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James Ferguson
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James J.
Ferguson worked as Director-Cardiology Fellowship Training Program at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital.
Served as Associate Director-Clinical Cardiology Research at Texas Heart Institute from 1987 to 2008.
Held the position of VP-Global Medical, Surgical & Critical Care at The Medicines Co. from 2009 to 2010.
Was Vice President-Global Medical Affairs at AstraZeneca PLC from 2010 to 2016.
Worked as Head-Cardiovascular & Bone Therapeutic at Amgen, Inc. from 2016 to 2019.
Served as Chief Medical Officer at Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. from 2019 to 2024 and at Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. from 2025 to 2026.
Held academic roles as Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Education includes undergraduate degree from Harvard University and doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center.
Former positions of James Ferguson
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| CADRENAL THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 31/07/2026 |
| MATINAS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS, INC. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 31/10/2024 |
| AMGEN INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/01/2019 |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/08/2016 |
| THE MEDICINES COMPANY | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/05/2010 |
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| Private companies | 11 |
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Amgen, Inc.
 Amgen, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Discovers, develops, manufactures and delivers human therapeutics | Health Technology |
AstraZeneca PLC
 AstraZeneca PLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures pharmaceutical products | Health Technology |
The Medicines Co.
 The Medicines Co. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a biotechnology company that develops drugs for acute cardiovascular care | Health Technology |
Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc.
 Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures pharmaceutical products | Health Technology |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
 St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Provides medical and health care services | Health Services |
Baylor College of Medicine
 Baylor College of Medicine Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Texas Heart Institute
 Texas Heart Institute Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Provides an avenue for exchange of ideas relating to the clinical and research activities | Health Services |
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
 University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc.
 Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops novel therapy with orphan drug indication | Health Technology |
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