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Advisory Committees

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Roster of the Hematology and Pathology Devices Panel

Purpose: The Committee reviews and evaluates data concerning the safety and effectiveness of marketed and investigational in vitro devices for use in clinical laboratory medicine including pathology, hematology, histopathology, cytotechnology and molecular biology and makes appropriate recommendations to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.

Applying for Membership on FDA Advisory Committees

As part of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) ongoing efforts to recruit qualified experts with minimal conflicts of interest who are interested in serving on FDA advisory committees, FDA is requesting nominations for members to serve on its advisory committees.

Current Number of Vacancies: 4
Note, one or more vacancies may be in the nomination process or a final appointment may have been made.

Chairperson
Lydia P. Howell, M.D.
Expertise: Cytopathology; Pathology
Term: 03/01/2011 – 02/28/2015
Professor of Pathology & Lab Medicine
Acting Chair, Dept. of Pathology & Lab Medicine
Univ. of California, Davis Medical Center
4400 V Street
Sacramento, CA 95817
Designated Federal Official
Sara J. Anderson
LCDR, US Public Health Service
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Office of Device Evaluation
10903 New Hampshire Ave.
WO Bldg. 66, Room #1544
Silver Spring, MD  20903
Phone:  301-796-7047
Fax:  301-847-8122

**Charlotte A. Brown, Ph.D.
Expertise: Molecular Oncology
Term: 04/13/2010 – 02/28/2014
Director, Clinical and Scientific Affairs
BD Diagnostics
4025 Stirrup Creek Dr., Suite 400
Durham, NC 27703

*Margaret O. Roberts Davis, Ph.D., J.D.
Expertise:
Term: 09/23/2010 – 02/28/2014
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dir. of Faculty Professional Development
Morgan State University
1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
Truth Hall, Rm 300
Baltimore, MD 21251

Louis A. DePalma, M.D.
Expertise: Hematology
Term: 04/13/2010 – 02/28/2014
Professor of Pathology and of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Chief, Hematopathology and Molecular Pathology
George Washington Univ. Medical Center
900-23rd Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037

Dina R. Mody, M.D.
Expertise: Cytopathology
Term: 6/4/2010 – 2/28/2014
Director of Cytology
The Methodist Hospital
6565 Fannin Street, M227
Houston, TX 77030

 *Consumer Representative
**Industry Representative

 

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