Debbie Reese

Consumer Safety Officer, Office of Medical Device and Radiological Health Inspectorate (OMDRHI), Office of Inspections and Investigations (OII)
FDA

Debara (Debbie) Reese began her medical device career as a lab tech in the QC lab of Boehringer Mannheim Corporation, which later was acquired by Roche Diagnostics. Debbie held various positions of increasing responsibility at the firm for 25 years, with responsibilities including CAPA, document control, final release, complaint handling, MDR reporting, recalls, internal audits and more. She ended her career at Roche as Vice President of Divisional Quality and Regulatory Affairs. Subsequent to Roche, Debbie held the position of Vice President of Quality at Zimmer for 5 years where she managed a staff of Quality Assurance professionals across multiple sites. After leaving Zimmer, Debbie joined FDA in 2014 as an Investigator based at the Indianapolis Resident Post. Debbie has served as a Senior Operations Officer in the Office of Medical Devices and Radiological Health Inspectorate since 2021.

Presentation(s):

• Updated Compliance Program (CP) for Inspection of Medical Device Manufacturers

  Thursday, April 23, 2026
  8:45 AM - 10:10 AM East Coast USA Time

• Breakout #2: Quality Beyond the Factory's Walls: Managing Supplier Risk and Quality From Off-the-Shelf to Custom Contract Manufactured Products

  Thursday, April 23, 2026
  1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time