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Dr. Thomas Arrowsmith-Lowe |
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| Dr. Thomas Arrowsmith-Lowe is a retired United States Public Health Services Commissioned Officer, who retired in after 20 years on active duty with the Navy rank of Capitan. He began his public health career in 1976. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, a Doctor of Dental Surgery, and a post-doctoral Master of Public Health. For the first 9 years of his PHS career he served in programs for migrant farm workers and Native Americans, including serving as Chief Medical Officer for the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, a program with 3,000 employees in 6 hospitals and 25 out-patient clinics serving 25,000 Navajos in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. For the last 11 years of his PHS service, he served with the Food and Drug Administration, including as the AIDS Coordinator for the medical device center of FDA, as a member of the Commissioner's Office, and as Director of the Human Tissue Program. As national expert in AIDS prevention, he testified before Congress, co-chaired the Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on Sexual Transmission of AIDS, wrote the Surgeon General's Statement on AIDS and Condoms, served on the NIH Advisory Panel on Contraception and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, co-authored the updated Centers for Disease Control Recommendation for | the Prevention of HIV Transmission in Healthcare Settings, was the AIDS scientific expert for the federal government in convincing the national TV networks to air AIDS prevention public service announcements, and spearheaded the FDA effort to establish testing programs for condoms and for medical gloves. Before leaving the FDA, he also established FDA's Human Tissue Program, developed the current permanent regulations for human tissue intended for transplantation, and developed the yet to be published federal requirements for human semen and reproductive tissue banking. He has received a number of awards and medals, including PHS Commendation Medal, two Outstanding Service Medals, and the US Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal for leadership in the nation's fight against AIDS. Since his retirement, Dr. Arrowsmith-Lowe has served as consultant to entities which produce human cell and tissue products, has served as a consultant to the National Cancer Institute, has conducted quality control audits of medical device manufacturing facilities and tissue banks, has consulted with medical device, biologic, and human cell and tissue entities on clinical trials, and has prepared FDA submissions. Additionally, Dr. Arrowsmith-Lowe has provided expert witness services in lawsuits involving latex allergy, HIV transmission by blood products, HCV Transmission by human tissue, and breast implants. |