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# Industry Veteran John Sheets Appointed ODE Director
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/industry-veteran-john-sheets-appointed-ode-director/
- Published: 2016-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:11:09.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5136025

FDA has appointed former Anika Therapeutics chief scientific officer **John Sheets** as CDRH Office of Device Evaluation director effective 6/1\. Sheets replaces former director **Christy Foreman**, who stepped down in 2014 to accept a new position at FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products. CDRH’s deputy director for science and chief scientist **William Maisel** had been serving as acting director until Sheets joined the agency.

Prior to joining Anika in 2013, Sheets was employed at Boston Scientific, where he was senior vice president of corporate research. At Boston Scientific, he was responsible for revitalizing product development by establishing new global processes, creating worldwide technology strategies, and establishing new product sourcing and development networks with a focus on emerging markets.

Prior to his work at Boston Scientific, Sheets was corporate vice president of research and development and chief technology officer for Bausch and Lomb. He also previously served as President of Hoya Surgical Optics and worked for Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson), Alcon Laboratories and Iolab Corporation (Johnson & Johnson) in California. Sheets holds an undergraduate degree and PhD from the University of Florida, Gainesville.