Eric Chen
Director of the Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) Program
and Pediatric Device Consortia (PDC) Grants Program in the Office of Orphan Products Development at FDA
Mr. Chen serves as the Director of the Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) Program and Pediatric Device Consortia (PDC) Grants Program in the Office of Orphan Products Development at FDA. As Director of the HUD Program, he serves as the program’s lead to promote the development of devices for the diagnosis or treatment of rare diseases or conditions. As Director of the PDC Grants Program, he is responsible for overseeing a grants program that provides funding to non-profit consortia to promote the development of pediatric medical devices. Prior to these positions, he served as the expert Biomedical Engineer in the Circulatory Support Branch where he was responsible for the review of mechanical circulatory support devices. Mr. Chen received a Master’s of Science Degree in Bioengineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.