Ross Tonkens, MD - Members on the Move - Brief Article

Physician Executive, Jan-Feb, 2004

Ross Tonkens, MD, is global scientific head of cardiovascular therapeutics for Quintiles, Inc, the world's largest contract research organization (www.quintiles.com) with more than 15,000 employees in over 40 countries. Tonkens is charged with supporting all scientific aspects of Quintiles's global cardiovascular business interests. His duties include business development as well as medical oversight of teams involved in all phases of human cardiovascular clinical drug and device trials worldwide. Tonkens is also charged with development of the cardiovascular disease curriculum for Quintiles University, his company's educational support unit, in order to ensure competence within his discipline both of Quintiles employees involved in management of cardiovascular clinical trials and of Quintiles's

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Innovex drug detail force. A graduate of Yale University School of Medicine, Tonkens practiced cardiology in Beverly Hills before moving to Las Vegas where he founded his own clinical research site and started a small but successful venture capital fund. During his time in southern Nevada he also served as Nevada medical director for Intracorp, Cigna Healthcare's case management division. Tonkens is based at Quintiles's world headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.