Gustavo Kesselring earned his medical degree in 1984 at University of São Paulo, Brazil and pursued further postgraduate training in Gynecology, Obstetrics and Mastology. He also received postgraduate qualifications in Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Development and Regulation at the Tufts Institute for Professional Development, USA.
After working in private clinical practice, he started his first pharmaceutical industry position in 1988 with subsequent C level roles leading clinical research and Medical Affairs teams in Rhone Poulenc and Hoechst Marion Roussel (currently both part of Sanofi).
In 2009 he was appointed as Director of the National Clinical Research Training Program for the Ministry of Health in Brazil while serving at the same time as Director of Clinical Research at the Science Institute, German Hospital Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, Brazil.
He had honorary roles in nonprofit organizations including Past President and member of Board of Directors of Brazilian Society of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Past President of International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine (IFAPP) and Executive Member of Council of International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS).
He currently holds an academic position at King´s College London serving as Senior Lecturer at Faculty of Life Science and Medicine.
In recognition from his contributions to global clinical research and pharmaceutical medicine he received professional awards by the American Academy of Clinical Research Professionals in 2011, by the Drug Information Association in 2013 and by the Brazilian Academy of Pharmacy in 2016.
Currently Gustavo holds the following positions:
• Care Access Strategy Advisor for Latin America
• Senior Visiting Lecturer at the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine- King’s College London.