Dr. Anad Akerkar

Dr. Akerkar has 40 years of experience in the healthcare industry. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of MDI Consultants Inc. MDI provides FDA 510(k) and ISO 9000:2000, ISO 14000, ISO 13485:1997 (EN46001), EN540 and Quality Systems.

Dr. Akerkar held several senior management positions at Ciba Giegy, Becton Dickinson, and Technicon Corporation. Dr. Akerkar has successfully managed the development, launch and management of in-vitro diagnostic products. While at Becton Dickinson, he was a member of the industry review board for the FDA that helped to define the 510(k) submission requirements and other clinical chemistry standards. Dr. Akerkar holds 11 patents and has been published over 150 times in recognized scientific journals. Dr. Akerkar was instrumental in getting over 400 FDA 510(k) for over 500 medical devices companies. Dr. Akerkar has been a consultant to the healthcare industry since 1986.

Dr. Akerkar was the Scientific Advisor to ex-U.S. Congressman Benjamin Gilman and advised the scientific committee previously led by former House Majority Leader – Congressman Tom Delay. He has been President and CEO of mdi since 1994.