D.C. Consulting Firm Hires Former CDRH Director

Daniel Schultz, M.D., former director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has joined Greenleaf Health LLC as senior vice president,

medical devices and combination products, according to the firm. Schultz will provide strategic consulting services and work with clients to bring innovative devices to patients at the firm’s Washington, D.C.-based headquarters.

Greenleaf Health is a consulting firm that provides strategic guidance to companies regulated by the FDA.

Schultz most recently served at the FDA as director of CDRH. He resigned from that post in August 2009 after FDA scientists said the medical device approval process was flawed and Margaret Hamburg, M.D., was named commissioner.

His career at the agency started in 1994 as a medical officer in the general surgery devices branch of CDRH’s Office of Device Evaluation. In 1995, he was elevated to the position of chief medical officer in the Office of Device Evaluation in the Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, ENT and Radiological Devices.

He served as division director from 1998 to 2001. Schultz became deputy director for clinical and review policy in the Office of Device Evaluation in 2001 and director of the Office of Device Evaluation the following year. He began his role as CDRH director in 2004.

Prior to joining the FDA, Schultz served as a member of the U.S. Public Health Service. “Dan Schultz’s service at FDA, the Public Health Service and as a practicing physician and teacher enables him to bring a unique blend of experience to the Greenleaf team,” said Patrick Ronan, Greenleaf Health founder and president.

Zimmer Names Group President, Global Businesses

Jeffrey Paulsen has joined Zimmer Holdings Inc. as group president of global businesses. He will oversee the company’s spine, dental, trauma and orthopedic surgical products divisions.

Paulsen most recently served as chief operating officer of MPS Group Inc., a privately held environmental services and facility management firm in Jacksonville, Fla. From 1996 to 2006, he held several executive roles at Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker Corp., including as orthopedic reconstructive division president. He also held management roles at Ford Motor Company, headquartered in Dearborn, Mich.; aerospace manufacturer McDonnell Douglas Corp. (Berkeley, Mo.); and Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based TriMas Corp., which manufactures products for the packaging, energy, aerospace and defense, and engineered components industries.

“The markets that these businesses serve are expanding at attractive rates, and we have placed a strategic priority on accelerating our growth in these areas. Jeff has an outstanding record of executive leadership in medical devices,” said David Dvorak, Zimmer president and CEO.