STAT+: FDA's head of device safety among employees terminated in 'challenging' weekend

The Food and Drug Administration’s head of medical device safety, Ross “Rusty” Segan, was among those terminated by the Trump administration this weekend. 

Center of Devices and Radiological Health chief Michelle Tarver informed staff of the news in an email reviewed by STAT. Segan started in the role in September, so he was in his probationary two-year period with the agency. Tarver also noted that a “significant” number of device center employees were let go. 

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