Dr. Marty Makary, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FDA, sidestepped some questions through his confirmation hearing 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.
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?
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.
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