Douglas Peddicord

A managing partner of Oldaker, Belair & Wittie, Dr. Peddicord is President of Washington Health Strategies Group, LLC, which provides a full range of consulting, lobbying and association management services to health care organizations. Previously, he was Vice President of Washington Health Advocates, representing physician and patient groups, health systems, and professional societies.

Following a career as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Peddicord came to Capitol Hill in 1994 as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow and was a health policy advisor to then-Congressman (now Senator) Benjamin Cardin (D-MD). Currently, he provides strategic and policy advice and representation to health care organizations on matters including Medicare coverage and payment policy, health information technologies and medical privacy, and drug development activities including oversight by the FDA and other regulatory agencies around the world. With policy expertise in the conduct and regulatory oversight of clinical trials, Dr. Peddicord serves as Executive Director of the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO). He is on a number of boards and committees, including the steering committee of the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI), a public-private collaborative spearheaded by the Office of Critical Path Programs of the FDA.

Having pursued undergraduate studies at Amherst College and the University of Bridgeport, Dr. Peddicord received a Master's degree and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Adelphi University in 1982. He is licensed as a psychologist in Maryland.

Education

B.A., University of Bridgeport, Amherst College
M.A., Adelphi University
Ph.D., Adelphi University

Contact

(202) 496-3495
dpeddicord@obwlaw.com