If confirmed, Makary would run one of the nation's leading health agencies, overseeing the regulation of food and drugs.

Kennedy Jr. He is set to take over an agency already embroiled in controversy after the mass firing of federal employees and the cancellation of a meeting of Food and Drug Administration advisers meant to discuss the seasonal flu vaccine shortly after Kennedy was confirmed.

Marty Makary, MD, MPH, rose to national attention by skewering the medical establishment in books and papers and bashing the federal response to COVID-19 on TV. Now the Johns Hopkins University surgeon and researcher has been nominated to lead the FDA.

Marty Makary, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US Food and Drug Administration, said he’s ready to carry out the mission of instituting “radical transparency” called for by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Marty Makary, President Trump’s pick to be FDA commissioner, promised to step down as an adviser to various health tech, medical device, and telehealth startups if confirmed.