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Josh Nipper

Director, PreMarket Operations, Office of Product Evaluation and Quality (OPEQ), Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
FDA

Josh joined CDRH in 2002 in the Gastroenterology and Renal Devices Branch, where he primarily reviewed hemodialysis, obesity, and endoscopic devices. Josh moved to the Division of Radiological Health in 2010, where he reviewed ultrasound devices, medical imaging software, and other medical imaging devices. Beginning in 2013, he took on the role as Branch Chief of the General Surgery Devices Branch 2 in the Division of Surgical Devices, which focused on laparoscopic, electrosurgical, ablative energy, and robotic assisted surgical devices. Josh started as the Director of the PMA staff in January of 2016, and moved to the Director of Submission Support after the Center reorganization in 2019. Josh received his Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and his Master’s degree from the University of Florida.

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