Sabri Markabi
Senior Vice President Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer
Sabri Markabi, M.D., is the senior vice president of Research and Development and chief medical officer of Alcon Laboratories, Inc., a subsidiary of Alcon, Inc., the world’s largest eye care company. He manages and directs Alcon’s global Research and Development efforts and Regulatory Affairs department.
Dr. Markabi was chosen to take over the role of senior vice president of Research and Development and chief medical officer in March 2008. Dr. Markabi began his career as a neurologist on the faculty of the University Hospital in Tours, France. In 1991, he joined Ciba-Geigy in Clinical Research and assumed positions of increasing responsibilities in France, Switzerland and New Jersey leading to the position of global head of Clinical Research, Neurosciences for Novartis. In 2004, he was appointed vice president, global head of Development for the Ophthalmic Business Unit.
Dr. Markabi completed his medical training in France and obtained the Specialty Certification in neurology, with additional qualifications in pharmacology from the University of Paris, France. He holds an M.D. degree from the University of Damascus, Syria.
