Sara Penn

Sara Penn is a board-certified rheumatologist and physician leader with extensive experience at the intersection of industry and clinical care. Currently serving as Clinical Director at Merck, they previously held roles as Associate Medical Director at Takeda and Staff Rheumatologist at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. Sara's clinical expertise encompasses managing chronic rheumatologic diseases and providing oversight for clinical trials, contributing significantly to the advancement of therapeutic strategies in immunology. They earned their Doctor of Medicine from the University at Buffalo and completed their residency at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.