Amit J. Shanker

Amit J. Shanker, MD, currently serves as a Special Government Employee and Advisor in the Office of Cardiovascular Devices at the FDA, focusing on the Medical Devices Advisory Committee and the Total Product Lifecycle Pilot program for cardiac technologies. Additional roles include advising the Stanford University EP Collaboratory, holding multiple leadership positions within the Heart Rhythm Society, advising at the American College of Cardiology, and serving as a board member at Rochester Regional Health. Previous experience encompasses leadership roles at Terumo Medical Corporation and Boston Scientific, as well as academic positions at Columbia University. Amit's educational background includes an M.D. from Thomas Jefferson University, and further training at Columbia University, Washington University School of Medicine, and the National Institutes of Health.