Ilisa B. Bernstein, PharmD, JD FDA

Dr. Ilisa Bernstein is the Deputy Director of the Office of Compliance in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). She leads this Office in promoting and protecting public health through outreach, strategies, and actions that minimize consumer exposure to unsafe, ineffective, and poor quality drugs.  From 2006 to 2010, Ilisa was the Director of Pharmacy Affairs at FDA and from 1991-2002 and 2003 to 2006, she was a Senior Advisor in the Office of the Commissioner. From 2002 to 2003, Ilisa was a Senior Associate Director at Pfizer in the Regulatory Liaison Office in Rockville, Maryland. Ilisa started her career at FDA in 1988 as a Pharmacokinetic Reviewer in CDER.