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  1. General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel

Roster of the General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel

Purpose: The Committee reviews and evaluates data concerning the safety and effectiveness of marketed and investigational general and plastic surgery devices 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: 2

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

Chairperson

Hobart W. Harris, M.D.,M.P.H.
Expertise: General Surgeon
Term: 04/23/2022 – 08/31/2025
Professor of Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
513 Parnassus Avenue RM S-301
San Francisco, CA 94143

Designated Federal Officer
Candace Nalls, M.P.H.

Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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Murad Alam, M.D.,M.S.C.I., M.B.A.
Expertise: Dermatology
Term: 04/23/2022 – 08/31/2025
Vice-Chair, Department of Dermatology
Northwestern University
676 N. St. Clair Street, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60611

Susan W. Galandiuk, M.D.
Expertise: Gastrointestinal; Colorectal Surgery
Term: 09/01/2022 – 08/31/2026
Professor, Department of Surgery
Director, Price Institute of Surgical Research
University of Louisville
550 South Jackson Street
Louisville, KY 40202


Michael R. Delong, M.D.
Expertise: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Term: 09/01/2022 – 08/31/2026
Assistant Professor-in-Residence
University of California, Los Angeles
200 Medical Plaza Drive Suite 460
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Adrian E. Park, M.D.
Expertise: General Surgery
Term: 09/11/2019 - 08/31/2027
Chief Surgical Officer
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
Meritus Health
11116 Medical Campus Road
Hagerstown, MD 21742


Jennifer H. Elisseeff, Ph.D.
Expertise: Biomedical Engineering
Term: 04/29/2024 – 08/31/2027
Johns Hopkins University 
Smith Building 5035
400 N. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21287

Kelly K. Hunt, M.D.
Expertise: Surgical Oncology
Term: 05/21/2024 – 08/31/2027
Professor & Chair
Department of Breast Surgical Oncology
The University of Texas 
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1400 Pressler St. Unit 1434
Houston, TX 77030


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