Co-Convener, Biologics Prescribers Collaborative
Dr. Dennis R. Cryer is a co-founder and physician co-convener of the Biologics Prescribers Collaborative. An alumnus of Johns Hopkins University and the Medical Scientist Training Program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Cryer has an expansive career: in academia on the research and clinical faculty of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry at Bristol-Myers Squibb, ultimately as vice president of external medical affairs serving as external liaison for advocacy and quality across therapeutic areas. Dr. Cryer played a leadership role in the clinical research, development, and launch of two blockbuster drugs in the cardiometabolic space. Dr. Cryer is a member of numerous scientific organizations including the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association (former Chair of the Pharmaceutical Roundtable), American Society of Human Genetics, American Society of Hypertension (former Chair, Corporate Affairs Committee), the Endocrine Society, and the National Lipid Association. Dr. Cryer is the Chief Medical Officer of CryerHealth, a Washington, DC-based patient-centric health care consultancy. In addition, he currently serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine. He is a Founding Member of the Board of Directors of Global Liver Institute. He is a former member of the Boards of Directors of the Association of Black Cardiologists and the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation, and an officer of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Dr. Cryer lives with his wife, Donna R. Cryer, JD, in Washington, DC
