Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former Congressman to lead public health agencies
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a critic of COVID-19 health measures to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Dr.
Trump's FDA pick is surgeon and writer Martin Makary
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has nominated surgeon and writer Martin Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, the world's most influential drug regulator with a more than $7 billion budget.
Trump names his picks for FDA, CDC and surgeon general
Trump, 78, nominated Dr. Marty Makary – a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine – to serve as FDA commissioner; former Congressman Dr. Dave Weldon to head the CDC; and Dr. Janette Nesheiwat – a Fox News medical contributor – to serve as surgeon general.
Trump picks Dr. Marty Makary as Food and Drug Administration commissioner
President-elect Trump announced on Friday that he is nominating Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor, to head the Food and Drug Administration.
Dr. Martin Makary Chosen to Head the F.D.A.
A frequent Fox News commentator, Dr. Makary has a penchant for challenging the medical establishment, and stirred pandemic concerns with his views on Covid immunity and vaccine mandates.
Trump picks Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon, for FDA chief
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Marty Makary, a pancreatic surgeon at Johns Hopkins University, as commissioner of the FDA.
Trump Nominates Marty Makary for FDA Commissioner
Makary, a vocal critic of the federal government’s response to Covid-19, would oversee the federal agency charged with approving all new drugs.
Trump picks surgeon Marty Makary to head FDA, Rep. Dave Weldon to lead CDC
President-elect Donald Trump names Dr. Marty Makary to lead the FDA and Dr. Dave Weldon to lead the CDC. Read more here.
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