President-elect Donald Trump recently announced several Cabinet picks that will influence healthcare-related decisions in his administration. All are pending Senate confirmation and include:
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. – a former presidential candidate and environmental lawyer – for HHS Secretary.
- Dr. Mehmet Oz – a cardiothoracic surgeon, television personality and former U.S. Senate candidate – for CMS Administrator.
- Dr. Dave Weldon – an internist, Army veteran and former Republican congressman from Florida – for CDC Director.
- Dr. Marty Makary – a surgical oncologist and researcher at Johns Hopkins – for FDA Commissioner.
- Dr. Janette Nesheiwat – family and emergency medicine physician, medical contributor for Fox News and medical director at CityMD (a network of urgent care centers in New York and New Jersey) – for Surgeon General.
- Dr. Jay Bhattacharya – a physician, health economist and researcher at Standford University – for NIH Director.
