SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in molecular diagnostics and precision medicine, announced that it has named Mark H. Pollack, M.D., chief medical officer of Myriad Neuroscience effective Jan. 15, 2020. In this role, Dr. Pollack will lead efforts to make GeneSight standard-of-care in clinical practice. Dr. Pollack will report to Mark Verratti, president of Myriad Neuroscience.
“We are excited to welcome Dr. Pollack to Myriad. During his distinguished clinical career, Dr. Pollack has been on the forefront of medical advances in treating people with mood and anxiety disorders,” said Mr. Verratti. “He is joining us at a pivotal time when we’re working to expand access to the GeneSight test and ushering in a new era of precision medicine for people with mental illness.”
Dr. Pollack is a board-certified psychiatrist with more than 30 years of experience in clinical psychiatry and neuroscience. Most recently, he served as professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Prior to Rush, Dr. Pollack was a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and director of the Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is past president of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and served as chairman of its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Pollack is recognized worldwide as an expert on mental illness, lectures widely in national and international forums and has served on numerous editorial, federal and industry advisory boards to advance the field of psychiatry. He has published extensively including more than 300 journal articles, five books and 39 book chapters. Dr. Pollack received his medical degree from New Jersey Medical School in Newark, NJ and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
“This is an exciting time to join Myriad Neuroscience as combinatorial pharmacogenomics becomes the standard-of-care to help guide physicians and improve care for people with depression,” said Dr. Pollack. “I look forward to helping Myriad Neuroscience advance the science and build upon the strong partnerships it has with the healthcare providers, advocacy organizations and payers.”About GeneSight®Psychotropic
GeneSight Psychotropic is a pharmacogenomic test that analyzes clinically important variations in DNA. The results of the test can inform doctors about genes that may affect how their patients metabolize or respond to depression medications.About Myriad Genetics
Myriad Genetics Inc., is a leading precision medicine company dedicated to being a trusted advisor transforming patient lives worldwide with pioneering molecular diagnostics. Myriad discovers and commercializes molecular diagnostic tests that: determine the risk of developing disease, accurately diagnose disease, assess the risk of disease progression, and guide treatment decisions across six major medical specialties where molecular diagnostics can significantly improve patient care and lower healthcare costs. Myriad is focused on five critical success factors: building upon a solid hereditary cancer foundation, growing new product volume, expanding reimbursement coverage for new products, increasing RNA kit revenue internationally and improving profitability with Elevate 2020. For more information on how Myriad is making a difference, please visit the Company’s website: www.myriad.com.
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