Bruce Scharschmidt, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Bruce F. Scharschmidt, MD joins Hyperion from NOVARTIS where he most recently served as Vice President of Scientific Affairs for NOVARTIS Vaccines. He previously held senior positions in Chiron’s Corporate Group as well as in Chiron’s Vaccines and Biopharmaceuticals Development organizations where he was intimately involved in the strategic direction and management of key research and development programs. Before joining Chiron, Dr. Scharschmidt was Chief of Gastroenterology and Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. He is the author of more than 180 research and review articles and has served as Associate Editor of Gastroenterology, Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Clinical Investigation, and President of the American Society for Clinical Investigation. Dr. Scharschmidt received his MD at Northwestern University and completed his training in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the University of California San Francisco.