Benjamin Ortiz, MD, FAAP is Senior Clinical Development Medical Director in the Immunology Development Unit of Novartis since 2022. He has held numerous medical leadership roles at Novartis, Sanofi, and Regeneron since 2013, working in the allergy, dermatology, and respiratory therapeutic areas.
He is a US board-certified pediatrician who trained at Mount Sinai Medical Center after attending the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He remains an active member and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
He spent the first 10 years of his career in academic and clinical pediatric roles at Columbia University Medical Center, the Mailman School of Public Health, and Harlem Hospital, where he led pediatric asthma programs and was a consultant to numerous public health agencies in New York. He spent 2 years as a medical officer and special government employee in the US Food and Drug Administration, Office of Pediatric Therapeutics.