Dr. Susan Alpert, MD, PhD

Dr. Susan Alpert has served as the Lead Regulatory Consultant of Cognos since February 2019. Since leaving Medtronic in 2011, she has served as a consultant and in the management of a number of start-up medical technology companies as well as a consultant to several investment groups in the medical technology space. She is the principal of SFADC LLC, a consulting firm to companies seeking FDA authorization for their products. In her eight-year career with Medtronic, she held many positions, including six years as Senior Vice President, Chief Regulatory Officer of Medtronic. In that role, Dr. Alpert was responsible for all Medtronic’s global regulatory efforts. Prior to joining Medtronic, Dr. Alpert served as Vice President of Regulatory Sciences for C.R. Bard, Inc. She also previously worked at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) where she held a variety of positions in the centers dealing with drugs, devices, and radiological health and foods, including six years as the Director of the Office of Device Evaluation. Dr. Alpert is a Microbiologist and Pediatrician with a specialty in infectious diseases and has practical experience in laboratory research and clinical trials. Dr. Alpert completed her undergraduate degree at Barnard College, Columbia University, and holds a Master’s degree and PhD in Biomedical Sciences from New York University. She received her Medical Degree from the University of Miami and completed her clinical training at Montefiore Medical Center and at Children’s National Medical Center.