NSF Names Medical Device Certification Director

NSF Health Sciences Certification named Patricia Serpa as director, lead auditor and expert trainer for medical device regulatory certification.

In the new role, Serpa will serve as a subject matter expert on medical devices and conduct quality management systems certifications.

Prior to joining NSF International, she worked as a health regulation specialist with Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) where she performed international GMP inspections and served as a GMP trainer for inspectors.

She also served as a liaison to the International Medical Devices Regulators Forum’s Medical Device Single Audit Program Working Group. She was appointed MDSAP Assessment Program Manager and carried out the assessment of six of the 14 Auditing Organizations currently authorized to perform MDSAP certifications.