Mr. Michael Tung

Biography

 Michael Tung, M.D., has joined Aclaris Therapeutics as Vice President, Investor Relations. Dr. Tung focuses on oversight and management of the company’s relationship with the investment community and corporate communications. He has 13 years of healthcare buyside experience and was most recently a Senior Portfolio Manager at Turner Investments, where he conducted fundamental analysis of healthcare companies in all capitalization ranges to generate investment ideas for the firm's growth, global/international, and long/short separately managed accounts and mutual funds. Prior to this, Dr. Tung served as a Senior Analyst at Expo Capital Management LLC, and served as a Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Delaware Investments. He began his professional career in the medical field first as a physician at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital of the Tufts University School of Medicine, and then as an anesthesiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Tung is a licensed physician in Massachusetts and New York. He earned a dual Doctor of Medicine and Master of Business Administration from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2001, and received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from George Washington University in 1997.

Research Interest

 Economics, Business & Management.