate immune system in modulating the risk of premature birth. In 2021, Sogol joined the Chiesi medical team as a neonatology MSL.
Rare Diseases
Chiesi Global Rare Diseases is committed to the research and development of innovative treatments for people living with rare and ultra-rare diseases, many of whom have limited or no treatments available.
Sioned Lloyd – Therapy Area Lead
Sioned graduated with a Master of Pharmacy from the University of Nottingham in 2004, qualifying as a pharmacist in 2005. She went on to complete a clinical pharmacy diploma at John Moore’s University, Liverpool whilst working in the NHS. She worked in the NHS for 5 years, specialising in Renal Pharmacy, before moving to the pharmaceutical industry in 2011. She has been with Chiesi and the rare disease team for the past 4 years.
Dr Stuart Gaffney – Medical Manager
Stuart graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a BSc (Hons) in Immunology and Pharmacology in 2009, before studying Medicine at the University of Dundee in 2014. Stuart worked in NHS in Scotland as an Anaesthetic Registrar before joining Chiesi in September 2021 as Medical Manager for Rare Diseases.
Phil Dawson – Medical Science Liaison
Phil graduated from the University of Leeds in 1994 with a BSc (Hons) degree in Biochemistry & Genetics. After a brief spell in clinical research he joined the pharmaceutical industry, initially in commercial roles before moving to the medical side and specialising in rare, genetic diseases.
Special Care
Chiesi is also focussing its attention on the treatment and care of patients suffering from chronic severe conditions, which can be potentially life threatening: Cystic Fibrosis and Solid Organ Transplantation.
Becky Dunn – Medical Manager
Becky graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2004 with a BSc (Hons) degree in Biomedical Science and Medical Microbiology and has over 18 years’ experience across both the commercial and medical sides of the pharmaceutical industry. She joined the Chiesi medical team in 2022 as a Medical Manager specialising in Cystic fibrosis and Transplantation.
Aisha Ahmed – Medical Science Liaison
Aisha graduated with a Master of Pharmacy degree from the University of Manchester and completed her training within both the pharmaceutical industry and hospital sector. After qualifying, she spent her time working as a Rotational Pharmacist across hospitals in the North West. In 2021, Aisha joined the Chiesi medical team as a Medical Advisor and since August 2022 has been working as the Special Care Medical Science Liaison.