Our Team

Alveolus Bio is an interdisciplinary team of physicians, researchers, and innovators collaborating at the intersection of respiratory medicine and microbiome science.

C Vivek Lal MD FAAP

C Vivek Lal MD FAAP

Founder & CSO

Amit Gaggar MD PhD

Amit Gaggar MD PhD

Chief Medical Officer

Gaurav Mehta MBA

Gaurav Mehta MBA

CEO

Andrew O'Connor MS MBA

Andrew O'Connor MS MBA

CMC Advisor

Theodora Nicola MD PhD MBA

Theodora Nicola MD PhD MBA

Director of Research

Nancy Wenger

Nancy Wenger

Associate Director

The Alveolus Team

David Giddings

David Giddings

Corporate Development

Paola Torre

Paola Torre

Advisor – R&D

Francesca Buttini

Francesca Buttini

Advisor, Microbiome R&D

Alveolus Bio is an interdisciplinary team of physicians, researchers, and innovators collaborating at the intersection of respiratory medicine, microbiome science, drug delivery modalities.

John Patton, PhD

John Patton, PhD

Science Advisor, Drug Delivery & CMC

Marta New PhD MBA

Marta New PhD MBA

Science Advisor Drug Development

Art Tipton PhD

Art Tipton PhD

Science Advisor, Drug Delivery

Ron Wolff, PhD

Ron Wolff, PhD

Science Advisor, Respiratory Toxicology

Melanie Hartsough, PhD

Melanie Hartsough, PhD

Science Advisor, Non-Clinical and Regulatory

Rakesh Patel, PhD

Rakesh Patel, PhD

Science Advisor, Pulmonary Hypertension

Namasivayam Ambalavanan MD

Namasivayam Ambalavanan MD

Science Advisor, Pediatric Lung Disease

Nirmal Sharma MD

Nirmal Sharma MD

Science Advisor, Lung Transplant

Mike Wells MD PhD

Mike Wells MD PhD

Science Advisor, Clinical Trials and Adult Lung Disease

Yvonne Huang MD

Yvonne Huang MD

Science Advisor, Microbiome and Adult Lung Disease

Casey Morrow PhD

Casey Morrow PhD

Science Advisor, Microbiome

Kent Willis MD

Kent Willis MD

Science Advisor, Mycobiome