US FDA And The Election: Watch The Center Directors

 
• By Michael McCaughan
  
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A change in leadership of the US FDA device center is taking place with an eye towards stability in the longer term, but the upcoming elections could lead to more disruptive personnel changes.

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A leadership change at the US Food and Drug Administration’s medical device center is intended to provide a relatively smooth transition, but also raises questions about the potential for more disruptive changes in the agency’s leadership team in the coming year.

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  • Jeff Shuren’s departure as CDRH director is intended to be smooth, but could be the first of many senior leadership changes, depending on the outcome of the presidential election.

The FDA announced 23 July that Jeff Shuren would step down as head of the Center for Devices and Radiological...

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