Leone Atkinson, MD, PhD

Dr. Leone Atkinson, MD, PhD, is Executive Medical Director and Therapeutic of Neuroscience and Ophthalmology. A neurologist with a doctorate in medical genetics, she trained at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC and the University of British Columbia, Canada.

With over 23 years in clinical drug development across pharma, biotech, and CROs—including Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, PTC Therapeutics, Covance, Labcorp and Fortrea—she has led programs in neurodegeneration, autoimmune disease, neuropathic pain, rare neurological diseases.

A scientific reviewer for NINDS and former adjunct instructor at Rush University, Dr. Atkinson is also an alumna of the Elevate Women’s Executive Leadership Program.

Leone is based in the U.S.