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- Transition: Biden Nominates Robert Califf for FDA Commissioner
On November 12, President Biden nominated Robert Califf, MD, a cardiologist, as the Commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Califf was the FDA Commissioner for one year in the Obama Administration. If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Califf would oversee an agency with regulatory influence over pharmaceuticals and medical devices, in addition to food safety and other areas of human health including vaccination research during the ongoing pandemic.
Dr. Califf is an internationally recognized expert in clinical trial research, health disparities, health care quality, and cardiovascular medicine. He would bring nearly four decades of experience as a doctor, researcher, leader, and public servant, including previous service as the FDA Commissioner from 2016-2017.
Currently, Dr. Califf is a professor of medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine, where he previously served as Vice Chancellor and founded the Duke Clinical Research Institute, and also works as Head of Clinical Policy at Verily Life Sciences, a life sciences research organization.