Evan Loh M.D., FACC, FAHA
President, Chief Medical Officer, COO & Director
Dr. Evan Loh, M.D., FACC, FAHA, has been the President at Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since June 2014 and also has been its Chief Medical Officer since June 2012. Dr. Loh has been the Chief Operating Officer of Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since January 1, 2017. He served as Executive Chairman of Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from May 2012 to July 1, 2014. He served as Senior Vice President of Development and Strategic Operations, Worldwide Research and Development at Pfizer. At Pfizer Dr. Loh's responsibilities included consolidating scientific, operational and strategic drug development commitments for all pre-Proof of Concept development phase programs and leading portfolio prioritization. Before joined Pfizer in 2009, Dr. Loh served as Vice President of Clinical Research & Development at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, where he was globally responsible for scientific, strategic and operational leadership of clinical development efforts across multiple therapeutic areas. He served as Vice President of Multiple Therapeutic Areas at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, where he was responsible for global development strategy and clinical operational deliverables, including leading the successful global registration programs for Torisel??? and Tygacil???. He has a proven track record in the pharmaceutical industry and has clinical, regulatory and operational experience, having served in broad executive management roles at both large pharma and start up biotechnology companies. He has been a Director of Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since May 2012. He has been a Director of Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. since September 18, 2017. He served as a Director of Nivalis Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly, N30 Pharmaceuticals, Inc) since February 21, 2012 until July 24, 2017. He is the 2006 recipient of the Heroes of Chemistry Award from the American Chemical Society for his leadership role at Wyeth in the clinical development of Tygacil(R), a novel glycylcycline broad-spectrum antibiotic. Dr. Loh served as a faculty member at both Harvard Medical School and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular fellowship training at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases. Dr. Loh received his A.B. from Harvard College and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School.