Management Committee members & alternates

IMDRF Management Committee

Chair - European Union (2023)

• Andrzej Rys
  Principal Scientific Adviser
  Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE)
  European Commission

       Contact the IMDRF Secretariat via email: IMDRF2023 [at] ec.europa.eu

European Union

• Erik Hansson
  Former Deputy Head of Unit
  European Commission
  Email: Hanssonerik [at] yahoo.com
• Nada Alkhayat
  Policy Officer
  Medical Devices
  Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety 
  European Commission
  Email: nada.alkhayat [at] ec.europa.eu
• Chloe Spathari
  Policy Officer
  Medical Devices
  Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety 
  European Commission
  Email: chloe.spathari [at] ec.europa.eu
• Niall MacAleenan
  Head of Medical Device Department
  Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), Ireland
  Email: niall.macaleenan [at] hpra.ie
• Matthias Neumann
  Deputy Head
  Medical Devices Safety Unit
  German Federal Ministry of Health
  Email: matthias.neumann [at] bmg.bund.de

Australia

• Tracey Duffy
  First Assistant Secretary
  Medical Devices and Product Quality Division
  Therapeutic Goods Administration
  Email: tracey.duffy [at] health.gov.au
• John Jamieson
  Assistant Secretary
  Medical Devices Authorisation Branch
  Medical Devices and Product Quality Division
  Therapeutic Goods Administration
  Email: John.Jamieson [at] health.gov.au

Brazil

• Augusto Bencke Geyer
  General Manager, Office of Medical Devices
  Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
  Email: augusto.geyer [at] anvisa.gov.br
• Ana Carolina Marino
  Head, Inspection Office
  Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
  Email:Ana.Marino [at] anvisa.gov.br

Canada

• David Boudreau
  Director General
  Medical Devices Directorate
  Health Products and Food Branch
  Health Canada
  Email: david.boudreau [at] hc-sc.gc.ca
• Karen Tso
  Health Canada
  Email: karen.tso [at] hc-sc.gc.ca (karen.tso)david.boudreau [at] hc-sc.gc.ca (@hc-sc.gc.ca)
• Sally Prawdzik
  Health Canada
  Email: sally.prawdzik [at] hc-sc.gc.ca

China

• Mr. Li Gang
  Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation
  China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA)
  Email: ligang [at] nmpa.gov.cn
• Mr. Zhang Ying
  China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA)
  Email: ligang [at] nmpa.gov.cn

Japan

• Tetsuya Kusakabe
  International Coordination Officer
  Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA)
  Email: kusakabe-tetsuya [at] pmda.go.jp
• Tomoyuki Miyasaka 
  Deputy Director (International)
  Medical Devices Evaluation Division
  Pharmaceutical Safety and Environmental Health Bureau
  Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
  Email: miyasaka-tomoyuki [at] mhlw.go.jp

Russia

• Elena Astapenko
  Director
  Department of Drug Supply and Regulation of the Circulation of Medical Devices
  Ministry of Health
  Email: AstapenkoEM [at] minzdrav.gov.ru
• Vladimir Antonov
  CEO Adviser
  NQI RUSSIA
  Roszdravnadzor
  Email: vs-antonov [at] mail.ru

Singapore

• Woei Jiuang Wong
  Assistant Group Director
  Medical Devices Cluster
  Health Products Regulation Group
  Health Sciences Authority (HSA)
  Email: wong_woei_jiuang [at] hsa.gov.sg
• Rama Sethuraman
  Director
  Medical Devices Branch
  Health Products Regulation Group
  Health Sciences Authority (HSA)
  Email: Sethuraman_rama [at] hsa.gov.sg

South Korea

• Gyuhan Chae 
  Director General
  Medical Device Safety Bureau
  Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS)
  Email: maria12 [at] korea.kr (p)policymfds [at] korea.kr
• Jeong-Rim Lee
  Director General
  Medical Device Evaluation Department
  National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS)
  Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS)
  Email: leejr84 [at] korea.kr

UK, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

• Dr Laura Squire
  Chief Healthcare Quality & Access Officer
  Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
  Email: laura.squire [at] mhra.gov.uk
• Penny Wilson
  Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
  Email: penny.wilson [at] mhra.gov.uk

United States of America

• Jeffrey Shuren
  Director
  Center for Devices and Radiological Health
  US FDA
  Email: Jeff.Shuren [at] fda.hhs.gov
• Melissa Torres
  Associate Director
  International Affairs
  Office of the Center Director
  Center for Devices and Radiological Health
  US FDA
  Email: melissa.torres [at] fda.hhs.gov