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"We are very pleased that Adam will be joining the Stifel healthcare research team," said Hugh Warns, Director of Research at Stifel. "Adam is an outstanding analyst with a strong medical background. He brings a unique combination of experience and field expertise to our industry-leading healthcare research capabilities. Bringing Adam onto the biotech team demonstrates our unwavering commitment to the sector."
The addition of Dr. Walsh enhances Stifel's presence in the healthcare sector. With this hire, Stifel will have a research team of 20 healthcare professionals covering more than 120 companies, placing the firm in the top 10 among the leaders in healthcare coverage on Wall Street.
Dr. Walsh will bring more than 15 years of experience, including more than seven years with Canaccord Genuity and Jefferies & Company. Prior to his career in equity research, he spent a year as a physician intern at the University of Utah in internal medicine. Dr. Walsh received his M.B.A. and M.D. from Tufts University, Boston, and his B.A. and B.S. in Psychology and Business Administration (Cum Laude) from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
About Stifel Research
Stifel and its Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) subsidiary comprise one of the industry's leading research departments in terms of breadth and quality, following significant investment since 2004. Combined, our 129 analysts across the U.S. and Europe cover nearly 1,800 companies across 12 industry groups and 125 sub-sectors, making Stifel/KBW the industry's largest provider of U.S. equity research and the 13th largest provider of global coverage. Stifel/KBW has ranked in the Thomson StarMine Analyst Awards top ten for 12 consecutive years is fifth in total awards won since 2004 (figures include Legg Mason Capital Markets, Ryan Beck, Thomas Weisel Partners, and KBW, which were acquired by Stifel Financial Corp.).
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