Omar Khwaja

Dr. Omar Khwaja possesses over 25 years of experience and notable accomplishments in drug development, medicine, and academia.

Prior to joining Vectiv, Dr. Khwaja served as Chief Medical Officer and Head of Research and Development at Voyager Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on severe neurological diseases. Previously, he was the Global Head of Rare Diseases and Neuroscience Translational Medicine at Roche, where he worked for over eight years. Preceding Dr. Khwaja’s industry experience in drug development, he practiced medicine and taught in academia for over a decade, including as Director of the Clinical Neurogenetics Program at Boston Children’s Hospital and as a member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Khwaja received his M.D. and Ph.D. in Human Molecular Genetics from the University of Cambridge. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians, serves as the Chief Medical Officer for the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation, and is the Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the CDKL5 Forum.