Medical Advisors

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Scientific Advisors

Michael Neely, M.D.

Dr. Michael Neely currently directs the University of Southern California (USC) Laboratory of Applied Pharmacokinetics, which has been at the forefront of nonparametric population pharmacokinetic modeling techniques and dose optimization for individual patients for over 35 years.

He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinical Scholar at USC and at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. His research and clinical interests are in pediatric clinical pharmacometrics, including population pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modeling, pharmacogenomics, simulation, and most importantly, use of models to optimize therapy for individual patients. He has a Master of Science degree in Clinical and Biomedical Investigations from USC, with a focus on applied Bayesian approaches to clinical trial design and pharmacokinetic modeling.

Dr. Neely is a member of the FDA Anti-­infective Drug Advisory Committee and board certified in pediatrics, pediatric infectious diseases and a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology. He completed a four-year NIH career development award, and is the Principle Investigator for two R01 awards from the NIH totaling over 6 million dollars over 5 years to develop and apply pharmacometric techniques to anti-infective therapy in populations and individual patients.

Dr. Neil Ghodadra, M.D.

Dr. Neil Ghodadra is well known for his orthopedic surgical skill and focuses his orthopedic practice on minimally invasive, arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, elbow, and hip. He  has served as a team physician for the Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox and several semi-professional, university and high school teams. 

Dr. Ghodadra’s work has been presented at more than 70 conferences throughout the world, including the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons where he won the award for best Scientific Exhibit for his work in shoulder instability in athletes.

Dr. Ghodadra graduated Magna Cum Laude from Duke University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. While at Duke, he won several prestigious scholarships recognizing him for his academic achievements. He attended Duke Medical School where he graduated as one of the top students in his class, winning the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor for best thesis presentation.

Rahul Dixit, M.D. (Chief Medical Officer)

Dr. Rahul Dixit is double Board Certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. He completed a double fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of Miami and Hepatology/Liver Transplant at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Case Western Reserve University. During college, he was awarded the Maryland School of Medicine Distinguished Medical Student Service Award because of his commitment to public service after his organization of the Earthquake Relief Clothing Drive after a devastating earthquake in India, his volunteer work as a physician’s assistant in Africa and as a tutor and a construction worker. He earned his M.D. and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Dixit speaks both English and Hindi and practices medicine in Santa Monica, California.