Paula M. Bokesch

Dr. Bokesch is the Head of Clinical Development at eXIthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Previously, she served as Chief Medical Officer at Tenax Therapeutics, Senior Medical Director at Cubist Pharmaceuticals, and Global Medical Director at Hospira. Dr. Bokesch brings more than 12 years of drug development experience in acute critical care indications. Dr. Bokesch holds her M.D. from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and has seven years of postgraduate training at the University of North Carolina and Harvard Medical School. She has extensive experience as a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Boston and is an Affiliate Assistant Professor at Tufts School of Medicine. Additional academic appointments include Assistant Professor at Boston’s Children’s Hospital, Tufts-New England Medical Center, and Associate Professor at the Cleveland Clinic and Emory School of Medicine.