Management Team
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William Houghton, M.D. |
William Houghton, M.D. joined Anesiva in August of 2008. Dr. Houghton has more than 20 years of clinical development and regulatory affairs experience. Prior to joining Anesiva, he was chief medical officer of Eleos, Inc., a private company. From 2005 to 2007 he was vice president, clinical and regulatory affairs for Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he was responsible for the development and conduct of clinical trials for a novel Fentanyl formulation, among others. From 1998 to 2005, Dr. Houghton was associated with Orphan Medical, Inc., where he directed regulatory and clinical development strategies, and provided scientific support of commercialized products. He began his career in industry with Abbott Laboratories, Inc. in 1984 where he worked until 1995. Most recently, from 1992 to 1995, he was medical director of Abbott’s hospital products division, providing medical support to the business units for anesthesia and pain management, including both pharmaceutical and device aspects. Prior to joining industry, Dr. Houghton was a practicing physician in Australia, and received his M.D. from the University of Sydney (Australia).
