Robert Califf
cardiologist, medical researcher, FDA commissioner
Robert Califf (born 1951) is an American cardiologist and politician. He is the Commissioner of Food and Drugs since 2022 during the Joe Biden administration. He held the same job from September 2015 to January 2017 during the Barack Obama presidency.[1]
Robert Califf | |
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| 22nd and 25th Commissioner of Food and Drugs | |
| Assumed office February 17, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Stephen Hahn |
| Succeeded by | Marty Makary (nominee) |
| In office February 22, 2016 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Margaret Hamburg |
| Succeeded by | Scott Gottlieb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Anderson, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Duke University (BS, MD) |
President Joe Biden renominated Califf to head the Food and Drug Administration on November 12, 2021.[2] On February 15, 2022, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 50-46 vote.[3]
References
change- ↑ Tavernise, Sabrina (19 September 2015). "F.D.A. Nominee Califf's Ties to Drug Makers Worry Some". New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ↑ "Biden nominates Robert Califf as FDA commissioner". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ↑ Senate confirms Biden's nominee for FDA commissioner
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