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CDRH Management Directory by Organization

This information is current as of March 12, 2009

 
 Office of the Center Director
Center Director: Daniel G. Schultz, M.D. 240-276-3939
Associate Director for Regulations and Policy Catherine Cook 240-276-3939
Senior Associate Director Lillian J. Gill, DPA 240-276-3939
Associate Director for Postmarket Operations Jonathan Sackner-Bernstein 240-276-3939
Deputy Director for Postmarket Operations Diane Mitchell 240-276-8851
Chief of Staff and Executive Officer Ruth E. McKee 240-276-3939
Associate Director for Clinical Research & Govt Affairs Casper Uldriks 240-276-3939
Senior Policy Analyst Paul Fisher 240-276-0585
Associate Director for Education and Communication Mark H. Barnett 240-276-3939
Ombudsman/Quality Assurance Manager Les S. Weinstein 240-276-3939
Director, Medical Device Fellowship Program Nancy J. Pluhowski 240-276-3816
 Office of Management Operations
Director: Frank Benedetti, Acting 240-276-8876
Deputy Director Debbie Baclawski, Acting 240-276-8867
Program Management Officer Joanna King, Acting 240-276-8704
Division of Ethics and Management Operations Sandy Roderick 240-276-8899
Deputy Director M. Shannon Gipson 240-276-8898
Occupational Health and Safety Officer Tom Vegella 301-796-2783
Administrative Management Branch Howard Goldstein, Acting 240-276-8942
Integrity, Committee and Conference Management Branch Kathleen Walker 240-276-8938
Freedom of Information Branch Joy Lazaroff 240-276-8903
Division of Planning, Analysis, & Finance Maria Boyreau, acting 240-276-8880
Deputy Director Maria Boyreau 240-276-8891
Planning Branch Marjorie Waskewich 240-276-8870
Analysis Branch Bonnie Markovitz 240-276-8924
Financial Management Branch Tracey Hill 240-276-8926
 Office of Compliance
Director : Timothy A. Ulatowski 301-796-5504
Deputy Director for Regulatory Affairs Larry Spears 301-796-5517
Deputy Director for Medical Affairs Kimber Richter 301-796-5802
Program Management Officer Collin L. Figueroa 301-796-5802
Division of Risk Management Operations Karen L. Moss 301-796-5532
Deputy Director Joanna Weitershausen 301-796-5533
Field Programs Branch Allen Wynn 301-796-5812
Regulatory Policy and Systems Branch Theresa McDonald 301-796-5823
Recall Branch Rita Hoffman 301-796-5792
Division of Bioresearch Monitoring Michael Marcarelli 301-796-5629
Program Enforcement Branch A Linda Godfrey 301-796-5654
Program Enforcement Branch B Keeley Levering 301-796-5663
Special Investigations Branch Anne Hawthorne, Acting 301-796-6561
Division of Enforcement A Betty W. Collins 301-796-5772
Deputy Director George Kroehling 301-796-5773
Dental, ENT and Ophthalmic Devices Branch Ronald L. Swann 301-796-5469
OB/GYN, Gastro. & Urology Devices Branch Paul Tilton 301-796-5484
General Hospital Devices Branch Valerie Flournoy 301-796-5495
General Surgery Devices Branch Thomas Knott 301-796-5462
Division of Enforcement B Gladys Rodriguez 301-796-5538
Cardiovascular & Neurological Devices Branch William MacFarland 301-796-5547
Orthopedic, Physical Medicine & Anesthesiology Devices Branch Anastacia Bilek, Acting 301-796-5588
Radiology, Anesthesiology & Neurology Devices Branch Jennifer Medicus, Acting 301-796-5615
Vascular & Circulatory Support Devices Dorothy Lee, Acting 301-796-5579
 Office of Device Evaluation
Director: Donna Bea Tillman, Ph.D. 240-276-3993
Deputy Director for Clinical Markham Luke, M.D., Acting 240-276-3993
Deputy Director for Engineering and Science Review Christy Foreman, Acting 240-276-3993
Associate Director Barbara Zimmerman, Acting 240-276-3993
Integrity Officer Vacant 240-276-3993
Advisory Panel Coordinator Geretta Wood 240-276-3993
Program Management Office Kathryn K. Appler 240-276-4004
Deputy Director Sharyn (Lesa) A. Dowtin 240-276-4004
Program Operations Staff Robert Gatling 240-276-4040
Premarket Approval Section Nicole Wolanski 240-276-4040
Investigational Device Exemption Section Stephen P. Rhodes 240-276-4040
Premarket Notification (510(k)) Section Heather Rosecrans 240-276-4040
Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices Mark Melkerson 240-276-3737
Deputy Director I Neil R. Ogden, M.D., Acting 240-276-3737
Deputy Director II Peter Rumm, M.D. 240-276-3737
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Devices Branch David Krause 240-276-3555
General Surgery Devices Branch Neil R. Ogden 240-276-3600
Orthopedic Joint Devices Branch Jonette Foy, Ph.D. 240-276-3676
Orthopedic Spine Devices Branch Elizabeth Frank, Acting 240-276-3676
Restorative Devices Branch Laurence Coyne 240-276-3575
Division of Cardiovascular Devices Bram D. Zuckerman, M.D. 240-276-4000
Deputy Director I Donna Lochner 240-276-4000
Deputy Director II Vacant 240-276-4000
Associate Director for Guidance and Policy Arthur A. Ciarkowski 240-276-4000
Pacing, Defibrillator and Leads Branch Mitchell Shein, Acting 240-276-4080
Cardiac Electrophysiology & Monitoring Devices Branch Elias Mallis 240-276-4095
Interventional Cardiology Devices Branch Ashley Boam 240-276-4222
Circulatory Support and Prosthetic Devices Branch Matthew Hillebrenner 240-276-4266
Peripheral Vascular Devices Branch Kenneth Cavanaugh, Acting 240-276-4141
Division of Ophthalmic and ENT Devices Malvina Eydelman, M.D. 240-276-4200
Deputy Director Everette Beers, Ph.D. 240-276-4200
Clinical Deputy Director Eric Mann, M.D., Ph.D. 240-276-4200
Associate Director Deborah Falls 240-276-4200
Vitreoretinal & Extraocular Devices Branch Quyng Hoang, Acting 240-276-4232
Intraocular and Corneal Implants Branch Kesia Alexander, Ph.D. 240-276-4252
Diagnostic and Surgical Devices Branch Kwame Ulmer 240-276-4262
Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices Branch Tina Kiang, Ph.D., Acting 240-276-4242
Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, and Radiological Devices Janine Morris, Acting 240-276-3636
Clinical Deputy Director Herbert Lener, M.D. 240-276-3636
Scientific Deputy Director Joyce Whang, Ph.D. 240-276-3636
Obstetrics/Gynecology Devices Branch Colin M. Pollard 240-276-4100
Urology and Lithotripsy Devices Branch Ronald Jean, Ph.D., Acting 240-276-4161
Gastroenterology and Renal Devices Branch Carolyn Neuland, Ph.D. 240-276-4151
Radiological Devices Branch David Buckles, Ph.D., Acting 240-276-3666
Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Infection Control, and Dental Devices Chiu S. Lin, Ph.D. 240-276-3700
Deputy Director Joy Samuels-Reid, M.D., Acting 240-276-3700
Anesthesiology and Respiratory Devices Branch Lana Shiu, M.D., Acting 240-276-3775
General Hospital Devices Branch Anthony D. Watson 240-276-3707
Infection Control Devices Branch Sheila Murphey, M.D. 240-276-3747
Dental Devices Branch M. Susan Runner, D.D.S. 240-276-3773
 Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety
Director: Donald St. Pierre, Acting 240–276–0389
Deputy Director, New Product Evaluation Alberto Gutierrez, Ph.D. 240–276–0376
Deputy Director, Patient Safety and Product Quality James L. Woods 240-276-0377
Associate Director for Policy and Operations Donald St. Pierre 240-276-0378
Chief Medical Officer Robert L. Becker, Jr., M.D. 240-276-0843
Scientific Policy Advisor Sousan S. Altaie, Ph.D. 240-276-0378
Program Management Officer David R. Warren 240-276-0392
Division of Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Courtney C. Harper, Acting 240-276-0694
Associate Director for Chemistry Carol C. Benson 240-276-0396
Associate Director for Toxicology Courtney C. Harper, Ph.D. 240-276-0694
Division of Immunology and Hematology Devices Maria M. Chan, Ph.D., Acting 240-276-0843
Associate Director for Immunology Maria M. Chan, Ph.D 240-276-0843
Associate Director for Hematology Josephine M. Bautista 240-276-0847
Division of Microbiology Devices Sally A. Hojvat, Ph.D. 240-276-0711
Associate Director for Bacteriology Freddie M. Poole 240–276–0712
Associate Director for Virology Uwe Scherf, Ph.D. 240-276-0725
 Office of Surveillance and Biometrics 
Director: Susan N. Gardner, Ph.D. 240-276-3351
Deputy Director Stephen M. Sykes 240-276-3408
Issues Management Staff Vacant  
Program Management Office Donna Schwartz 240-276-3352
Patient Safety Staff Marilyn Flack, Director 240-276-2391
Division of Postmarket Surveillance Thomas P. Gross, M.D. 240-276-3419
Deputy Director Steven Chasin, Ph.D. 301-594-3674
Product Evaluation Branch I Vacant  
Product Evaluation Branch II Doug Wood, Acting 240-276-3425
Epidemiology Branch Danica Marinac-Dabic, Ph.D., M.D. 240-276-2367
Division of Surveillance Systems David S. Shindell, Ph.D. 240-276-3445
Deputy Director Mary Weick-Brady 240-276-3458
Systems Support Branch Indira Konduri 240-276-3459
Reporting Systems Monitoring Branch Sharon Kapsch 240-276-3471
Division of Biostatistics Greg Campbell, Ph.D. 240-276-3133
Deputy Director Kay Barrick 240-276-3109
Chief, Cardiovascular and Ophthalmic Devices Branch Lilly Yue 240-276-3163
Chief, Diagnostic Devices Branch Lakshmi Vishnuvajjala 240-276-3171
Chief, General Surgical Devices Branch Telba Irony 240-276-3169
 Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories
Director: Laurence W. Grossman, Ph.D., Acting 301-796-2502
Deputy Director for Science and Strategic Initiatives William A. Herman 301-796-2781
Deputy Director for Program Policy and Evaluation Subhas Malghan, Ph.D. 301-796-2781
Director, Standards Management Staff Carol Herman 240-276-0556
Director, Management Support Staff Angie Clingerman 301-796-2569
Division of Biology Marilyn M. Lightfoote, M.D. 301-796-0235
Deputy Director Melvin E. Stratmeyer, Ph.D. 301-796-0261
Deputy Director John J. Langone, Ph.D. 301-796-0245
Division of Physics Joel Myklebust, P.E., Ph.D. 301-796-2491
Deputy Director Brian Beard, Ph.D. 301-796-2469
Deputy Director Isaac Chang, Ph.D. 301-796-2789
Division of Solid and Fluid Mechanics Laurence W. Grossman, Ph.D. 301-796-2502
Deputy Director Jon Casamento 301-796-2499
Division of Chemistry and Materials Science Steven Pollack, Ph.D. 301-796-2476
Deputy Director Dinesh Patwardhan, Ph.D. 301-796-2475
Division of Imaging and Applied Mathematics Kyle Myers, Ph.D. 301-796-2562
Deputy Director Nicolas Petrick, Ph.D. 301-796-2563
Division of Electrical and Software Engineering Alford Taylor, Jr. 301-796-2583
Deputy Director Brian Fitzgerald 301-796-2579
 Office of Communication, Education, and Radiation Programs
Director: Lynne L. Rice 240-276-3200
Deputy Director John L. McCrohan 240-276-3200
Deputy Director Heather D. Howell 240-276-3208
Assistant Director for Program Operations Clifford D. Evans 240-276-3211
Special Assistant to the Director Sharon M. Davis 240-276-3338
Staff College Jacqueline Woodard 240-276-0977
Deputy Director Joanne Choy, Acting 240-276-0977
Regulations Staff Deborah Wolf 240-276-2350
Division of Health Communication Jay A. Rachlin 240-276-3222
Deputy Director Margaret T. Tolbert 240-276-3222
Associate Director Alvin W. Thomas 240-276-3222
Risk Communication Branch Kristine B. Mejia 240-276-3219
Web Communication Branch Laurel S. Mendelson 240-276-3222
Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance John F. Stigi 240-276-3141
Deputy Director William Sutton 240-276-3141
Technical Assistance Branch Joseph V. Tartal 240-276-3230
Regulatory Assistance Branch Vacant 240-276-3230
International Relations and External Affairs Staff Carole C. Carey 240-276-3141
Division of Communication Media Chad Heupel, Acting 240-276-0900
Television Design and Development Branch Vacant  
Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs Helen J. Barr, M.D. 240-276-3332
Deputy Director Thomas R. Ohlhaber 240-276-3332
Associate Director for Policy and Clinical Affairs Charles A. Finder, M.D. 240-276-3332
Associate Director for Administration Kathleen M. Sheridan 240-276-3332
Accreditation and Certification Branch Kathleen A. Franke 240-276-3332
Radiation Programs Branch Petro Shandruk 240-276-3332
Information Management Branch Timothy J. Haran 240-276-3332
Inspection and Compliance Branch Nancy M. Wynne 240-276-3332
Diagnostic Devices Branch Sean M. Boyd 240-276-3332
Electronic Products Branch Robert Doyle 240-276-3332
    
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