Dr. Acharya served at the Office of Device Evaluation, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 1977 to 1993 holding a variety of positions including Director, Division of Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Neurological Devices, and Chief of Surgical Devices Branch. Most recently, Dr. Acharya served as Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Clinical Research of EndoTex Interventional Systems, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and Clinical Research of Target Therapeutics, Inc. and Senior Technical Advisor at Biometric Research Institute, Inc. Dr. Acharya has authored numerous publications, and he has received the FDA Award of Merit, the Commendable Service Award, and the Commissioner's Special Citation. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. Dr. Acharya serves on the board of directors of Neomend, Inc., Stereotaxis, Inc. and InfraReDx, Inc.
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