Anindita (annie) Saha BS

Anindita (Annie) Saha is the Director of External Expertise and Partnerships (EEP) in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Ms Saha leads CDRH’s Patient Preference Initiative to incorporate patient perspectives on benefits and risk in regulatory decision-making. She is also a part of larger Strategic Priority to Partner with Patients to incorporate patient engagement and the science of patient input in device design, assessment, and review. EEP also manages the Network of Experts Program, public-private partnerships including the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC), the Critical Path and Regulatory Science Initiatives, fellowship programs including the Medical Device Fellowship and AIMBE Scholars programs, and technology transfer and collaboration efforts for the Center.

Ms Saha began her FDA career as a researcher in the CDRH’s Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories in the Division of Imaging and Applied Mathematics in the area of imaging display technologies before moving to EEP to coordinate Critical Path and Regulatory Science activities for the Center. Ms Saha has a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering and Minor in History from the University of Pittsburgh. She was a student researcher at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine working in tissue engineering and wound healing.