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- Trump Nominates New Leads for CMS, CDC, and FDA
President-elect Donald Trump announced his picks for CMS, CDC, and FDA last week.
Mehmet Oz, MD, is asked to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Dr. Oz is a cardiothoracic surgeon and former television host.
Former Florida representative Dave Weldon is nominated as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Weldon previously served on the House Labor and Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee in Congress.
Johns Hopkins gastrointestinal surgeon Marty Makary, MD, is nominated as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). All nominees require Senate confirmation.
The CAP will continue to provide updates on the presidential and congressional transition.