ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CHILDHOOD VACCINES (ACCV) ROSTER

DIVISION OF VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION (DVIC)

ACCV MEMBERS

Jeffrey Sconyers, J.D., Chair ('08)
Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center
(General Attorney)

Tawny L. Buck (’08)
(General Public, Legal Representative of a Vaccine Injured Child)
tawnyb@gci.net

Tamara Tempfer, RN-C, MSN, PNP (’08)
(Health Professional)
ttempfer@upa.chob.edu

Margaret Fisher, M.D., FAAP ('09)
Children's Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center
(Health Professional, Pediatrician)

Charlene Gallagher, J.D. ('09)
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
(Vaccine Company Attorney)

Magdalena Castro Lewis ('09)
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
(General Public)

Thomas J. Herr, M.D. (’10)
Pediatric Group Associates, S.C.
(Health Professional, Pediatrician)

Sherry K. Drew, J.D. (’10)
McDowell & Drew, Ltd.
(Petitioners’ Attorney)

Sarah J. Hoiberg (’10)
(General Public, Legal Representative of a Vaccine Injured Child)

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS

Bruce Gellin, M.D.
Director, National Vaccine Program Office

Norman Baylor, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Regulatory Policy
Office of Vaccines Research and Review
Center for Biologics and Evaluation Research
Food and Drug Administration

Carole A. Heilman, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Microbiology
and Infectious Diseases, NIAID,
National Institutes of Health

John Iskander, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director
Immunization Safety Office
Office of the Chief Science Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

DVIC STAFF

Geoffrey S. Evans, M.D.
Director, DVIC
Executive Secretary, ACCV

Michelle Herzog
Principal Staff Liaison

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

Elizabeth Saindon, J.D.
Attorney

This information reflects the current thinking of the United States Department of Health and Human Services on the topics addressed. This information is not legal advice and does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind the Department or the public. The ultimate decision about the scope of the statutes authorizing the VICP is within the authority of the United States Court of Federal Claims, which is responsible for resolving claims for compensation under the VICP.