Mike Ybarra
Michael Ybarra, M.D., is an emergency physician and Chief Medical Officer at PhRMA. He also serves as Senior Vice President in Advocacy and Strategic Alliances. In these roles, he leads PhRMA’s stakeholder engagement and strategic partnerships on federal and international health policy issues. He is PhRMA’s liaison representative to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and is the co-convener of PhRMA’s R&D Leadership Forum. Dr. Ybarra continues to see patients clinically in the emergency department at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
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Why smart vaccine policy matters
Ahead of ASCO: Cancer innovation is promising, but policy choices matter
Briefing: Capitol Hill panel on "Healthcare Denial Crisis in America"
World Immunization Week: Putting preventable diseases in the past
Celebrating rare disease innovation: Progress and the path forward
Why shifting childhood vaccines to “shared clinical decision-making” puts kids at risk
World Mental Health Day: Supporting access to medicines that help loved ones
Vaccines and autism: Decades of scientific evidence find no link
The role of antidepressants in addressing America’s mental health crisis
Recognizing the importance of vaccination for American health and security
Answering common questions on mRNA technology
What to know about vaccine ingredients: Aluminum and thimerosal
World Immunization Week: Highlighting the importance of vaccines for public health
Health care practitioners sound the alarm on middlemen-imposed barriers to patient care, need for policy change
What you need to know: Measles and the MMR vaccine
Preventing and fighting disease: A look at the biopharmaceutical progress made for patients in 2024
Recognizing the value of disease prevention with Dr. Len Friedland from GSK
ICYMI: Grounding policy reforms in real lived patient experiences is key to improving outcomes
From the emergency department to the CDC Advisory Committee: Key takeaways from ACIP’s recent meeting
Hispanic Heritage Month: Fighting for Hispanic patients
How to protect your children’s health this school year
ICYMI: Misaligned policies undermine patient access
Mental Health Awareness Month: Supporting loved ones and improving mental health in America
World Vaccine Congress: Building on vaccine success
Three things to know about antibody drug conjugates
A conversation with Sepsis Alliance President and CEO Thomas Heymann as World AMR Awareness Week kicks off
Don't close the door on rare disease research
ICYMI: 3 takeaways on the IRA’s unintended consequences from America’s Physician Groups’ 2023 annual fall conference
What you should know about protecting your health this fall
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at PhRMA
Watch: New video series spotlights advances in biopharmaceutical science
Highlights from ASCO 2023
ICYMI: PhRMA CMO Dr. Michael Ybarra speaks with Dr. Fabian Sandoval about clinical trial diversity
Celebrating the success of the COVID-19 vaccines, and looking to the future
What you should know about RSV
Word of the Month: Long COVID
Protecting against influenza: A conversation with David Ross, Vice President, Commercial Operations, North America, CSL Seqirus
Key takeaways from ASCO's annual meeting
Setting the record straight: Addressing common misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine
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