Marty Makary, Trump’s pick for FDA commissioner, testified before the Senate health committee Thursday.
A longtime Johns Hopkins surgeon and best-selling author, he has advised the World Health Organization and been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. (Makary, whose confirmation hearings kicked off in the Senate this morning,
At a hearing, Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee for F.D.A. commissioner, fielded questions focused on whether he would review or reopen certain policy areas.
Dr. Marty Makary, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FDA, sidestepped some questions through his confirmation hearing Thursday.
Questioned by senators at a Thursday hearing, President Trump's FDA nominee said he would reevaluate which scientific topics require an advisory committee's input.
If confirmed to lead the Food and Drug Administration, will Dr. Marty Makary carry out Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plans to disrupt the medical establishment, or would he be a check on it?