Spero Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of Kamal Hamed, MD, MPH, MBA, as Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Dr. Hamed has over 20 years of experience leading various anti-infective clinical development programs in antibacterials, antivirals, antimalarials, and antifungals. Before joining Spero, he was the CMO at Lysovant Sciences, a subsidiary of Roivant Sciences.

Prior to his time at Lysovant, Dr. Hamed was Head of Clinical Development & Medical Affairs at Basilea Pharmaceutica. Earlier in his career, he held senior positions in clinical development and medical affairs at Novartis (including Therapeutic Area Head for Anti-infectives), Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Bayer, spearheading the successful global development, approval, and post-marketing medical affairs support of multiple anti-infective products. Prior to joining the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Hamed worked as an academic physician for 14 years.

He holds an MD degree from the American University of Beirut, an MPH degree from Johns Hopkins University, and an MBA degree from the University of South Florida. Dr. Hamed completed a residency in Internal Medicine at UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is a fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Diseases Society of America and has published over 110 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals.