Dr. Thomas Frey served as Chief Operating Officer for Europe since June 2001 and has also served as Vice President of ICON Clinical Operations Europe from January 2000 to May 2001. He now holds the position of President, ICON Development Solutions.

Dr. Frey has 18 years of experience in pharmaceutical research and development. He started his career in 1987 with Hoechst Pharmaceuticals. From 1995 to the end of 1999 he was Senior Director of Clinical Development Europe at Hoechst Marion Roussel. Dr. Frey received his medical degree in 1980 from the University of Heidelberg.

Dr. Dennis Ruff received his Doctor of Medicine in 1982 from Albany Medical College Union University, Albany, NY. After training in internal medicine he joined Healthcare Discoveries, formerly South Texas Clinical trials, in 1988 as Medical Director, President and Investigator.

Since 1989, he has served as a Clinical Professor in the Dept. of Medicine at UTHSC San Antonio, TX. Dr. Ruff has acted as Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator for over 350 studies. A seasoned investigator and an expert manager, Dr. Ruff ensures swift and safe clinical operations. Dr. Ruff has 16 years experience in research.

Dr. Emanuel DeNoia received his Doctor of Medicine in 1975 from the College of Medicine of New Jersey. After training in internal medicine and medical residency at Monmouth Medical Center, he opened his practice in Internal Medicine and served on numerous boards and committees, including a term as the Chairmen of the Department of Medicine at Humana Hospital San Antonio. He joined Healthcare Discoveries in 1995 as a Clinical Investigator. After 33 years of practice, he joined Healthcare Discoveries full time in 2005. Dr. DeNoia has acted as Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator for over 100 studies.

Dr. George J. Atiee received his Doctor of Medicine in 1985 from University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX. He completed his residency in Family Practice at Baylor College of Medicine where he was selected as Chief Resident. He served three years in the military at the Primary Care Clinic Randolph Air Base, TX. He was a founding member of the largest primary care group in San Antonio. He first became involved in clinical research in 1996 with Sun Research Institute, TX, followed by his own research company, GSA Research. He closed his clinical practice after 17 years and joined Healthcare Discoveries in 2005 as Clinical Investigator. Dr Atiee has acted as Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator for over 85 studies

Suzanne Atiee received her Bachelor of Arts in Biology from St. Mary’s University in 1981. She worked in laboratory research in San Antonio and at the UTHSC at Houston and Baylor College of Medicine. Later she worked as an embryologist in the Human In Vitro Fertilization industry for 15 years. She gained experience as a CRC at GSA Research conducting phase II through IV for five years. Suzanne joined ICON in May 2008.