ISPOR 2023

Won Chan Lee, Ph.D.
Principal, RWE & HEOR Practice – Scientific and Strategic Oversight

Dr. Lee serves as RWE & HEOR Practice Lead and Principal at Axtria. He has more than 20 years of experience in HEOR, including strategic planning, economic modeling, RWE database studies, post-marketing studies, HRQL/PRO assessments, HEOR roadmap, value proposition development, HTA assessment, and publication strategies. Dr. Lee holds a Ph.D. in Health Economics from the Graduate Center of the City University, New York, and a master's degree in economics from the University of Grenoble, France.

Chet Baboor
Principal, RWE & HEOR  Practice - Client Partner

Chet serves as a Principal and client partner at Axtria’s RWE and HEOR practice leading strategy and operations.  He has more than 20 years of consulting experience in market access and commercialization for life sciences clients. Chet’s particular experience and expertise is to combine and integrate various aspect of go-to-market strategies, RWE & HEOR, technology solutions related to real world data and analytics, commercial analytics and omnichannel marketing. Chet holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA with honors from Thunderbird.

Mihail Samnaliev, Ph.D.
Director, RWE & HEOR - Client Engagement Lead

With 18 years of experience in academia and the life sciences industry, Dr. Samnaliev oversees all RWE related scientific studies.  He has deep expertise in study design, economic evaluation, applied statistics, and scientific writing. Previously he worked as a health economist at Boston Children’s Hospital and held a faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Samnaliev has > 50 peer reviewed publications across a range of therapeutic areas, including mental health, cardiovascular, endocrine, respiratory, and neurology.

Jennifer Ken-Opurum, Ph.D.
Associate Director, RWE & HEOR – Client Engagement Lead

Dr. Ken-Opurum is an experienced consultant, providing solutions to key business problems for clients in the pharma and biotech domain. She has conducted investigative research across therapeutic areas via secondary database analyses, economic modeling, primary surveys, chart reviews, prospective cohort studies, HRQoL/PRO, and publications. She is responsible for study design, project implementation, quality deliverables, and leading teams of RWE & HEOR researchers. Dr. Ken-Opurum holds a Ph.D. in Nutrition Science from Purdue University, Indiana.

Luke Schmerold
Associate Director, RWE & HEOR – Client Engagement Lead

Luke Schmerold has nine years of experience in HEOR, including RWE studies, economic modeling, and manuscript development. At Axtria, he leads projects and is responsible for providing strategic insights for study design, project implementation, and quality of deliverables. Luke has a bachelor of science degree in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Chicago.

Ruihong Wang
Associate, RWE & HEOR - Data Analytics and Communication

Ruihong Wang is an experienced RWE & HEOR analyst, proficient in medical writing, client communication, and project management. She is an expert programmer in a variety of languages including Python and R. Ruihong has a master’s degree in Business Analytics and Risk Management from Johns Hopkins University.