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Contact the Office of Public Affairs
FDA press officers cover specific beats or topic areas. The press officers and their beats are listed below.
If you are a reporter and not sure what topic or person you are looking for, try our General Contact Information.
For Spanish-language media inquiries, contact: Gloria Sánchez-Contreras, 301-796-7686, gloria.sanchez-contreras@fda.hhs.gov.
Para consultas de los medios de comunicación en español comuníquese con: Gloria Sánchez-Contreras, 301-796-7686, gloria.sanchez-contreras@fda.hhs.gov.
For general inquiries, call 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332).
Topic/Center/Offices | FDA Press Officer(s) |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, including food recalls |
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Cosmetics |
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Dietary Supplements |
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Food Enforcement Actions |
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Genetically Engineered Animals |
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Nutrition Labeling |
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Seafood |
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Center for Drug Evaluation and Research |
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Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) |
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Biosimilars |
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Drug Approval Process |
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Drug Approval Statistics |
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Drug Enforcement Actions |
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Generic Drugs |
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Over-the-Counter Drugs |
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Personalized Medicine |
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Prescription Drug Advertising |
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Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) |
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Center for Devices and Radiological Health |
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510K/Premarket Approval (PMA) |
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CDRH Innovation Initiative |
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Device Enforcement Actions |
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Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests and Laboratory-Developed Tests |
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LASIK |
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Medical Device Adverse Event Reporting |
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Medical Device User Fee Act (MDUFA) |
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Radiation Exposure |
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Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (blood, vaccines) |
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Center for Veterinary Medicine, including pet food |
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Center for Tobacco Products |
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Clinical Trials |
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FDA Track, FDA Transparency Initiative |
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Office of International Programs |
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National Center for Toxicological Research |
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Orphan Products |
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All other topics |
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FDA Office of External Affairs/Office of Public Affairs Leadership
Topic/Center/Offices | Contact Information |
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Virginia Cox Associate Commissioner for External Affairs | 301-796-4631, virginia.cox@fda.hhs.gov |
Kathleen Quinn Deputy Director of Operations, Office of External Affairs | 301-796-9213, kathleen.quinn@fda.hhs.gov |
Karen Riley Deputy Director of Strategy, Office of External Affairs | 301-796-4674, karen.riley@fda.hhs.gov |
Steven Immergut Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs | 301-796-7507, steven.immergut@fda.hhs.gov |
Erica Jefferson Acting Deputy Director of Strategy, Office of Public Affairs | 301-796-4988, erica.jefferson@fda.hhs.gov |
Heidi Rebello Deputy Director of Operations, Office of Public Affairs | 301-796-4566, heidi.rebello@fda.hhs.gov |
General Contact Information
- Hours of Operation: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET except federal holidays.
- Phone: 301-796-4540
- General Email: fdaopa@fda.hhs.gov
- Mail: FDA Office of Public Affairs, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building 32, Room 5245, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993
- All Other Inquiries: Contact FDA
- Directions to FDA's White Oak Campus