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CDRH Management Directory by Organization
This information is current as of May 3, 2012
| Office of the Center Director | ||
| Center Director: | Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D. | 301-796-5900 |
| Deputy Center Director for Science and CDRH Chief Scientist | William Maisel, M.D., M.P.H. | 301-796-5900 |
| Associate Director for Science | Michelle McMurry-Heath, M.D., Ph.D. | 301-796-7647 |
| Deputy Center Director for Policy | Nancy Stade, J.D. | 301-796-5900 |
| Associate Director for Policy | Philip Desjardins, J.D. | 301-796-5678 |
| Associate Director for Technology and Innovation | Murray Sheldon, M.D | 301-796-5443 |
| Assistant Director for Technology and Innovation | Vacant | |
| Assistant Director for Science | Diane Mitchell, M.D. | 301-796-5423 |
| Associate Director for Management and Executive Officer | Ruth E. McKee | 301-796-5900 |
| Associate Director for International Affairs | Kim Trautman | 301-796-5515 |
| Associate Director for External Relations | Mary (Peper) Long | 301-796-4671 |
| Chief Pediatric Medical Officer | Jacqueline Francis, MD, MPH (Acting) | 301-796-6405 |
| Business Information Solutions | Paul Fisher | 301-796-6176 |
| Ombudsman/Quality Assurance Manager | David Buckles, Ph.D. | 301-796-5447 |
| External Expertise and Partnerships | Nancy J. Pluhowski | 301-796-5696 |
| Regulations Staff | Nancy Pirt, J.D., M.P.H. | 301-796-6248 |
| Deputy Director | Paul Gadiock, J.D. | 301-796-5736 |
| Standards Management Staff | LCDR Scott Colburn | 301-796-6287 |
| Deputy Director | Sharon Lappalainen | 301-796-6322 |
| Program Management Officer | Joanna King | 301-796-5929 |
| Office of Management Operations | ||
| Director: | Frank Benedetti | 301-796-5449 |
| Deputy Director | Daniel Montgomery | 301-796-5987 |
| Program Management Officer | Joanna King | 301-796-5929 |
| Division of Ethics and Management Operations | Sandy Roderick-Molina | 301-796-5970 |
| Deputy Director | Danyiel D'Antonio | 301-796-5967 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Officer | Tom Vegella | 301-796-2783 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Officer | Alexa Deptola | 301-796-5925 |
| Administrative Management Branch | Diana Rivi | 301-796-6124 |
| Integrity, Committee and Conference Management Branch | Kathleen Walker | 301-796-5964 |
| Division of Planning, Analysis, & Finance | Carla Jones | 301-796-5987 |
| Deputy Director | Kim Worthington | 301-796-5990 |
| Planning Branch | Noni Buchanan | 301-766-5985 |
| Financial Management Branch | Cornell Hudson | 301-796-5435 |
| Office of Compliance | ||
| Director: | Steven Silverman | 301-796-5500 |
| Deputy Director for Regulatory Affairs | Jan Welch | 301-796-5500 |
| Deputy Director for Medical Affairs | Kimber Richter | 301-796-5500 |
| Program Management Officer | Carolyn Bell | 301-796-5500 |
| Quality Management Staff | Frances Benedict | 301-796-5500 |
| Division of Risk Management Operations | Ann Ferriter | 301-796-5530 |
| Deputy Director | Melissa Eakle | 301-796-5530 |
| Field Operations Branch | Thomas Slater Jr. | 301-796-5530 |
| Regulatory Policy and Systems Branch | Dave Gartner | 301-796-5530 |
| Recall Branch | Ron Brown | 301-796-5530 |
| Division of Bioresearch Monitoring | Jim Saviola | 301-796-5490 |
| Deputy Director | Linda Godfrey | 301-796-5490 |
| Program Enforcement Branch A | Francis Kalush (Acting) | 301-796-5490 |
| Program Enforcement Branch B | Anne Hawthorn (Acting) | 301-796-5490 |
| Special Investigations Branch | Anne Hawthorn | 301-796-5490 |
| Division of Enforcement A | Stacie Bilek | 301-796-5770 |
| Deputy Director | Kiesha Thomas | 301-796-5770 |
| Dental, ENT and Ophthalmic Devices Branch | Cesar Perez (Acting) | 301-796-5770 |
| OB/GYN, Gastro. & Urology Devices Branch | Debra Demeritt | 301-796-5770 |
| General Hospital Devices Branch | Carl Fischer | 301-796-5770 |
| General Surgery Devices Branch | LaShanda Long | 301-796-5770 |
| Division of Enforcement B | William (Bill) MacFarland | 301-796-5540 |
| Deputy Director | Valerie Flournoy | 301-796-5540 |
| Cardiac Rhythm and Electrophysiology Devices Branch | Joshua Simms | 301-796-5540 |
| Orthopedics and Physical Medicine & Anesthesiology Devices Branch | Matthew Krueger | 301-796-5540 |
| Radiology, Anesthesiology & Neurology Devices Branch | Tanisha Adams (Acting) | 301-796-5540 |
| Vascular & Circulatory Support Devices Branch | Daniel Walter | 301-796-5540 |
| Office of Device Evaluation | ||
| Director: | Christy Foreman | 301-796-5550 |
| Deputy Director for Clinical | Markham Luke, M.D., Ph.D. | 301-796-5550 |
| Deputy Director for Engineering & Science Review | Jonette Foy, Ph.D. | 301-796-5550 |
| Deputy Director for Premarket Program Management | Barbara Zimmerman | 301-796-5550 |
| Advisory Panel Coordinator | James Swink | 301-796-5550 |
| Director, Program Management Office | Kathryn K. Appler | 301-796-5560 |
| Deputy Director, Program Management Office | Sharyn (Lesa) A. Dowtin | 301-796-5560 |
| Premarket Approval Section | Nicole Wolanski | 301-796-5640 |
| Investigational Device Exemption Section | Vacant | 301-796-5640 |
| Premarket Notification (510(k)) Section | Marjorie Shulman | 301-796-5640 |
| Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Respiratory, Infection Control, and Dental Devices | Anthony Watson | 301-796-5580 |
| Clinical Deputy Director | Tejashri S. Purohit-Sheth, M.D. | 301-796-5580 |
| Scientific Deputy Director | Kwame Ulmer | 301-796-5580 |
| Anesthesiology Devices Branch | Lester Schultheis, M.D. | 301-796-5580 |
| General Hospital Devices Branch | Richard Chapman | 301-796-5580 |
| Respiratory Devices Branch | Vacant | 301-796-5580 |
| Infection Control Devices Branch | Elizabeth Claverie | 301-796-5580 |
| Dental Devices Branch | M. Susan Runner, D.D.S. | 301-796-5580 |
| Human Factors Pre-Market Evaluation Team | Ron Kaye, M.A. | 301-796-5580 |
| Division of Cardiovascular Devices | Bram D. Zuckerman, M.D. | 301-796-7000 |
| Deputy Director I | Owen Faris, Ph.D. | 301-796-7000 |
| Deputy Director II | Matthew Hillebrenner | 301-796-7000 |
| Deputy Director III | Vacant | 301-796-7000 |
| Cardiac Diagnostics Devices Branch | Felipe Aguel, Ph.D. | 301-796-7000 |
| Cardiac Electrophysiology Devices Branch | Linda Ricci (Acting) | 301-796-7000 |
| Circulatory Support Devices Branch | Fernando Aguel (Acting) | 301-796-7000 |
| Interventional Cardiology Devices Branch | Melissa Torres (Acting) | 301-796-7000 |
| Implantable Electrophysiology Devices Branch | Mitchel Shein | 301-796-7000 |
| Peripheral Interventional Devices Branch | Lisa Lim (Acting) | 301-796-7000 |
| Structural Heart Device Branch | Sonna Patel-Raman, Ph.D. | 301-796-7000 |
| Vascular Surgery Devices Branch | Kenneth Cavanaugh, Ph.D. | 301-796-7000 |
| Division of Ophthalmic and Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices | Malvina Eydelman, M.D. | 301-796-5620 |
| Scientific 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 |
| Contact Lenses and Retinal Devices | Denise Hampton, Ph.D. (Acting) | 301-796-5620 |
| Diagnostic and Surgical Devices Branch | Brad Cunningham | 301-796-5620 |
| Intraocular and Corneal Implants Branch | Tina Kiang, Ph.D. | 301-796-5620 |
| Ear, Nose, and Throat Branch | Srinivas Nandkumar, Ph.D | 301-796-5620 |
| Division of Neurological And Physical Medicine Devices | Victor Krauthamer, Ph.D. (Acting) | 301-796-6610 |
| Deputy Director | Joyce Whang, Ph.D. (Acting) | 301-796-6610 |
| Neurostimulation Devices Branch | Vacant | 301-796-6610 |
| Neurodiagnostic and Neurosurgical Devices Branch | Quynh Hoang | 301-796-6610 |
| Physical Medicine Devices Branch | Michael Hoffman (Acting) | 301-796-6610 |
| Division of Orthopedic Devices | Mark Melkerson | 301-796-5650 |
| Deputy Director I | Erin Keith | 301-796-5650 |
| Deputy Director II | Peter Rumm, M.D. | 301-796-5650 |
| Joint Fixation Devices Branch One | Casey Hanley, Ph.D. (Acting) | 301-796-5650 |
| Joint Fixation Devices Branch Two | Elizabeth Frank (Acting) | 301-796-5650 |
| Restorative and Repair Devices Branch | Laurence Coyne, Ph.D | 301-796-5650 |
| Anterior Spine Devises Branch | Anton Dmitriev, Ph.D. (Acting) | 301-796-5650 |
| Posterior Spine Devices Branch | Ronald Jean, Ph.D | 301-796-5650 |
| Division of Surgical Devices | Mark Melkerson (Acting) | 301-796-5650 |
| Clinical Deputy Director | Peter Rumm (Acting) | 301-796-5650 |
| Deputy Director for Science | Vacant | 301-796-5650 |
| General Surgery Devices Branch One | Neil Ogden | 301-796-5650 |
| General Surgery Devices Branch Two | Joshua Nipper (Acting) | 301-796-5650 |
| Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Devices Branch One | David Krause | 301-796-5650 |
| Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Devices Branch Two | Jiyoung Dang, Ph.D. (Acting) | 301-796-5650 |
| Division of Reproductive, Gastro-Renal, and Urological Devices | Benjamin Fisher, Ph.D. | 301-796-7030 |
| Clinical Deputy Director | Herbert Lerner, M.D. | 301-796-7030 |
| Scientific Deputy Director | Vacant | 301-796-7030 |
| Obstetrics/Gynecology Devices Branch | Elaine Blyskun | 301-796-7030 |
| Urology and Lithotripsy Devices Branch | Glenn Bell, Ph.D. | 301-796-7030 |
| Renal Devices Branch | Carolyn Neuland, Ph.D. | 301-796-7030 |
| Gastroenterology Devices Branch | Vacant | 301-796-7030 |
| Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health | ||
| Director: | Alberto Gutierrez, Ph.D. | 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 |
| Deputy Director, Radiological Health | Mary S. Pastel, Sc.D. | 301-796-6887 |
| Chief Medical Officer | Robert L. Becker, Jr., M.D. | 301-796-5450 |
| Chief Medical Officer for Radiological Health | Donald Miller, M.D. | 301-796-3299 |
| Director, Personalized Medicine Staff | Elizabeth A. Mansfield, Ph.D. | 301-796-4664 |
| Division of Program Operations and Management | David (Duffy) Warren | 301-796-6223 |
| Deputy Director | Jean M. Cooper, D.V.M. (Acting) | 301-796-5672 |
| Program Management Officer | David (Duffy) Warren (Acting) | 301-796-6223 |
| Division of Chemistry and Toxicology Devices | Courtney C. Lias, Ph.D. | 301-796-5458 |
| Deputy Director for Chemistry | Carol C. Benson | 301-796-5459 |
| Chemistry Branch | Yung W. Chan | 301-796-6138 |
| Diabetes Branch | Katherine M. Serrano, Ph.D. | 301-796-6652 |
| Toxicology Branch | Denise N. Johnson-Lyles, Ph.D. | 301-796-6169 |
| Cardio-renal Diagnostics Branch | Ruth Chesler | 301-796-6140 |
| Division of Immunology and Hematology Devices | Maria M. Chan, Ph.D. | 301-796-5482 |
| Deputy Director | Reena Philip, Ph.D. | 301-796-6179 |
| Hematology Branch | Leonthena R. Carrington | 301-796-6164 |
| Immunology and Flow Cytometry Branch | Vacant | 301-796-6144 |
| Molecular Pathology and Cytology Branch | Yun-Fu Hu, Ph.D. | 301-796-6170 |
| Immunological/Hematological Genetic Disorders Branch | Donna Roscoe (Acting) | 301-796-6183 |
| Division of Microbiology Devices | Sally A. Hojvat, Ph.D. | 301-796-5455 |
| Deputy Director | Uwe Scherf, Ph.D. | 301-796-5456 |
| Viral Respiratory and HPV Branch | Tamara V. Feldblyum, M.S. | 301-796-6195 |
| General Viral and Hepatitis Branch | Stephen J. Lovell, Ph.D. | 301-796-6968 |
| General Bacterial and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Branch | Raquel Peat (Acting) | 301-796-6218 |
| Bacterial Respiratory and Medical Countermeasures Branch | John P. Hobson, Ph.D. | 301-796-5892 |
| Division of Radiological Health | Janine M. Morris, M.S. | 301-796-6630 |
| Deputy Director | Michael O’Hara, Ph.D. | 301-796-0294 |
| Deputy Director | CAPT Sean M. Boyd, MPH, USPHS | 301-796-5895 |
| Magnetic Resonance and Electronic Products Branch | Robert J. Doyle | 301-796-5863 |
| Diagnostic X-Ray Systems Branch | William C. Jung, Ph.D. (Acting) | 301-796-6228 |
| Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy Branch | Tommy Mosely (Acting) | 301-796-5908 |
| Mammography, Ultrasound and Imaging Software Branch | Robert Ochs, Ph.D. | 301-796-6661 |
| Division of Mammography Quality Standards | Helen Barr, M.D. | 301-796-5713 |
| Deputy Director | Timothy J. Haran (Acting) | 301-796-6625 |
| Program Management Branch | Preetham R. Sudhaker | 301-796-5911 |
| Information Management Branch | John Quan (Acting) | 301-796-6625 |
| Office of Surveillance and Biometrics | ||
| Director: | Thomas Gross, M.D. | 301-796-5997 |
| Deputy Director of Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer | Aron Yustein, M.D. | 301-796-6006 |
| Associate Director for Policy and Communications | Anita Rayner | 301-796-6002 |
| Program Management Staff | Donna Schwartz | 301-796-6004 |
| Director of Knowledge Management | Ramin Assa | 301-796-6064 |
| Associate Director for Knowledge Management | Barbara Myklebust, Ph.D. | 301-796-6005 |
| Associate Director Informatics Section | Terrie Reed, MSIE | 301-796-6130 |
| Division of Patient Safety Partnerships | Marilyn Flack | 301-796-6118 |
| Deputy Director | Vacant | |
| Associate Director for Surveys | Vacant | |
| Clinical Outreach Branch I | Michael El-Shammaa | 301-796-5302 |
| Clinical Outreach Branch II | Jill Marion | 301-796-6128 |
| Division of Epidemiology | Danica Marinac-Dabic, Ph.D., M.D. | 301-796-6689 |
| Associate Director for Program Operations | Nicole Jones | 301-796-6062 |
| Associate Director, Post-Approval Studies | Nilsa Loyo-Berrios, Ph.D. | 301-796-6065 |
| Associate Director, Section 522 Studies | Vacant | |
| Associate Director, Medical Officer | Vacant | |
| Epidemiology Evaluation and Research Branch I | Daniel Caños, MPH | 301-796-6057 |
| Epidemiology Evaluation and Research Branch II | Vacant | |
| Epidemiology Evaluation and Research Branch III | Vacant | |
| Division of Postmarket Surveillance | Isaac Chang, Ph.D. | 301-796-2789 |
| Deputy Director | Steven Chasin, Ph.D. | 301-796-6053 |
| Associate Clinical Director | Nancy Pressly | 301-796-5437 |
| Associate Director, Medical Officer | Vacant | |
| Product Evaluation Branch I | Greg O'Connell | 301-796-6075 |
| Product Evaluation Branch II | Charles Kern | 301-796-6271 |
| Product Evaluation Branch III | Vacant | |
| Information Analysis Branch | John-William Declaris | 301-796-5437 |
| MDR Policy Branch | Sharon Kapsch | 301-796-6104 |
| Division of Biostatistics | Greg Campbell, Ph.D. | 301-796-5750 |
| Deputy Director | Gerry Gray, Ph.D. | 301-796-6012 |
| Deputy Director | Lilly Yue, Ph.D. | 301-796-6033 |
| Cardiovascular and Ophthalmic Devices Branch | Yunling Xu, Ph.D. | 301-796-6033 |
| Diagnostic Devices Branch | Lakshmi Vishnuvajjala, Ph.D. | 301-796-6042 |
| General Surgical Devices Branch | Telba Irony, Ph.D. | 301-796-6044 |
| Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories | ||
| Director: | Steven Pollack, Ph.D. | 301-796-2530 |
| Deputy Director for Program Policy and Evaluation | Subhas Malghan, Ph.D. | 301-796-2548 |
| Deputy Director for Science Evaluation and Coordination | Joel Myklebust, P.E., Ph.D. | 301-796-2491 |
| Associate Director for Scientific Outreach and Coordination | Donna Lochner | 301-796-6309 |
| Associate Office Director for Laboratories | Charles Warr | 301-796-2556 |
| Associate Director for Premarket Regulatory Science | Erica Takai | 301-796-6353 |
| Management Support Staff | Angie Clingerman | 301-796-2569 |
| Deputy Director | Gail Strieter | 301-796-3949 |
| Division of Biology | Marilyn M. Lightfoote, M.D. | 301-796-0235 |
| Deputy Director | Kevin Milne (Acting) | 301-796-2516 |
| Division of Physics | Brian Beard (Acting) | 301-796-2469 |
| Deputy Director | Brian Beard, Ph.D. | 301-796-2469 |
| Deputy Director | Daniel X. Hammer, Ph.D. | 301-796-9320 |
| 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 | Dinesh Patwardhan, Ph.D. | 301-796-2622 |
| Deputy Director | Benita Dair, Ph.D. | 301-796-2614 |
| 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 | Heather D. Howell | 301-796-5718 |
| Associate Director for Internal Communications | Joyce Siwarski | 301-796-5422 |
| Associate Director for Outreach and Review | Mark H. Barnett | 240-276-3970 |
| Associate Director for Program Operations | Clifford D. Evans | 301-796-6644 |
| Special Assistant to the Director | Sharon M. Davis | 301-796-5717 |
| Special Assistant to the Deputy Director | Suzette Mocreia | 301-796-5368 |
| Staff College | Jacqueline Woodard | 301-796-5670 |
| Deputy Director | Laura Stewart | 301-796-5673 |
| Division of Health Communication | Laurel S. Mendelson | 301-796-5764 |
| Deputy Director | Kristine Butler | 301-796-5843 |
| Risk Communication Branch | Alicia Witters | 301-796-5846 |
| Web Communication Branch | Edie Seligson | 301-796-5768 |
| Division of Freedom of Information | Bill Holzerland | 301-796-5897 |
| Deputy Director | Candace Boston | 240-402-3736 |
| FOI Branch 1 | Latroy Tinch | 301-796-5952 |
| FOI Branch 2 | Anastazia Taylor | 240-402-3737 |
| Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance | Elias Mallis | 301-796-6216 |
| Deputy Director | William Sutton | 301-796-5849 |
| Postmarket and Consumer Branch | Joseph Tartal | 301-796-5853 |
| Premarket Programs Branch | Xiaoqiu Tang | 301-796-5850 |
| Division of Communication Media | Chad Heupel | 240-276-0922 |
| Television Design and Development Branch | Vacant | |
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