Dr. William T. Andrews, also known as Will, M.D., FACP, has been Chief Medical Officer of Acer Therapeutics Inc. since October 5, 2017. Dr. Andrews served as the Senior Vice President of Business Development at Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. until February 3, 2016. Dr. Andrews worked in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry for 17 years in both Clinical Development and Medical Affairs in multiple therapeutic areas, with a focus and extensive experience in rare diseases. He has significant medical marketplace and product launch experience, having served as the medical lead for six product launches, including Xopenex HFA??, Brovana??, Alvesco??, Omnaris??, Catena??, and Juxtapid??. He provided strategic consulting services to rare disease companies in Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Go-To-Market/Launch planning and Business Development/Corporate Strategy. He held senior leadership positions and positions of increasing responsibility at Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Santhera Pharmaceuticals, Sepracor and ClinQuest. He is an Attending Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He was on the Clinical Faculty at Harvard Medical School. He practiced medicine for 7 years full-time and 11 years part-time in the Boston area as a board-certified Internist. He received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Harvard University and his M.D. degree from Yale University School of Medicine.