ECRI Institute's Board of Trustees announces the appointment of Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD, as the new Chief Executive Officer and President. Dr. Schabacker is a board-certified Anesthesiologist and Intensive Care specialist with more than 25 years of health care experience in complex global environments, and more than 18 years of senior leadership responsibilities serving the medical device and pharmaceutical industries across the healthcare value chain.
After his clinical and academic practice in Germany and South Africa, Dr. Schabacker leveraged deep clinical, regulatory, and operational expertise to enhance scientific, technical, medical, and regulatory capabilities at companies such as Baxter and Bristol-Myers Squibb. His experience includes designing, transforming, and leading organizations of up to 4,000 employees across five continents to provide safe and effective products to patients and healthcare providers worldwide.
Both
during his clinical years as well as during his time as an industry
thought leader, Dr. Schabacker has been focused on patient safety and
enhancing patient care.
"I am
excited and honored to be able to continue ECRI Institute's legacy as a
steward of patient safety and therapy advancement. I am very much
looking forward to working with ECRI's dedicated and committed team of
scientists, engineers, and healthcare professionals to lead ECRI into
the future and ensure that it continues to serve its members and
patients at large worldwide," says Schabacker.
Dr. Schabacker achieved his board certification in Anesthesia and Intensive Care from the Medical University, Lubeck, Germany.
He also received certifications in Emergency Medicine and Disaster
Medicine. After he was awarded a doctorate in Medicine from the Medical
University in Lubeck, Schabacker served as Senior Medical Officer and
Head of the Intensive Care and Anesthesia department at the Mafikeng
General Hospital, North-West Province, South Africa. His work at Mafikeng General Hospital was part of a humanitarian aid program to support the ANC government under Nelson Mandela in the restructuring and buildup of a rural healthcare system in post-Apartheid South Africa.
After his return from Africa,
Dr. Schabacker joined the medical industry and held roles of increasing
responsibility in medical affairs, preclinical and clinical
development, regulatory affairs, quality, research and development, and
patient safety. In his last corporate role prior to joining ECRI
Institute, Dr. Schabacker served as Corporate Vice President and Chief
Scientific Officer at Baxter.
Dr. Schabacker will succeed Dr. Jeffrey Lerner
who retires at the end of 2017 after serving as CEO and President of
ECRI Institute since 2001. The Board has appointed Dr. Lerner President
Emeritus.
For questions, please contact ECRI Institute by telephone at (610) 825-6000; by e-mail at rel="nofollow">communications@ecri.org; or by mail at 5200 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-1298, USA.
About ECRI Institute
ECRI Institute (www.ecri.org),
a nonprofit organization, dedicates itself to bringing the discipline
of applied scientific research to healthcare to discover which medical
procedures, devices, drugs, and processes are best to enable improved
patient care. As pioneers in this science for nearly 50 years, ECRI
Institute marries experience and independence with the objectivity of
evidence-based research. Strict conflict-of-interest guidelines
ensure objectivity. ECRI Institute is designated an Evidence-based
Practice Center by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
ECRI Institute PSO is listed as a federally certified Patient Safety
Organization by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ECRI
Institute convened and operates the Partnership for Health IT Patient
Safety, a multi-stakeholder collaborative. Find ECRI Institute on
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