George Magrath

George Magrath, MD, is Chief Executive Officer of Lexitas Pharma Services. He is a trained ocular oncologist, balancing his role as CEO with treating patients with rare eye conditions at the Medical University of South Carolina. He has both an extensive medical and business background. While learning his craft with an internship in general surgery, a residency in ophthalmology at the Medical University of South Carolina, and a fellowship in ocular oncology at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, he also branched out into the business world with an MBA from The Citadel and Masters in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University. His dual role gives him a unique, 360-degree insight into the opportunities and challenges for ophthalmic drug development and the clinical trials industry.