People: Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd (CHTP.O)

Dr. William D. Schwieterman, M.D., is Chief Medical Officer, Vice President of Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd. He is a rheumatologist and board-certified internist who was formerly Chief of the Medicine Branch and Chief of the Immunology and Infectious Disease Branch in the Division of Clinical Trials at the FDA. In these capacities and others, Dr. Schwieterman spent 10 years at the FDA in the Center for Biologics overseeing a wide range of clinical development plans for a number of different types of molecules. After leaving the FDA, he acted as an independent consultant to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, focusing on clinical drug development and regulatory matters. He currently serves on the board of directors of OXiGENE, Inc., a publicly traded company, and Neumedics, Inc., a privately held drug development company. Dr. Schwieterman holds a B.S. and M.D. from the University of Cincinnati.