Kara Haas MD, MPH, FACS

Kara Haas, MD, MPH, FACS is a Director of Worldwide Strategic Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices and Diagnostics at Johnson & Johnson. During her tenure at J&J she has had responsibility for Medical Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Evidence Based Medicine, Quality, Safety and Health Care Compliance functions. A former Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force, Dr. Haas practiced general and trauma surgery and critical care medicine in both military and civilian settings prior to joining Johnson & Johnson in 1999.

Dr. Haas is a graduate of Duke University where she earned her BA in Chemistry and graduate of Tulane University School of Medicine and School of Public Health where she earned her MD and MPH degrees. She completed her General Surgery residency at the University of Washington in Seattle and Postdoctoral Fellowships at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, with a focus on the molecular biology of Tumor Necrosis Factor and G-protein mediated transmembrane signal transduction amplification systems. Dr. Haas is a board certified general surgeon, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of multiple professional medical societies.