James Saviola

Dr. James Saviola joined the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) in 1986. He is a Captain in the U.S. Public Health Service and holds consulting staff credentials with the Optometry department at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. Jim was a branch chief in the Office of Device Evaluation involved with ophthalmic devices from 1991 until January 2008.

He then served three years in the Center Director’s Office where he was responsible for helping to promote information exchange within CDRH to better identify and analyze medical device risks and develop public health responses. Jim has been with the Division of Bioresearch Monitoring in the Office of Compliance since January 2011. He’s been serving as the BIMO Director since the fall of 2011. Under his direction the division has focusing on developing expertise in various program areas and expanding support of Class II medical device clinical study activities