Former FDA Director, Alberto Gutierrez, PhD, Joins NDA Partners as Expert Consultant
ROCHELLE, VIRGINIA (PRWEB) February 07, 2018 -- NDA Partners Chairman Carl Peck, MD, announced today that Alberto Gutierrez, PhD, former Director, Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health, FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), has joined the firm as an Expert Consultant. While at the FDA, Dr. Gutierrez oversaw the Personalized Medicine Staff, developed and managed the policies surrounding companion diagnostic devices, and was a member of the Center for Device and Radiological Health committee that oversaw policies on Digital Health. He is an expert in preclinical and clinical testing of in vitro diagnostic devices and radiological imaging devices, premarket notifications of devices, applications for approval, and post-marketing surveillance and compliance.
During his 25-year career at FDA, Dr. Gutierrez served in multiple executive roles at the CDRH including, Director, Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health; Director, Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety; Deputy Director, New Product Evaluation, Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety; and Director, Division of Chemistry and Toxicology Devices. He served as Toxicology Team Leader in the Division of Chemistry and Toxicology Devices and as Scientific Reviewer in the Chemistry and Toxicology branch. In addition to his experience at CDRH, Dr. Gutierrez served as Staff Scientist in the FDA’s Center for Biologic Evaluation and Research (CBER), Office of Vaccines Research and Review, where he researched the biochemical properties of vaccine adjuvants and polysaccharides.
Dr. David Feigal, Leader of NDA Partners’ Medical Device Practice, noted that Dr. Gutierrez has quickly become an integral part of the firm’s device practice area, working closely with a number of clients that are developing diagnostics. “Dr. Gutierrez’s knowledge of FDA regulations, in addition to his extensive experience with preclinical and clinical testing of in vitro diagnostic devices and radiological imaging devices, makes him an outstanding addition to our team and a highly valued resource for our clients.”
Dr. Alberto Gutierrez earned both a PhD and MA in Chemistry from Princeton University and a BS in Chemistry from Haverford College, Pennsylvania.
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