Amna Afzal

Amna Afzal currently serves as the Executive Director of Clinical Research in Immunology at Merck, a position held since September 2015, following roles as Director, Senior Principal Scientist, and Director, Principal Scientist. Prior to joining Merck, Amna Afzal worked as an Attending Physician in Pediatric Gastroenterology at Montefiore Health System and held an Assistant Professor position at Albert Einstein College of Medicine from May 2013 to September 2015. Amna Afzal completed a Clinical Fellowship in Gastroenterology at Boston Children's Hospital and worked as a Pediatric Hospitalist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Amna Afzal holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and South Asian Studies from Cornell University.