DIA today announced that two worldwide leaders in the pharmaceutical and medical product development will co-chair the DIA 2014 50th Annual Meeting June 15-19 at the San Diego Convention Center.

Freda C. Lewis-Hall, M.D., chief medical officer and executive vice president of Pfizer Inc., will bring her renowned expertise to strengthen collaboration and advance therapeutic innovation at the meeting.

“Drs. Lewis-Hall has dedicated her career to advancing science and improving health care,” said Barbara Lopez Kunz, DIA’s global chief executive. 

Lewis-Hall leads Pfizer Medical, the division devoted to ensuring the safe, effective and appropriate use of every Pfizer product across the world. Prior to joining Pfizer, Lewis-Hall was a leader in medical affairs and biomedical product development with Vertex, Pharmacia, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Eli Lilly and Company. She also held leadership, clinical, and research positions at the National Institute of Mental Health and the Howard University Hospital and College of Medicine.