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Express Scripts Experts
Steven B. Miller, MD
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
Expertise: Healthcare Economics and Specialty Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Miller has extensive experience as a medical researcher, clinician, and administrator. He earned his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and his MBA from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. He has also received training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and at the University of California, San Francisco. Recognized for his research in the areas of acute renal failure, hypertension, and health care economics, Dr. Miller has been invited to speak on four different continents and has published over seventy scientific articles.
Ed Weisbart, MD, C.P.E.
Chief Medical Officer, Medical Affairs
Expertise: Pharmacy Trend Management, Specialty Pharmacy, Consumerology, Medication Safety and Medical Policy Issues
Dr. Weisbart represents Express Scripts on medical policy issues to clients and other external groups and speaks nationally about the pharmacy landscape, pharmacy trend management, specialty pharmacy, consumerism in healthcare, and ambulatory medication safety. Before joining Express Scripts in 2003, he gained over 17 years of experience in medical management and consulting. Dr. Weisbart earned his Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Family Practice, by the American Heart Association in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and as a Physician Executive from the Certifying Commission in Medical Management.
Emily Cox, Ph.D.
Senior Director of Research and Trend Management
Expertise: Pharmaceutical Trends and Industry Research
Dr. Cox specializes in pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes research with a focus on assessing the clinical and financial realities of prescription drug use within the pharmacy benefit. Her findings help pharmacy-plan sponsors make more informed plan-design decisions that lead to lower costs while minimizing member disruption. A former faculty member at the University of Arizona Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine, she conducts research related to pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoeconomic evaluation of drug therapy, and the impact of plan design on pharmaceuticals. Dr. Cox is a highly sought-after speaker with extensive publishing credits.
Bob Nease, Ph. D.
Vice President, Marketing and Chief Scientist
Expertise: Consumer-Related Topics
Dr. Nease investigates patient decision-making and healthcare behavior in the pharmacy benefit. As an Advisory Board member of the Center for Cost-Effective Consumerism, he is especially interested in translating the latest findings from related areas of study, including neuroscience, psychology, cognitive linguistics, and behavioral economics. Prior to joining Express Scripts, Dr. Nease was an associate professor at Washington University in St. Louis and an assistant professor at Dartmouth College. Dr. Nease earned his doctorate in engineering-economic systems from Stanford University. He was formerly the president of the Society for Medical Decision Making. Dr. Nease has also served as a study section member of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and is a reviewer for a number of journals.
Pritpal Virdee
Vice President, General Manager, Workers' Compensation
Expertise: Workers' Compensation
Mr. Virdee serves as the vice president and general manager of the Workers' Compensation division at Express Scripts and previously served as the vice president of the Medicare division. As an executive and entrepreneur, Mr. Virdee has directed a variety of established and startup healthcare enterprises for over 23 years, including Medihub.com, RxEase, and Infu-tech, Inc. He also worked for G. D. Searle in the United Kingdom and held senior management positions at Fresenius Medical Care both in the United Kingdom and the United States. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from London South Bank University.
