Gilbert Block

Gilbert A. Block, MD, PhD, has over 30 years of pharmaceutical and biotechnology experience encompassing all phases of clinical development and translational medicine; focusing primarily on neurologic and neuroinflammatory diseases, rare and ultra-rare orphan disorders, psychiatric diseases and pain. His experience covers novel experimental small molecules, monoclonal antibodies, stem cells and gene therapy (DNA and RNA) approaches. Dr. Block was the Head of Clinical Neurology and Neuropharmacology at Merck and Co. Research Laboratories, Clinical Section Head of Global Neuroscience Development at AstraZeneca, Vice President of Clinical Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology at Cephalon, Vice President of Clinical Development at Cambridge Neurosciences, Vice President and Global Head of Neurosciences and Clinical Training Assessments at i3 Global, Chief Medical Officer of Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals, and Senior Clinical Consultant for Vtesse Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Block has been responsible for filings of multiple INDs and has overseen or led successful filings and approvals of 9 NDAs and MAAs. Dr. Block received his BA, PhD and MD at Case Western Reserve University. He completed his neurology residency and fellowship in cerebrovascular disease/cerebral metabolism at New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College in New York, New York. He was previously on the faculty of the Departments of Neurology at Cornell University Medical College/New York Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine/Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and is currently an Adjunct full professor at Drexel University School of Medicine. Dr. Block is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and a founding member of the American Society of Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, Inc.