Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the appointment of Dana Washburn, M.D., as Senior Vice President of Clinical Development and as a member of the Company's Executive Leadership Team, effective September 26, 2022. As SVP of Clinical Development, Dr. Washburn will lead the Company's robust clinical development program, clinical operations, and data management. Dr. Washburn brings more than 20 years of experience in biopharmaceuticals and medical devices as a physician executive.

Most recently, he was Executive Director and Global Medicine Leader at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, which became AstraZeneca Rare Disease following its July 2021 acquisition. Prior to that, Dr. Washburn was Chief Medical Officer at Lyra Therapeutics, Vice President and Head of Global Medical Services for Parexel International, and CMO of Lantheus Medical Imaging. Earlier in his career, he was a cardiologist at the Framingham Heart Center, and he also served as Assistant Director of the Cardiovascular Hemodynamic and Imaging Laboratory at Tufts Medical Center.

Dr. Washburn holds a medical degree from the University of Massachusetts.