Scott William Atlas (born July 5, 1955) [1] [2] is an American radiologist, political commentator, and health care policy advisor. He is the Robert Wesson Senior Fellow in health care policy at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, a conservative think tank.
- July 5, 1955 (age 67), Chicago, Illinois, US
- Health care
Nov 30, 2020 · Dr. Scott Atlas, a highly controversial member of the White House’s coronavirus task force, has resigned from his post in the Trump administration. A source familiar with what happened told CNN...
Dec 1, 2020 · A controversial coronavirus adviser to the president, Dr. Scott Atlas, resigned Monday, a White House official told NPR. Atlas, who is not an infectious disease expert and whose brief stint was...
Feb 4, 2023 · Atlas writes: “On this highly important criterion of presidential management—taking responsibility to fully take charge of policy coming from the White House—I believe the president made a massive error in judgment. Against his own gut feeling, he delegated authority to medical bureaucrats, and then he failed to correct that mistake.”
- Thomas Harrington
Nov 30, 2020 · Nov. 30, 2020. WASHINGTON — Dr. Scott W. Atlas, the former Stanford University radiologist who espoused controversial theories and rankled government scientists while advising President Trump on ...
Aug 12, 2020 · After months of butting heads with his medical experts, including the government’s top infectious disease official, Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Trump introduced a new adviser to the administration...
Sep 4, 2020 · Dr. Scott Atlas is a radiologist from Stanford with some unorthodox ideas about managing the pandemic. The White House says his thinking is just what's needed, but scientists aren't so sure.