{"id":13271,"date":"2011-06-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pharma-mkting.com\/uncategorized\/newfdacommish\/"},"modified":"2019-03-01T12:12:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T12:12:17","slug":"newfdacommish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ec2-54-175-84-28.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/pharma-mkting.com\/surveys\/newfdacommish\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Should Obama Nominate for FDA Commissioner?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a name=\"top\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><b>Who Should Obama Nominate for FDA Commissioner?<\/b> <\/p>\n<p> Survey began 11 November 2008<br \/>   Survey ended 13 December 2008 <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   <a href=\"#results\"><b>Survey Results<\/b><\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"#Resources\">See Resources &amp; Further Reading below&#8230;<\/a> <br clear=\"all\"\/><\/p>\n<p> It seems like everyone in the Pharma Blogosphere and the press is recommending who president-elect Barack Obama should nominate &#8212; when he becomes president &#8212; as the new FDA Commissioner to replace Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach.   <\/p>\n<p> The following list presents the major contenders the pundits have identified with links to where you can find more information about them.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Robert Califf<\/b>, vice chancellor for clinical research and professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology at Duke. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dukemedicine.org\/Leadership\/Administration\/CaliffRobert%20\" target=\"_blank\">More info&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Dora Hughes<\/b>, Health Policy Advisor to Senator Barack Obama. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commonwealthfund.org\/fellows\/fellows_show.htm?doc_id=224329\" target=\"_blank\">More info&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>David Kessler<\/b>, former FDA Commissioner. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Aaron_Kessler\" target=\"_blank\">More info&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Steve Nissen<\/b>, cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/specials\/2007\/time100\/article\/0,28804,1595326_1595329_1616143,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">More info&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Mary Pendergast<\/b>, industry consultant who was a former associate FDA Commissioner under David Kessler. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jkcf.org\/scholarships\/young-scholars-program\/specialty-mentors\/ms-mary-pendergast\/\" target=\"_blank\">More info&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Peter Rost<\/b>, former Pfizer VP of Marketing, now a blogger. <a href=\"http:\/\/peterrost.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">More info&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Joshua Sharfstein<\/b>, commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimorehealth.org\/commissioner.html\" target=\"_blank\">More info&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Mike Taylor<\/b>, former Deputy FDA Commissioner under Clinton<\/li>\n<li><b>Susan Wood<\/b>, the former head of women&#8217;s health at FDA, who resigned in protest after the delay in switching the morning-after pill over-the-counter. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gwumc.edu\/sphhs\/faculty\/wood_susan.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">More info&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Janet Woodcock<\/b>, Center for Drug Evaluation &amp; Research Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p\/>\n<p> <a name=\"Resources\"><b>Resources &amp; Further Reading:<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See the <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forums.pharma-mkting.com\/forumdisplay.php?f=73\">Pharma Marketing Surveys<\/a><\/b> Forum and the post &#8220;SURVEY: Who Should be FDA Commissioner?&#8221; for news and opinions about who the new FDA commissioner should be.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <a name=\"results\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <b>Survey Results:<\/b>    <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/sr.aspx?sm=NoFUmXG6pH2i9_2b1Y3W_2bc_2fY9WbYCW09crwgIvxIDienM_3d\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for a summary of survey results<\/a><\/b> (interactive online version).\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><i>Pharma Marketing News<\/i> Summary: <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.pharma-mkting.com\/Article-PMN710-04a.pdf\">Reforming the FDA: It All Starts with a New Commissioner!<\/a><\/b> (pdf)      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveys.pharma-mkting.com\/surveys-hp.htm\">Return to list of surveys&#8230;<\/a><\/i>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please take a few minutes to tell us who you think President-elect Obama should nominate as the new FDA Commissioner after he is sworn in as president. 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