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- Transition: Robert Califf Confirmed as FDA Commissioner
Robert Califf, MD, a cardiologist, was confirmed by the Senate on February 15 as the Commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Califf will lead the FDA, which is the regulatory agency overseeing pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Dr. Califf is an internationally recognized expert in clinical trial research, health disparities, health care quality, and cardiovascular medicine. He brings nearly four decades of experience as a doctor, researcher, leader, and public servant, including previous service as the FDA Commissioner from 2016-2017.
Dr. Califf was 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. He also worked as the head of Clinical Policy at Verily Life Sciences, a research and development organization that’s a subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc.