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CDRH Management Directory by Organization

This information is current as of November 17, 2009

Office of the Center Director
Center Director: Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D. (acting) 301–796–5900
Associate Director for Regulations and Policy Vacant 301–796–5900
Senior Associate Director Lillian J. Gill, DPA 301-796-5900
Associate Director for Postmarket Operations Jonathan Sackner-Bernstein 301-796-5420
Deputy Director for Postmarket Operations Diane Mitchell 301-796-5423
Associate Director for Management and Executive Officer Ruth E. McKee 301-796-5900
Associate Director for Clinical Research & Govt Affairs Casper Uldriks 301-796-5447
Senior Policy Analyst Paul Fisher 301-796-6176
Ombudsman/Quality Assurance Manager Les S. Weinstein 301-796-5699
Director, External Expertise and Partnerships Nancy J. Pluhowski 301-796-5696
Program Management Officer Joanna King 301-796-5929
 Office of Management Operations
Director: Frank Benedetti 301-796-5449
Deputy Director Debbie Baclawski 301-796-5757
Program Management Officer Joanna King 301-796-5929
Division of Ethics and Management Operations Sandy Roderick-Molina 301-796-5970
Deputy Director Shannon Gipson 301-796-5968
Occupational Health and Safety Officer Tom Vegella 301-796-2783
Administrative Management Branch Howard Goldstein, (acting) 301-796-5933
Integrity, Committee and Conference Management Branch Kathleen Walker 301-796-5964
Freedom of Information Branch Joy Lazaroff 301-796-5946
Division of Planning, Analysis, & Finance Maria Boyreau, Director 301-796-5984
Deputy Director Marjorie Waskewich 301-796-5989
Planning Branch Daniel Montgomery, (acting) 301-766-5987
Analysis Branch Bonnie Markovitz 301-796-5972
Financial Management Branch Tracey Hill 301-796-5976
 Office of Compliance
Director: Timothy A. Ulatowski 301-796-5500
Deputy Director for Regulatory Affairs Larry Spears 301-796-5500
Deputy Director for Medical Affairs Kimber Richter 301-796-5500
Program Management Officer Collin L. Figueroa 301-796-5500
Quality Management Staff Frances Benedict 301-796-5500
Division of Risk Management Operations Karen L. Moss 301-796-5530
Deputy Director Joanna Weitershausen 301-796-5530
Field Programs Branch Allen Wynn 301-796-5530
Regulatory Policy and Systems Branch Theresa McDonald 301-796-5530
Recall Branch Rita Hoffman 301-796-5530
Division of Bioresearch Monitoring Michael Marcarelli 301-796-5490
Program Enforcement Branch A Linda Godfrey 301-796-5490
Program Enforcement Branch B Levering Keely 301-796-5490
Special Investigations Branch Anne Hawthorn (acting) 301-796-5490
Division of Enforcement A Betty W. Collins 301-796-5770
Deputy Director George Kroehling 301-796-5770
Dental, ENT and Ophthalmic Devices Branch Ronald L. Swann 301-796-5770
OB/GYN, Gastro. & Urology Devices Branch Paul Tilton 301-796-5770
General Hospital Devices Branch Valerie Flournoy 301-796-5770
General Surgery Devices Branch Thomas Knott 301-796-5770
Division of Enforcement B Gladys Rodriguez 301-796-5540
Deputy Director Stacie Bilek (acting) 301-796-5540
Cardiac Rhythm and Electophysiology Devices Branch Michelle Noonan-Smith (acting)  301-796-5540
Orthopedics and Physical Medicine & Anesthesiology Devices Branch Matthew Krueger (acting) 301-796-5540
Radiology, Anesthesiology & Neurology Devices Branch Jennifer Medicus 301-796-5540
Vascular & Circulatory Support Devices Branch Dorothy Lee 301-796-5540
 Office of Device Evaluation
Director: Donna Bea Tillman, Ph.D. 301-796-5550
Deputy Director for Clinical Markham Luke, M.D. 301-796-5550
Deputy Director for Engineering and Science Review Christy Foreman 301-796-5550
Deputy Director for Premarket Program Management Barbara Zimmerman 301-796-5550
Advisory Panel Coordinator Geretta Wood 301-796-5550
Program Management Office Kathryn K. Appler 301-796-5560
Deputy Director Sharyn (Lesa) A. Dowtin 301-796-5560
Program Operations Staff Robert Gatling 301-796-6560
Premarket Approval Section Nicole Wolanski 301-796-6570
Investigational Device Exemption Section Stephen P. Rhodes 301-796-6564
Premarket Notification (510(k)) Section Heather Rosecrans 301-796-6571
Division of Surgical, Orthopedic, and Restorative Devices Mark Melkerson 301-796-5650
Deputy Director I Barbara Buch, M.D. 301-796-5650
Deputy Director II Peter Rumm, M.D. 301-796-5650
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Devices Branch David Krause, Ph.D. 301-796-6442
General Surgery Devices Branch Neil R. Ogden 301-796-6397
Orthopedic Joint Devices Branch Jonette Foy, Ph.D. 301-796-5630
Orthopedic Spine Devices Branch Ronald Jean, Ph.D. 301-796-6920
Restorative Devices Branch Laurence Coyne 301-796-5650
Division of Cardiovascular Devices Bram D. Zuckerman, M.D. 301-796-7000
Deputy Director I Donna Lochner 301-796-7000
Deputy Director II William MacFarland 301-796-7000
Pacing, Defibrillator and Leads Branch Mitchell Shein 301-796-5630
Cardiac Electrophysiology & Monitoring Devices Branch Elias Mallis 301-796-5630
Interventional Cardiology Devices Branch Ashley Boam 301-796-5570
Circulatory Support and Prosthetic Devices Branch Matthew Hillebrenner 301-796-6940
Peripheral Vascular Devices Branch Kenneth Cavanaugh, Ph.D. 301-796-6950
Division of Ophthalmic, Neurological, and ENT Devices Malvina Eydelman, M.D. 301-796-5620
Deputy Director Kesia Alexander, Ph.D. 301-796-5620
Clinical Deputy Director Eric Mann, M.D., Ph.D. 301-796-5620
Associate Director Deborah Falls 301-796-5620
Neurodiagnostic and Neurotherapeutic Devices Branch Quynh Hoang 301-796-6610
Intraocular, Cornea and Neuromaterials Implants Branch Vacant Tina Kiang 301-796-6860
Ophthalmic Lasers, Neuromuscular Stimulators, and Diagnostics Branch   301-796-6620
Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices Branch Srinivas Nandkumar, Ph.D 301-796-6890
Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, and Radiological Devices Janine Morris (acting) 301-796-6650
Clinical Deputy Director Herbert Lerner, M.D. 301-796-6650
Scientific Deputy Director Joyce Whang, Ph.D. 301-796-6650
Obstetrics/Gynecology Devices Branch Colin M. Pollard 301-796-6650
Urology and Lithotripsy Devices Branch Herbert Lerner, M.D. (acting) 301-796-6630
Gastroenterology and Renal Devices Branch Carolyn Neuland, Ph.D. 301-796-5590
Radiological Devices Branch Michael O'Hara , Ph.D., (acting) 301-796-5790
Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Infection Control, and Dental Devices M. Susan Runner, D.D.S. (acting) 301-796-5580
Deputy Director Anthony Watson (acting) 301-796-5580
Associate Director for Operations Kwame Ulmer (acting) 301-796-5580
Anesthesiology and Respiratory Devices Branch Lester Schultheis 301-796-6292
General Hospital Devices Branch Anthony Watson 301-796-6296
Infection Control Devices Branch Sheila Murphey, M.D. 301-796-6302
Dental Devices Branch M. Susan Runner, D.D.S. 301-796-6282
 Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety
Director:   Alberto Gutierrez, Ph.D. (Designee) 301-796-5453
Deputy Director, New Product Evaluation Donald St. Pierre 301-796-5454
Deputy Director, Patient Safety and Product Quality James L. Woods 301-796-6225
Associate Director for Policy and Operations Vacant  
Chief Medical Officer Robert L. Becker, Jr., M.D. 301-796-5450
Director, Personalized Medicine Staff Elizabeth A. Mansfield, Ph.D. 301-796-4664
Associate Director for Clinical Studies Marina V. Kondratovich, Ph.D. 301-796-6036
Associate Director for Science and Technology Zivana Tezak-Fragale, Ph.D. 301-796-6206
Associate Director for Surveillance and Outreach Programs Jean M. Cooper, D.V.M. 301-796-5672
Scientific Policy Advisor Vacant  
Program Management Officer David R. Warren 301-796-6223
Division of Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Courtney C. Harper, Ph.D. 301-796-5458
Associate Director for Chemistry Carol C. Benson 301-796-5459
Associate Director for Toxicology Lakshman Ramamurthy, Ph.D., (acting) 301-796-6154
Division of Immunology and Hematology Devices Maria M. Chan, Ph.D. 301-796-5482
Associate Director for Immunology Reena Philip, Ph.D. 301-796-6179
Associate Director for Hematology Leonthena Carrington 301-796-6164
Division of Microbiology Devices Sally A. Hojvat, Ph.D. 301-796-5455
Associate Director for Bacteriology Freddie M. Poole 301-796-5457
Associate Director for Virology Uwe Scherf, Ph.D. 301-796-5456
 Office of Surveillance and Biometrics 
Director: Susan N. Gardner, Ph.D. 301-796-5996
Deputy Director Stephen M. Sykes 301-796-6005
Deputy Director Thomas P. Gross, M.D. 301-796-5997
Issues Management Staff Vacant  
Program Management Staff Donna Schwartz 301-796-6004
Division of Patient Safety Partnerships Marilyn Flack 301-796-6118
Division of Epidemiology Danica Marinac-Dabic, Ph.D., M.D. 301-796-6689
Epidemiology Evaluation and Research I Ellen Pinnow 301-796-6066
Epidemiology Evaluation and Research II Nilsa Loyo-Berrios 301-796-6065
Division of Postmarket Surveillance Dave Buckles 301-796-6052
Deputy Director Steven Chasin, Ph.D. 301-796-6053
Product Evaluation Branch I Greg O'Connell 301-796-6075
Product Evaluation Branch II Doug Wood 301-796-6085
Information Analysis Branch Julie (Brandi) Stuart, (acting) 301-796-6573
Reporting Systems Monitoring Branch Sharon Kapsch 301-796-6104
Division of Biostatistics Greg Campbell, Ph.D. 301-796-5750
Deputy Director Gerry Gray 301-796-6012
Deputy Director Lilly Yue 301-796-6033
Cardiovascular and Ophthalmic Devices Branch Chul Ahn (acting) 301-796-6033
Diagnostic Devices Branch Lakshmi Vishnuvajjala 301-796-6042
General Surgical Devices Branch Telba Irony 301-796-6044
 Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories
Director: Steven Pollack, Ph.D. 301-796-2530
Deputy Director for Science and Strategic Initiatives William A. Herman 301-796-2549
Deputy Director for Program Policy and Evaluation Subhas Malghan, Ph.D. 301-796-2548
Director, Standards Management Staff Carol Herman 301-796-6576
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 Vacant  
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. 301-796-2530
Deputy Director Jon Casamento 301-796-2499
Division of Chemistry and Materials Science Dinesh Patwardhan, Ph.D. (acting)  301-796-2622
Deputy Director Vacant  
Division of Imaging and Applied Mathematics Kyle Myers, Ph.D. 301-796-2533
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 301-796-5660
Deputy Director for Technical and Radiological Initiatives John L. McCrohan 301-796-5719
Deputy Director for Communication and Education Heather D. Howell 301-796-5718
Associate Director for Outreach and Review Mark H. Barnett 240-276-3970
Assistant Director for Program Operations Clifford D. Evans 301-796-6644
Special Assistant to the Director Sharon M. Davis 301-796-5717
Staff College Director Jacqueline Woodard 301-796-5670
Deputy Director Laura Stewart 301-796-5673
Regulations Staff Director Nancy Pirt (acting) 301-796-6248
Division of Health Communication Jay A. Rachlin 301-796-5722
Deputy Director Vacant 301-796-5720
Associate Director Alvin W. Thomas 301-796-5758
Risk Communication Branch Kristine B. Mejia 301-796-5843
Web Communication Branch Laurel S. Mendelson 301-796-5764
Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance John F. Stigi 301-796-5848
Deputy Director William Sutton 301-796-5849
Technical Assistance Branch Joseph V. Tartal 301-796-5853
Regulatory Assistance Branch Yung Pak 301-796-5856
International Relations and External Affairs Staff Carole C. Carey 301-796-5708
Division of Communication Media Chad Heupel 301-796-0922
Television Design and Development Branch Vacant  
Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs Helen J. Barr, M.D. 301-796-5713
Deputy Director Thomas R. Ohlhaber 301-796-5712
Associate Director for Policy and Clinical Affairs Charles A. Finder, M.D. 301-796-5715
Associate Director for Administration Kathleen M. Sheridan 301-796-5714
Accreditation and Certification Branch Kathleen A. Franke 301-796-5710
Radiation Programs Branch Petro Shandruk 301-796-5889
Information Management Branch Timothy J. Haran 301-796-6625
Inspection and Compliance Branch Vacant 301-796-5911
Diagnostic Devices Branch Sean M. Boyd 301-796-5895
Electronic Products Branch Robert Doyle 301-796-5863
    
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