Published: October 25, 2010
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November 2010 Contributors
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Richard DeRisio is vice president, global regulatory affairs for Abbott Medical Optics Inc. (AMO; Santa Ana, CA). He develops innovative regulatory strategies for obtaining and sustaining worldwide product approvals for AMO’s medical products and ensures that advertising and promotional practices comply with regulatory requirements. At previous companies, including Kinetic Concepts Inc., Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer, he had clinical, regulatory, and quality responsibility for a variety of products including mechanical heart valves, defibrillators, electrophysiology catheters, wound-healing systems, robotic-surgery devices, and sterilization equipment.He has been a member of MD+DI’s Editorial Advisory Board since 1993. Contact him at richard.derisio@amo-inc.com.
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James G. Dickinson is a veteran reporter on regulatory affairs in the medical device industry and a contributing editor to MD+DI. He has been writing for the magazine since its beginning in 1979. He is also cofounder and president of Ferdic Inc., a company that published Dickinson’s FDA Webview. |
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William R. Doyle is president and CEO of Vystar Corp. (Duluth, GA). Prior to joining Vystar, he was vice president of marketing for women’s health for Matria Healthcare Inc. (now Alere), where he spearheaded the initial branding efforts and held responsibility for sales development, training, public relations, and marketing. He has worked in healthcare for more than 25 years in areas that include manufacturing, sales, marketing, and advertising with such companies as Isolyser Company Inc., McGaw Inc., and Lederle Laboratories (now Wyeth). Reach him at wdoyle@vytex.com. |
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Ron Pawulski is director of medical sales for Sciemetric Instruments (Ottawa, ON, Canada). He manages technical and sales functions for the division and has hands-on experience in creating quality systems that use process signatures to meet the unique challenges of medical customers. Contact him at ronaldp@sciemetric.com. |
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Joe Rotino is vice president of QA/RA and acting vice president of engineering for Pro-Dex Inc. (Irvine, CA). He has more than 20 years of quality assurance and regulatory experience in the medical device industry at companies that include Sybron Dental Specialties, Baxter Healthcare, and Kendall McGaw. Contact him at joe.rotino@pro-dex.com. |
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