FDA's Cleveland Clinic and Duke Connection
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Steven Nissen (Cleveland Clinic) and Robert Califf (Duke) are well known advisers to FDA: outside experts the agency turns to on thorny issues -- especially involving cardiovascular risks. What is less recognized is the prominence of the institutions that Nissen and Califf represent and their impact on the FDA advisory committee process. The agency currently has a dozen advisory committee members from the Cleveland Clinic and Duke.
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