John Russo, Jr., PharmD
jr@MedComRes.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Four decades conceptualizing, selling, and implementing educational and marketing support
programs targeted to physicians and other health care professionals for the pharmaceutical industry. - Five years in clinical practice, research, and teaching at the University of Utah.
- Experience in implementing international medical communications programs: Japan and the
Pacific Rim, Europe, and South America
current PROFESSIONAL POSITION
| 1999 to present | The MedCom Resource, Inc.
President |
| Provide editorial, scientific and technical support for the development and implementation of pharmaceutical educational programs |
PAST POSITIONS
| 1999 to 2001 | www.Vicus.com
Senior Vice President, Medical Communications Develop editorial content on complementary and alternative medicine
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| 1992 to 1999 | Churchill Communications, North America, Inc.
Executive Vice President, Chief of Operations Director, Continuing Education Director, New Project Development |
| Supervise 60 full-time employees plus freelancers at two offices in the US (Secaucus New Jersey, and Los Altos, CA)
Oversee an annual salary budget of $4.2 million on revenue of $19 million Conceptualize and implement innovative and credible educational programs that meet pharmaceutical marketing objectives Provide scientific and technical support to the Churchill Communications sales force during proposal development and presentations to clients Serve as liaison between clinical researchers and marketing personnel to ensure the most effective use of drug data in educational programs
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| 1989 to 1992 | Radius Scientific, Inc. (sold to Pearson plc. in 1992)
Co-founder & Vice President for New Project Development
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| 1986 to 1989 | Advanced Therapeutics Communications International
Division of Physicians World Communications Group, Senior Vice President, Editorial Director
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| 1983 to 1986 | Advanced Therapeutics Communications, Inc.
Vice President/Editorial Director
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| 1982 to 1983
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ADIS Press, Inc., New York
Associate Editor
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| 1976 to 1982 | University of Utah, School of Pharmacy
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery |
Medical Communications Experience
Written and supervised development of more than 200, monographs, articles, newsletters, slide kits, and other educational programs, including videos, CD-ROM, Internet sites, and preceptorships in support of pharmaceutical marketing programs or as a result of conducting original research at the university level.
Experienced in conceptualizing and implementing all phases of meetings programs: advisory boards, consensus conferences, investigator meetings, symposia, and interactive theater.
| Alzheimer’s disease
Anesthesia Asthma Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Cardiovascular diseases Complementary and alternative medicine Contraception Dermatology Diabetes mellitus Drug abuse Epilepsy Erectile dysfunction Gastrointestinal diseases Generic drug issues Hepatic diseases HIV/AIDS Hormone replacement therapy |
Imaging agents
Infectious diseases Migraine Multiple sclerosis Nutrition Oncology Oral contraceptives Parkinson’s disease Pain management Pharmacokinetics Photodynamic therapy Prostate cancer Respiratory diseases Rheumatic diseases Schizophrenia Sexually transmitted diseases |
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Postdoctoral Residency in Clinical Pharmacy
Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) in Clinical Pharmacy Practice
University of Missouri – Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
Master of Science in Institutional Pharmacy Practice
St. John’s University, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, New York
Residency in Hospital Pharmacy (American Society of Hospital Pharmacists – accredited)
Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, New Jersey
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
Rutgers—The State University of New Jersey, College of Pharmacy, New Brunswick, New Jersey
HONORS
ASHP Pharmacist of the Year Award for Achievement in the Professional Practice of Pharmacy
Rho Chi Society, St. John’s University
Leadership Recognition Society, Rutgers University
Anthony J DeRosa Memorial Award for Professional Activity in the Community,
Pi Delta Epsilon – Honorary Collegiate Journalism Fraternity. Rutgers University
Computer skills: Macintosh and Windows
MS Word MS PowerPoint Canvas
MS Excel Filemaker Pro
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American College of Clinical Pharmacists
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
REFERENCES: Provided on request