Sailaja Puttagunta
Medical Devices
Jacobs Hanson and Co?LLC
Australia
Biography
Sailaja Puttagunta, MD joined Iterum Therapeutics in early 2016 as VP, Development. Prior to joining Iterum, Dr. Puttagunta served as VP, Medical Affairs for Anti-infectives at Allergan from early 2015 and was the VP of Development and Medical Affairs at Durata Therapeutics, Inc. prior to its acquisition by Actavis plc. From 2006 to 2012, Dr. Puttagunta led teams within clinical development and medical affairs on various antibiotic compounds at Pfizer Inc. Dr. Puttagunta has over 17 years of clinical, academic and research experience in medicine and in the sub-specialty of infectious diseases. She graduated from Gandhi Medical College in Hyderabad, India and completed her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Yale University School of Medicine. She also holds an MS in Biochemistry from the New York University School of Medicine.
Research Interest
Medical Devices
