Hassan M. Heshmati MD

Hassan M. Heshmati received his Medical Doctor Diploma from the University of Paris VI, Paris, France in 1976 and his Endocrinology Board Certificate from the University of Paris V, Paris, France in 1980. He has more than 40 years of experience in clinical research in Academia (university-affiliated hospitals in Paris, France, and Mayo Foundation in Rochester, MN, USA) and in Pharmaceutical Companies (Sanofi, Essentials, and Gelesis, USA).

His research activity has been related to a pituitary tumor, gonadal function, dyslipidemia, hyperthyroidism, thyroid cancer, osteoporosis, obesity, and diabetes. He has extensive knowledge in the development of anti-obesity products. He is the author of more than 250 presentations and publications related to Endocrinology and Metabolism. He is currently the Executive Vice President of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Gelesis.