Maria Legatos-Phillips

MARIA LEGATOS-PHILLIPS is a Vice President and Senior Research Analyst
at Banc of America Securities. Ms. Phillips joined Banc of America
Securities in June 1999, providing research coverage of the specialty
pharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining Banc of America Securities,
Ms. Phillips had served as a Research Associate for Warburg Dillon
Read’s large cap pharmaceuticals research team since July 1998. Prior to
joining Warburg Dillon Read, Ms. Phillips was a clinical coordinator at
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. As such, she was responsible for providing
assistance to managed care organizations, hospitals, and physician
groups in managing formularies, doing trend analyses, and providing
education on disease management. Prior to 1996, she worked at the
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, where she was a Clinical
Pharmacist, with primary responsibilities involving drug utilization
reviews and formulary management. Ms. Phillips received her BS in
Pharmacy from St. John’s University, an MBA from Long Island University
and a Doctorate in Pharmacy from Southeastern University.