Exagen Inc. announced the appointment of Andrew L. Concoff M.D. FACR, CAQSM as Chief Innovation Officer. In this role, Dr. Concoff will lead the company's rheumatoid arthritis medical initiatives, including the AVISE® RADR platform (Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Response). Dr. Concoff will be a key principal in strategy, business development, portfolio management, pipeline prioritization, and formation of new business ventures, as well as the advancement of innovative access partnerships with payors and governments globally.

Dr. Concoff has more than fifteen years of clinical practice in rheumatology, having completed his fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles. He earned a B.S. in Psychobiology from UCLA, an M.D. from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston where he also completed coursework toward a Master's in Clinical Research. Dr. Concoff joins Exagen from United Rheumatology, where his work as Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer enables him to create, model, and implement value-based programs with payors, quality improvement initiatives with pharmaceutical manufacturers, and other clinical care innovations with stakeholders across the musculoskeletal ecosystem.

He is also a Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology and has served on numerous national guideline committees, most recently as Chair of the Knee Osteoarthritis and Ultrasound Guideline Committees for United Rheumatology.