Our Senior Management
Dr Lad is founder & Managing Director of CROM, established organization with mission to serve patients.
Has 15+ years of extensive experience in clinical research managing a network of 30+ sites for conducting clinical trials
Associated with Goa University in developing clinical research curriculum for new aspirants
A GCP trainer at Clinical Development Services Agency (CDSA) the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India.


DR. Dhananjay Lad Managing Director
Dr. Patil is qualified Physician and co-founder of CROM and Investigator of various clinical trials for over 30 years. Has done range of therapeutic trials as a Principal Investigator.
As Medical Director, leads clinical operations and guides team on technical aspects. Sharing his clinical expertise is always a passion for him.
Previously, as Director he led a Department of Community Medicine at Prakash Medical College, Islampur


DR. VIJAYKUMAR PATIL MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Director Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations & Medical Safety, Johnson & Johnson MD&D India a Global MNC
Head R&D, Medical Director, Bayer Schering Pharma India
Medical Director, BMS India, Global Medical Affairs and Pharmacovigilance
Vice President Medical Services, Unichem Laboratories
Vice-President, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited
Manager-Medical & Regulatory Affairs (South Asia) UCB Pharma
Asst. Professor /Lecturer In Clinical Pharmacology / Pharmacology, K.E.M Hospital & Seth G. S. Medical College
Honorary Professor, Pharmaceutical Physician, MUHS


DR. ANISH DESAI DIRECTOR
Mr. Pednekar holds a MBA in Project Management and is Director & Head – Clinical Operations, responsible for strategy and execution of Clinical trials at CROM.
19+ years of experience, Strong Project Management skills.
Worked in past with Encube Ethicals Private Limited, Teva Pharma, Klinera INC, Veeda Clinical Research, Lambda Therapeutics,Research, PPD INC, Reliance Life Science and SRL Ranbaxy
Extensive experience in managing Phase II, III, PPK studies and CEP studies in Neuro-Psychiatry, Dermatology, Infectious disease, Oncology, Orthopedics, Gastroenterology, Gynaecology, Nephrology, Ophthalmology etc. trials for various regulatory submission
Successfully managed 20+ regulatory inspections

