Charles J. Viviano MD, PhD

Dr. Viviano is Clinical Deputy Office Director in the Office of Gastrorenal, ObGyn, General Hospital, and Urology Devices (OHT3) in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the Food and Drug Administration. He is a board-certified Urologist. Upon joining the FDA in 2015, he was the sole Urology medical officer in CDRH. He currently remains involved in the regulatory review of urologic devices, in addition to serving as the senior medical officer in OHT3. Prior to joining the FDA, he was an Assistant Professor in the Division of Urology at Duke University where his practice focused on General Urology and Men's Health. Prior to Duke, he was in private practice in Connecticut. He received his medical education at the University of Connecticut and his Ph.D. in Toxicology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.