enGene Holdings Inc. announced that Raj Pruthi MD MHA FACS has joined the Company as SVP, Urologic Oncology and Clinical Development, reporting to company's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Richard Bryce. In this role, Dr. Pruthi's responsibilities will include supporting the clinical development of EG-70 across the urologic space, including through engagement with the urological community. He joins enGene from Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, where he was most recently the Global Medical Affairs Leader, Bladder Cancer and Senior Medical Director, Oncology (Global - Prostate and Bladder Cancer).

In addition to his position at enGene, Dr. Pruthi maintains multiple prominent leadership roles within the urological community. He is the Chair of the Advisory Council for Urology of the American College of Surgeons and serves on its Board of Governors. He is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Urology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University/Northwell and previously served as Professor and Chair of both the UCSF Department of Urology and the Department of Urology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

He was a member of the American Board of Urology (ABU)/American Urological Association (AUA) Examination Committee and is Past-President for the Society of Academic Urology. He served on the Guidelines Committee and helped to develop the AUA Guidelines on the Management of Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, and also served on the Bladder Cancer Guidelines Committee of the International Consultation on Urological Diseases. Dr. Pruthi graduated from Duke University School of Medicine and completed his residency and post-graduate training in Urologic Surgery at Stanford University.

He also holds a Master's of Health Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.