Subcommittee 8 - Medical Device EMC Test Methods

Membership and Working Group Roster

(Revised October 17, 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
Schaefer, Dave	Silberberg, Jeff	Jerry Ramie (non-voting)

Membership Guidelines for Subcommittees:

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.

Note: Abstentions shall be treated the same as a “yes” or “no” vote regarding the requirement to respond to email votes.

Subcommittee 8 Membership Roster

Name	Role within SC	Affiliation
Al-Kalaa, Omar	Member	Inovectrum
Ardeshirpour, Yasaman	Member	FDA (Primary)
Case, Dave	Member	TIMCO Engineering Inc. (Expert)
DeLisi, Bob	Member	UL LLC
Hoolihan, Dan	Member	Hoolihan EMC Consulting
Kuczynski, Victor	Member	Vican Electronics
Liu, Steve	Member	RF Safety Laboratory LLC
Schaefer, Dave	Chair	Element Materials Technology
Silberberg, Jeff	Vice Chair	Member Emeritus
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
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
Hazrati, Oldooz	Member	FDA Center for Devices & Radiological Health
Hofmann, Bob	Member	Hofmann EMC Engineering
Julstrom, Steve	Member	Julstrom Consulting and Development
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
Rigolage, Thomas	Member	Federal Communications Commission
Ward, Lisa	Member	Rohde & Schwarz

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

Name	Role within WG	Affiliation
Abbondante, Nicholas	Vice Chair	Intertek ETL SEMKO
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.
Zimmerman, Dave	Member	Spectrum EMC, LLC (Individual)