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Roster for the Ophthalmic Devices Panel

Purpose: The Committee reviews and evaluates data concerning the safety and effectiveness of marketed and investigational devices for use in the eye 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: 0

Note, one or more vacancies may be in the nomination process or a final appointment may have been made.

Chairperson
Eve J. Higginbotham, M.D. 

Expertise: Glaucoma
Term: 11/04/2010 – 10/31/2014
McDonough, GA 30253

Designated Federal Official
Natasha Facey
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Office of Device Evaluation
10903 New Hampshire Ave.
WO Bldg. 66 Room # 1544
Silver Spring, MD 20993
Phone: 301-796-5290
Fax: 301-847-8122
 

Neil M. Bressler, M.D.
Expertise: Ophthalmology; Macular Degeneration
Term: 11/04/2010 – 10/31/2014
Professor of Ophthalmology
Dept. of Ophthalmology
The Wilmer Eye Institute
Johns Hopkins Univ.
600 N. Wolfe St. Maumenee 752
Baltimore, MD 21287

Jeremiah Brown Jr., M.D.
Expertise:  Viteoretinal Surgery
Term:  03/20/2012 to 10/31/2015
Director of Ophthalmology Research
Brown Retina Institute
17319 IH 35N, Suite 303
Schertz, TX  78154

Anne L. Coleman, M.D., Ph.D.
Expertise: Glaucoma; Cataracts
Term: 11/04/2010 – 10/31/2013
Professor of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology
Jules Stein Eye Institute
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
100 Stein Plaza 2-118
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7004

*Lawrence E. Leguire, Ph.D.
Expertise: Human Electrophysiology
Term: 03/20/2010 to 10/31/2015
P.O. Box 307254
Gahanna, OH 43230

Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D., MSPH
Expertise: Visual Psychophysics
Term: Term: 02/27/2013 – 10/31/2016
Nathan E. Miles Chair of Ophthalmology
Dept. of Ophthalmology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
700 South 18th Street, Suite 609
Birmingham, Alabama 35294

Thomas L. Steinemann, M.D.
Expertise: Ophthalmology; Corneal Specialist
Term: 11/04/2011 – 10/31/2014
Director, Cornea Service
MetroHealth Medical Center
2500 MetroHealth Drive
Cleveland, OH 44109-1998

Joel Sugar, M.D.
Expertise: Ophthalmology
Term: 11/04/2010 – 10/31/2013
Professor of Ophthalmology
Dept. of Ophthalmology
Univ. of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary
1855 West Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60612

** Nicholas Tarantino, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Expertise: Ophthalmic Science
Term: 5/27/2010 – 10/31/2013
Vice President, Global Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs

Hoya Surgical Optics Global HQ

6 Jenner Ave.

Irvine, CA 92818

 *Consumer Representative
**Industry Representative

 

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