Exposing the LASIK Scam

Anyone with contact information for FDA officials, media contacts, and other government officials who may be helpful... please post them here.

Weinstein, Les S: LSW@CDRH.FDA.GOV <LSW@CDRH.FDA.GOV>

terry.vermillion@fda.hhs.gov

daniel.schultz@fda.hhs.gov ;

michael.leavitt@hhs.gov

Dr. Sidney Wolfe at Public Citizen (FDA watchdog group): swolfe@citizen.org

Everette T. Beers: 301-594-2018 ext 136, fax 301-827-4601, etb@cdrh.fda.gov

You can find out the contact information for any employee of the FDA by using the HHS employee directory. Type in the name and select FDA for the agency.

http://directory.psc.gov/employee.htm

Here are the names and phone numbers of the key employees in the Division of Ophthalmic Devices:

Acting Director and Deputy Director, David M. Whipple 301-594-2205

Intraocular and Corneal Implants Branch, Kesia Alexander, Ph.D. 301-594-2053

Diagnostic and Surgical Devices Branch, Everette T. Beers, Ph.D. 301-594-2018 (Key man in evaluating the safety and efficacy of lasers used in refractive surgery).

Here's a link to the entire CDRH organizational chart. The man at the top is Daniel G. Schultz, 301-827-7975.

http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/organiz.html

I've often wondered if the Congressional Vision Caucus might be interested in knowing how much harm is being done by refractive surgery.

http://www.house.gov/green/cvc/

Ophthalmic Devices Panel Roster

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/c ... &details=1

Update.

Contact information for Malvina B. Eydelman, M.D., Director of the Division of Ophthalmic and ENT Devices.

Malvina.eydelman@fda.hhs.gov
301-594-2205

this is a useful link...

http://www.fda.gov/oc/default.htm

New email address for Les Weinstein, Ombudsman for CDRH.
les.weinstein@fda.hhs.gov

Role of the Ombudsman
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ombudsman/about.html#1

Lyle D. Jaffe
Division of Dockets Management
Office of Management Programs
Office of Management
301-827-6869

FDA Commissioner, Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D.

andrew.voneschenbach@fda.hhs.gov

Diagnostic and Surgical Devices Branch Chief
Kwame Ulmer
kwame.ulmer@fda.hhs.gov

(This is the same position held previously by Everett Beers who is now Deputy Director of the Division of Ophthalmic and ENT Devices).

Karen Warburton
240-276-4200

Executive Secretary

Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Office of Device Evaluation/DOED
9200 Corporate Blvd. HFZ-460
Rockville, MD 20850
240-276-4200
240-276-4234

The spokesperson for the CDRH regarding the LASIK post-market study:

Mary Weick-Brady

mary.brady@fda.hhs.gov