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Publications:

» (11/11/09) Letter Requesting that Medicare Deny Reimbursement for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (HRG Publication #1895) » (10/1/09) Letter Published in Biological Psychiatry: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Not Proven Effective (HRG Publication #1893) » (9/25/09) Request for a Negative National Coverage Decision for the Menaflex Collagen Scaffold Surgical Mesh for Patients with Knee Meniscus Damage (HRG Publication #1892) » (9/24/09) FDA Internal Review Slams Knee Device’s Approval Process (HRG Publication #1891) » (6/17/09) Testimony of Peter Lurie, MD, MPH and Jonas Hines on Medical Device Regulations (HRG Publication #1882) » (5/14/09) Testimony Before the FDA Concerning the Premarket Approval Application for Confluent's DuraSeal Xact Sealant System for Spinal Use (HRG Publication #1872) » (3/13/09) Letter to FDA Commissioner About Defective Welch Allyn AEDs (HRG Publication #1863) » (3/12/09) Letter to FDA Commissioner Condemning Delayed Recall of Defective Intravenous Infusion Pumps (HRG Publication #1862) » (3/10/09) Statement of Dr. Sidney Wolfe on the Recall of Shiley 3.0 PED Tracheostomy Tube (HRG Publication #1861) » (3/9/09) Statement of Dr. Peter Lurie on Approval of SyntheMed’s REPEL-CV Bioresorbable Adhesion Barrier (HRG Publication #1860) » (3/6/09) Statement of Dr. Peter Lurie on Wall Street Journal Story Regarding Approval of ReGen Biologics’ Menaflex Collagen Scaffold Medical Device (HRG Publication #1859) » (1/15/09) Statement of Peter Lurie on Government Accountability Office Report on Medical Device Approval Standards (HRG Publication #1854) » (12/19/08) Letter to the Editor in the Sacramento Bee Re: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Treating Depression (HRG Publication #1853) » (11/14/08) Testimony before FDA on Collagen Scaffold Medical Device (HRG Publication #1851) » (11/12/08) Letter to Center for Devices and Radiologic Health Opposing Potential Approval of CorCap Cardiac Support Device (HRG Publication #1850) » (11/3/08) Letter to the New York Times Criticizing Weaknesses in FDA Oversight of Medical Devices (HRG Publication #1849) » (12/21/07) Letter to the FDA urging against approval of cardiac device REPEL-CV (HRG Publication #1831) » (10/16/07) Letter to the FDA urging an investigation of Medtronic defibrillator recall (HRG Publication #1826) » (9/19/07) Testimony before the FDA Circulatory Systems Devices Panel meeting on the resorbable adhesion barrier REPEL-CV (HRG Publication #1824) » (1/26/07) Testimony at Meeting on Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Duraseal and Vagus Nerve Stimulation (HRG Publication #1797) >> more publications...

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