Subcommittee 8 - Medical Device EMC Test Methods

Membership and Working Group Roster

(Revised Jan 3, 2025)

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Subcommittee 8 Leadership Roster
Subcommittee 8 Membership Roster
C63.18 (On-site testing of immunity of medical equipment) Working Group Roster
C36.19 (Hearing aid compatibility) Working Group Roster
C63.33 (Immunity of Portable Medical Devices to Electronic Article Surveillance Systems)

Subcommittee 8 Leadership Roster

Chair	Vice Chair	Secretary
Open	Open	Open

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For an individual to remain a voting member of a Subcommittee, active participation in Subcommittee meetings and regular responses to Subcommittee email votes is required. Should a member fail to attend at least one of three consecutive scheduled meetings (in person or remotely via web conference (when used)) or respond to at least one of every two consecutive Subcommittee email votes, their membership in that Subcommittee may be at risk.

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Subcommittee 8 Membership Roster

Name	Role within SC	Affiliation
Ardeshirpour, Yasaman	Member	FDA (Expert)
Case, Dave	Member	Consultant
DeLisi, Bob	Member	UL LLC
Hoolihan, Dan	Member	Hoolihan EMC Consulting
Kuczynski, Victor	Member	Vican Electronics
Liu, Steve	Member	RF Safety Laboratory
Schaefer, Dave	Member	Element Materials Technology
Zimmerman, Dave	Member	Spectrum EMC, LLC

Subcommittee 8 Working Groups

Membership Guidelines for Working Groups:

For an individual to remain a member of a Working Group, active participation is required. Should a member fail to attend at least one of three consecutive scheduled meetings (in person or via web conference (when used)) their membership in that Working Group may be at risk.  Individual Working Groups may establish additional participation criteria and/or modify this requirement.

C63.18 (On-site immunity testing of medical equipment) Working Group Roster

Name	Role within WG	Affiliation
		Currently suspended...

C63.19 (Hearing Aid compatibility) Working Group Roster

Name	Role within WG	Affiliation / Financial Support
Beard, Brian B.	Member	FDA Center for Devices & Radiological Health
Berger, Stephen	Member	TEM Consulting
Briggs, Mark	Member	UL Verification Services Inc.
Case, Dave	Member	Consultant
Chao, Justin	Member	Element Materials Technology Washington DC LLC
Dasika, Vasant	Member	FDA Center for Devices & Radiological Health
Devries, Peter	Member	Unitron Global
Hazrati, Oldooz	Member	FDA Center for Devices & Radiological Health
Hofmann, Bob	Member	Hofmann EMC Engineering
Julstrom, Steve	Member	Julstrom Consulting and Development
Kattenbeck, Dieter	Member	Sivantos GmbH
Kozma-Spytek, Linda	Member	Gallaudet University
Liu, Steve	Member	RF Safety Laboratory
Nixon, Jason	Member	Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Preves, David	Member	Starkey
Ravn, Gert	Member	Delta Labs
Rigolage, Thomas	Member	Element Materials Technology Washington DC LLC
Ward, Lisa	Member	Rohde & Schwarz
Wodzinowski, Peter	Member	Unitron Global
Zhao, Helen	Member

C63.33 (Immunity of Portable Medical Devices to Electronic Article Surveillance Systems)

Name	Role within WG	Affiliation
Berger, Stephen	Member	TEM Consulting
Abbondante, Nicholas	Vice Chair	Intertek ETL SEMKO
Berger, Stephen	Secretary	TEM Consulting
Bassen, Howard	Member	Individual Contributor
Darden, Jeremiah	Member	Abbott Laboratories
DeLisi, Bob	Member	UL LLC
Heckert, Ralph	Member	Georgia Tech University
House, Jody	Member	Element Materials Technology
Hubers, Reinold	Member	NEDAP
Kippola, James	Member	BSCI
Peltier, Joel	Member	Medtronic
Podrasky, Bob	Member	Garrett
Reitan, Ronald	Member	BSCI
Schaefer, Dave	Member	Element Materials Technology
Siedman, Seth	Member	FDA Center for Devices & Radiological Health
Sponberg, Curt	Member	Medtronic
Zainal, Khairul	Member	Apple Inc.