Executive Medical Director

Leone Atkinson 医学博士

Leone Atkinson 医学博士

Leone Atkinson, MD, PhD, is the Executive Medical Director of Fortrea's Rare Diseases, Advanced Therapies and Pediatrics Team (RAPT). She has more than 22 years of industry experience across pharmaceutical, biotechnological and CRO environments with a primary focus on rare disease drug development in Phase I-IV studies across a variety of platforms, including small molecules, biologics, RNA therapies, and gene therapies.

Dr. Atkinson has extensive protocol design and endpoint development expertise. Her interests include expanding the role of genetic counselors in clinical trials and improving partnerships with specialized site networks and patient advocacy groups.

She was trained as a Neurologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City and earned her Doctorate in Medical Genetics.