Makary has decried the overprescribing of drugs, the use of pesticides on foods and the undue influence of pharmaceutical and insurance companies over doctors and government regulators.
Trump said Makary will restore FDA to the gold standard of scientific research, and cut the bureaucratic red tape at the agency to make sure Americans get the medical cures and treatments they deserve.
Makary, trained as a surgeon and cancer specialist, is the latest in a string of Trump nominees who have declared the U.S. health system "broken," vowing a shakeup.
Makary gained prominence on Fox News and other conservative outlets for his contrarian views during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly opposing vaccine mandates.
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