David A. Kessler
David A. Kessler | |
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Head of Operation Warp Speed | |
In office January 20, 2021 – February 24, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Moncef Slaoui |
Succeeded by | Gustave F. Perna (Chief Operating Officer of COVID-19 Response for Vaccine and Therapeutics) |
Co-Chair of the COVID-19 Advisory Board | |
In office November 9, 2020 – January 20, 2021 Serving with Vivek Murthy and Marcella Nunez-Smith | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
17th Commissioner of Food and Drugs | |
In office November 8, 1990 – February 28, 1997 | |
President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Frank Young |
Succeeded by | Jane E. Henney |
Personal details | |
Born | David Aaron Kessler May 13, 1951 New York City, U.S. |
Education | Amherst College (BA) University of Chicago (JD) Harvard University (MD) |
David Aaron Kessler (born May 13, 1951) is an American
Background
After graduation from Amherst College in 1973, Kessler studied medicine at Harvard University, obtaining an M.D. degree in 1979. While at Harvard, Kessler obtained a J.D. degree in 1977 from the University of Chicago Law School.[3] While serving his residency in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, he worked as a consultant to Republican senator Orrin Hatch from Utah, particularly on issues relating to the safety of food additives, and on the regulation of cigarettes and tobacco. From 1984 to 1990, Kessler simultaneously ran a 431-bed teaching hospital in New York City and taught at the Columbia Law School and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.[citation needed]
As FDA commissioner
Although his appointment as FDA commissioner in 1990 by President
Kessler is also known for his role in the FDA attempt to regulate cigarettes,
Kessler also oversaw the FDA-directed moratorium on silicone breast implant devices in 1992. This moratorium led to a deluge of lawsuits in the following months, many of which were filed prior to the federal judiciary's adoption of the Daubert standard for expert testimony in 1993. These lawsuits ultimately led to perhaps the largest settlement in the history of medical devices, Dow Corning's declaration of bankruptcy, and ongoing payments to individuals for conditions that have nothing to do with silicone. Scientific panels funded by three different government agencies conducted comprehensive assessments and later arrived independently at the same conclusion: that there was no connection between silicone gel implants and systemic disease.[8][9][10] The FDA moratorium was lifted in 2006.[citation needed]
After the FDA
Kessler left the FDA to join the
His 2009 book entitled The End of Overeating (a New York Times best seller), highlights for the consumer the amount of fat, salt, and sugar in their food intake. He asserts that this trio of elements in restaurant and processed foods conditions us to eat more, in a manner that changes our brain circuitry, and that children may develop a pattern of overeating and obesity that they might retain for life.[19] He stresses that this outcome of lifelong obesity is not genetic, but environmental and avoidable.[citation needed]
On November 9, 2020, Kessler was announced as one of the three co-chairs of president-elect
On January 15, 2021, the
Selected publications
- Kessler, David A., Fast Carbs, Slow Carbs: The Simple Truth About Food, Weight, and Disease (2020) ISBN 9780062996978
- Kessler, David A., Capture: Unraveling the Mystery of Mental Suffering (2016) ISBN 9780062388513
- Kessler, David A., Your Food Is Fooling You: How Your Brain Is Hijacked by Sugar, Fat, and Salt (2012) ISBN 9781596438316(A version of The End of Overeating aimed at teens)
- Kessler, David A., The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite (2009) ISBN 1-60529-785-2
- Kessler, David A., A Question of Intent: A Great American Battle with a Deadly Industry (2001) ISBN 1-891620-80-0
- Kessler, David A.; Rose, Janet L.; Temple, Robert J.; Schapiro, Renie; Griffin, Joseph P. (1994). "Therapeutic-Class Wars -- Drug Promotion in a Competitive Marketplace". New England Journal of Medicine. 331 (20): 1350–1353. PMID 7935706.
- Eisdorfer, Carl, David A. Kessler, and Abby N. Spector, eds. Caring for the Elderly: Reshaping Health Policy (1989) ISBN 978-0-8018-3810-1
References
- ^ Mucha, Sarah (November 9, 2020). "Biden transition team announces coronavirus advisers, including whistleblower Rick Bright". CNN. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "David A. Kessler, MD". BIO (Annual International Convention) 2004 Newsroom. 2004-06-14. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ^ Leary, Warren E. (1991-04-25). "Citing Labels, U.S. Seizes Orange Juice". The New York Times.
- ^ Hilts, Philip J. (1993-02-27). "Clinton Retains Bush Appointee As F.D.A. Chief". The New York Times.
- ^ ISBN 1-58648-121-5.
- Cornell University Law School.
- ^ Independent Review Group, Silicone Breast Implants: The Report of the Independent Review Group 8 (July 1998).
- PMID 20669503. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Diamond B, Hulka B, Kerkvliet N, Tugwell P, Silicone Breast Implants in Relation to Connective Tissue Diseases and Immunologic Dysfunction: A Report by a National Science Panel to the Honorable Sam C. Pointer Jr., Coordinating Judge for the Federal Breast Implant Multi-District Litigation. November 30, 1998.
- ^ "Public Welfare Award". National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ Schevitz, Tanya (2007-12-15). "Recruited from Yale with money, gifts and promises". www.sfgate.com. San Francisco Chronicle. p. A12. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ^ Russell, Sabin (2007-12-15). "UCSF medical school fires dean in dispute over finances". www.sfgate.com. San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "UCSF Issue Statement About Leadership Changes at UCSF School of Medicine". UCSF. 2007-12-14. Archived from the original on 2008-01-19.
- S2CID 43580146.
- ^ "UCSF dean is fired, cites whistle-blowing". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Schevitz, Tanya; Russell, Sabin (January 16, 2008). "UCSF Refuses to Release Outside Review of Finances". San Francisco Chronicle.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Audit Firm Sides With Ex-Dean of University of California-San Francisco Medical School". The Chronicle of Higher Education. February 5, 2008.
- ^ "Crave Man: David Kessler Knew That Some Foods Are Hard to Resist; Now He Knows Why". The Washington Post.
- ^ Feuer, Will (2020-11-07). "President-elect Joe Biden announces Covid task force". CNBC (article updated: 12:50 UCT 2020-11-09 ed.). Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "Who Are Contenders for Biden's Cabinet?". The New York Times. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Inauguration Day, From Home: Biden Team Plans Celebration Amid COVID-19". NPR. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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