Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. announced the appointment of industry veteran Andrew S. Sandler, M.D., as its Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Sandler joins Alpine from Kiadis Pharma, a Sanofi Company, where he was Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Sandler's anticipated start date is August 17, 2022.

Dr. Sandler brings over 25 years of industry and clinical practice experience. Prior to his role at Kiadis Pharma/Sanofi, Dr. Sandler was Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at Medivation (Pfizer). Before that, Dr. Sandler held various roles including Chief Medical Officer, Executive Vice President, Research and Development, Seattle Site Head, and Senior Vice President, Clinical and Medical Affairs at Dendreon Pharmaceuticals.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Sandler was Chief Medical Officer at Spectrum Pharmaceuticals and Vice President and Head of Global Medical Affairs for Oncology at Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Sandler also previously held various positions at Berlex Oncology/Schering AG and Seattle Genetics, Inc. Dr. Sandler holds a B.S. degree in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester. He obtained his M.D. degree and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at the University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Sandler also holds a Certificate in Epidemiology and Biostatistics.