Suzanne Schwartz, Director for Strategic Partnerships & Technology Innovation at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA

Suzanne Schwartz, Director for Strategic Partnerships & Technology Innovation at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA

Director for Strategic Partnerships & Technology Innovation at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA

Suzanne B. Schwartz, MD, MBA is the Director of the Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology Innovation (OST) at FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiological Health (CDRH). Suzanne’s work in medical device cybersecurity includes raising awareness, educating, outreach, partnering and coalition-building within the Healthcare and Public Health Sector (HPH) as well as fostering collaborations across other government agencies and the private sector. Suzanne has been recognized for Excellence in Innovation at FDA’s Women’s History Month for her work in Medical Device Cybersecurity. Together with Health Canada, Suzanne has represented FDA in co-chairing the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) Work Group on Medical Device Cybersecurity leading to its first international guidance publication in March 2020. She chairs CDRH’s Cybersecurity Working Group, tasked with formulating FDA’s medical device cybersecurity policy and has additionally served as co-chair of the Government Coordinating Council (GCC) for the HPH Critical Infrastructure Sector, focusing on the sector’s healthcare cybersecurity initiatives. Suzanne earned an MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine; an executive MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, completed Cohort X of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative – Harvard School of Public Health & Harvard Kennedy School of Government executive education, and earned in September 2018 a certificate of mastery for completion of requirements at the Federal Executive Institute – Leadership for a Democratic Society.


Medical Device Cybersecurity – The Latest Challenges

Presented by Jennings Aske , Scott Nichols, Global Product Security Leader, Danaher Corporation , Suzanne Schwartz, Director for Strategic Partnerships & Technology Innovation at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA  •  July 11, 2022

Medical Device Cybersecurity: The Latest Challenges

Presented by Mitch Parker , Suzanne Schwartz, Director for Strategic Partnerships & Technology Innovation at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA , Rob Suárez, HCISPP  •  March 2, 2021

Medical Devices: A Long Road Ahead to Security and Privacy

Presented by Sonia Arista , Kevin McDonald , Dale Nordenberg, MD , Suzanne Schwartz, Director for Strategic Partnerships & Technology Innovation at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA  •  September 25, 2018

Medical Devices: Treat Them Like Untrusted End-User Devices

Presented by Jennings Aske , Marianne Kolbasuk McGee , Dave Nathans , Dale Nordenberg, MD , Suzanne Schwartz, Director for Strategic Partnerships & Technology Innovation at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA , Steven W. Teppler  •  October 4, 2017

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