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Biden Picks Former F.D.A. Chief to Lead Federal Vaccine Efforts. Dr. David Kessler, who helped speed the development and approval of AIDS drugs in the 1990s, will become the top science...
Jan 15, 2021 · Dr. David Kessler, who will have the title of chief science officer of COVID response, headed the Food and Drug Administration in the 1990s under presidents of both political parties. He has...
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David A. Kessler. Appointed commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in December 1990 by President George Bush, David A. Kessler (born 1951) was reappointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993. He stepped down in 1997 to become dean of the Yale University School of Medicine.
Jan 15, 2021 · By Sheila Kaplan and Sheryl Gay Stolberg. Jan. 15, 2021. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has asked Dr. David Kessler, a former head of the Food and Drug Administration, to oversee the...
David Aaron Kessler (born May 13, 1951) is an American pediatrician, lawyer, author, and administrator (both academic and governmental). He was the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from November 8, 1990 to February 28, 1997. [1]
Apr 15, 2024 · Last Updated. Apr 2024. David A. Kessler, M.D., served as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. He has been dean of the medical schools at Yale and the University of California, San Francisco and is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology and biostatistics at UCSF.
Yale School of Medicine Dean David A. Kessler, M.D., was elected in January to chair the board of directors of The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. He will lead the foundation’s efforts to improve the lives of children worldwide through pediatric research, training and advocacy.
