Nadim Shohdy, Ph.D.

Nadim Shohdy, Ph.D., is the Chief Operating Officer, Deerfield Discovery and Development and joined the Firm in 2024. Prior to Deerfield, Dr. Shohdy was Vice President, Corporate Development at Hyku Biosciences. Before Hyku Biosciences, Dr. Shohdy served as Entrepreneur in Residence at RA Ventures, a division of RA Capital Management, during which time he also served as Vice President, Corporate Development at Clear Creek Bio. Prior to these roles, Dr. Shohdy spent 10 years at NYU Langone Health in roles of increasing seniority, including most recently as Associate Dean, Therapeutics Alliances. Dr. Shohdy started his career as a Research Associate at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory before serving as a Research Analyst, Innovation Fund at the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. Dr. Shohdy holds a B.S. in Biology from Stony Brook University and a M.A., M.Phil and Ph.D. in Microbiology from Columbia University.