Susan Alpert

Dr. Alpert is leading Cognos Therapeutics’ regulatory efforts. Dr. Alpert has had an extensive career of more than 30 years. Dr. Alpert was most recently the Executive Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for Exalenz Bioscience Ltd and has been the Senior Advisor and Regulatory Consultant for Accelmed and several medical firms.

In her eight-year career with Medtronic, she held many positions, including six years as Senior Vice President, and Chief Regulatory Officer of Medtronic. In that role, Dr. Alpert was responsible for all Medtronic’s global regulatory efforts.

Prior to joining Medtronic, Dr. Alpert served as Vice President of Regulatory Sciences for C.R. Bard, Inc.

She also previously worked at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) where she held a variety of positions in the centers dealing with drugs, devices, and radiological health and foods, including six years as the Director of the Office of Device Evaluation.

Dr. Alpert is a Microbiologist and Pediatrician with a specialty in infectious diseases and has practical experience in laboratory research and clinical trials. Dr. Alpert completed her undergraduate degree at Barnard College, Columbia University, and holds a Master’s degree and Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from New York University. She received her Medical Degree from the University of Miami and completed her clinical training at Montefiore Medical Center and at Children’s National Medical Center.