GOTTLIEB SHAKE-UP COMING TO FDA (Orthopedics This Week)
The U.S. Senate approved Scott Gottlieb, M.D. as the next FDA Commissioner on May 9 by a vote of 52 to 47.
Deregulation Advocate
Gottlieb has a track record as an advocate for deregulation and was on President Trump’s transition team. Earlier, he was a senior adviser to the presidential campaign of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. In addition to being an industry consultant, he previously served as a deputy FDA commissioner and a high-ranking official at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) during the George W. Bush admini...
