Jeffrey Shuren
Jeffrey Shuren is the Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as of September 2009.[1] According to Shuren,
Our center experts and programs help get safe and effective technology to patients and health care professionals on a daily basis. Rapid technological advances enable us to approve such innovations as a diagnostic test for the H1N1 influenza virus, an expandable prosthetic rib for children with abnormal growth conditions, and a test that can help detect ovarian cancer.[1]
Shuren was responsible for the development of Medicare national coverage determinations for drugs, biologics, and non-implantable devices, while director of the Division of Items and Devices, Coverage and Analysis Group at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.[1]
Education
- B.S. in Medical Education, Northwestern University
- M.D. in Medical Education, Northwestern University
- Residency: Neurology, Tufts University School of Medicine
- Fellowship: University of Florida College of Medicine, Behavioral Neurology and Clinical Neuropsychology
- J.D., University of Michigan[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Meet Jeffrey E. Shuren, M.D., J.D., Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health". FDA. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
External links
- Media related to Jeffrey Shuren at Wikimedia Commons