President-elect Trump announced Friday that he will nominate Dr. Marty McCurry, a professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
“I am very pleased to nominate Marty McCulley, MD, MPH, FACS, to be FDA Commissioner,” President Trump said in a statement. “The FDA has lost the trust of the American public and has lost sight of its original purpose as a regulatory agency. The FDA needs to get back on track and refocus,” said Johns Hopkins University medical oncologist and health policy expert. , we need the highly respected Dr. Marty McCurry.”
McCulley's nomination comes after President Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services to “make America healthy again.”
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Dr. Marty McCurry was selected to be FDA Commissioner in the Trump administration. (Fox News)
President Trump said McCulley “under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has worked to ensure that, among other things, we properly evaluate the harmful chemicals that contaminate our nation's food supply and the drugs and biologicals that are being given to our nation's young people.” “We will work to ultimately address children's issues.” Chronic disease epidemics. ”
President Trump said in a statement that McCulley, a Fox News medical contributor and “member of the prestigious National Academy of Medicine,” is “an advocate of improving the quality of health care and lowering hospital and drug costs for all Americans.” “I have dedicated my career to that,” he added. In addition, Dr. McCurry is a distinguished professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, a leading advocate of transparency in health care, and the author of more than 300 scientific papers. and three New York Times bestselling books on health care.
President Trump described McCurry as “a pioneer in the fields of public health, cancer care, and surgery, and a tireless advocate for vulnerable populations. He is a recipient of the National Pancreas Foundation's Noble Science Award. Dr. McCurry currently leads the Evidence-Based Medicine and Public Policy Research Group at Johns Hopkins University. ”
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He added, “Dr. McCurry, who has dedicated his career to high-quality, low-cost treatments, will restore the FDA to the gold standard in scientific research, cut through FDA red tape, and ensure the safety of the American public. I am confident that it will be done,” he added. Get the treatment and treatment they deserve. ”
President Trump made several other announcements Friday night as he continues the transition. These included the appointment of Dr. Janet Nesheiwat as Surgeon General and the appointment of Dr. Dave Weldon as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
