DR. Vithal Dhaduk, MD
President & Chairman of the Board
Dr. Dhaduk is the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of CorePharma. He is an accomplished serial entrepreneur and serves as Chairman of several biotechnology companies, many of which he cofounded, including, CorePharma, Apicore Pharma (acquired by Mylan), Synerex Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Mylan), Nuron Biotech and Somahlution.
Dr. Dhaduk provides leadership and guidance in the areas of product development, marketing, partner relationships, financial matters, and corporate governance. His extensive background in biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry is an important asset to CorePharma's development and business plans.
Dr. Dhaduk is an actively practicing neurologist and is currently the Chief of Neurology at the Community Medical Center in Scranton, PA and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. His post-graduate medical training was conducted at the B.J. Medical College in Ahmedabad, India and at the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he also served as the Chief Resident in Neurology.
Dr. Dhaduk has received numerous honors in medical practice. Most notably, he received the David Dunn Memorial Award in 1986 and 1987 for Outstanding Teaching and Study of Neurology at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He also serves on the board of several professional organizations in neurology and medicine. He is the chair of CARITAS International Trading and CARITAS Hospitality, LLC, on the advisory boards of Hope Medical Institute, Lublin College of Medicine, Poland, as well as the Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania. He has been awarded the National Leadership Award serving as honorary co-chairman of the Physician's Advisory Board, Pennsylvania.
Arpit Patel
Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
Arpit is an ambitious, driven entrepreneur who built his career primarily in Quality Control, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance. Arpit has over 12 years of progressive experience working at several reputable pharmaceutical companies such as CorePharma, Ohm Labs (a subsidiary of Sun Pharma), US Pharma Labs, West-Ward Pharmaceuticals and most recently as the Head of Quality Assurance and Compliance at Aurolife Pharma (a subsidiary Aurobindo Pharma USA).
Arpit is responsible for the oversight of the day to day operations at the CorePharma facilities, including providing strategic leadership for Quality, Operations, Product Development, Facilities and Engineering, Finance, Human Resources and Business Development. Having worked in Quality throughout his career, Arpit is focused on creating and building an organization with a culture of Quality and Compliance at its Core and ensuring the implementation of a sustainable business model that aligns with the CorePharma mission and long-term growth strategy.
Arpit graduated from the L.M College of Pharmacy, Gujarat University with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and the Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ with an MBA in Pharmaceutical Management. Arpit is a Certified Quality Auditor with the American Society for Quality.
Payal Dhaduk
Chief Financial Officer
Payal V Dhaduk is a young driven professional who has been actively developing knowledge and experience in the bio medical technology and pharmaceutical industry. Payal started her career in the bio-technology industry working as a project manager in which she assisted launching brands, developing sales leads, worked with manufacturers and also handling finances for DAP Dhaduk.
Payal joined CorePharma in 2018, as Head of Finance. Payal will play a leading role in managing and handling CorePharma's day to day Finances and Human Resources.
Payal went to school for medicine with premed done at Medical University of Lublin in Europe and medicine done at SHSU in St. Lucia. Payal also has attended various conferences to help build and progress her business and finance development. She has participated in the Wharton Executive Education program along with UBS Young Professionals Program.
Srinivasulu Ale
Director Quality and Analytical Research and Development
Srinivasulu has over 22 years of industry experience in Quality Control, Analytical Research and Development, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance. Prior to joining CorePharma, Srinivasulu held positions of increasing responsibility. Most recently he was the Director of Quality Control and ANDA Projects at Aurolife Pharma LLC (a subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma USA), Ohm Laboratories Inc. (Subsidiary of Sun Pharma), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories. Throughout his career he has been involved in the development and filing of over 200 ANDA products and closely facilitated regulatory inspections such as cGMP, PAI, PAS and Customer audits.
Srinivasulu Ale joined CorePharma in February, 2018 as the Director of Quality and Analytical Research & Development. He is responsible for the oversight of Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Analytical Research & Development functions and plays a key role in managing and developing quality systems. Srinivasulu will also be responsible for development and validation of analytical method and all site transfer projects.
Srinivasulu graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Osmania University, India and a Master's Degree in Chemistry from Sri Venkateswara University, India.
Rajendra Nagamalla
Director Product Development and Technical Services
Rajendra has over 23 years of industry experience in development, scale up and commercialization of various dosage forms throughout multiple organizations in roles of increasing responsibility. Prior to joining CorePharma, Rajendra was the Director of Product Development at G&W Laboratories. Previously Rajendra held managerial positions in Product Development, Technical Services and Regulatory Affairs at Aurolife (a subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma USA), Ohm Laboratories (a subsidiary of SunPharma), Wockhardt and Dr. Reddy's. Throughout his career he has been a part of the development of over 200 ANDA's.
Rajendra Nagamalla joined CorePharma in March 2018 as Director of Product Development/Technical Services. Rajendra will lead both Product Development and Technical Services. He plays a key role in managing and developing our product portfolio from product selection to development, scale up and post approval technical support. He will also be responsible for all site transfer projects and technical due diligence for CorePharma clients. Rajendra has hands-on experience in Product Development of ANDA's including First to File and 505 (b)(2) products in various dosage forms such as Oral Solids, Liquids and Topical Semisolids. Rajendra will also focus on the development of specialty niche products.
Rajendra graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy from Kakatiya University, India and a Master's Degree in Pharmaceutics from Jadavpur University, India.
Chintan Joshi
Director Operations
Chintan Joshi has over 13 years of experience in Quality Manufacturing, Technical Services, Validation Engineering and Operations Management. Prior to joining CorePharma, he gained his working knowledge and industry experience while employed at Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Aurolife Pharma (a subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma USA) and Ohm Laboratories (a subsidiary of Sun Pharma).
Chintan joined CorePharma in February 2018 and is responsible for the oversight of cGMP Manufacturing, Packaging and Warehouse Operations. Chintan brings with him a proven track record of Process Management and Operational Excellence.
Chintan Graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmaceutical Science from Pune University, India and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy from Nirma University, India. He also completed Project Management from Rutgers University NJ.
Bhavesh Patel
Director Facilities and Engineering
Bhavesh has over 10 years of experience of working within a fast-paced pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. Bhavesh has experience managing complex projects such as GMP facility construction, validation, maintenance and engineering. He has a successful track record at companies such as CorePharma where he started his career and most recently at Heritage Pharmaceuticals where he was responsible for the overall facilities and engineering functions including the construction and commissioning of a 40,000 sqft state of the art manufacturing facility.
Bhavesh joined CorePharma in February 2018 as Director of Facilities and Engineering. He is responsible for the oversight of Facility, Engineering, EH&S, Security and Projects across both Manufacturing and Packaging facilities.
Bhavesh graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sardar Patel University, India.