Stephen Hahn
Stephen Hahn | |
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24th Commissioner of Food and Drugs | |
In office December 17, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Brett Giroir (acting) |
Succeeded by | Janet Woodcock (acting)[1] Robert Califf |
Personal details | |
Born | January 22, 1960 |
Education | Rice University (BA) Temple University (MD) |
Stephen Michael Hahn (born January 22, 1960) is an American
Education
Hahn received a
Career
After completing his fellowship, Hahn worked as a radiation oncologist in Santa Rosa, California.[4] He was then recruited by his mentor, Dr. Eli J. Glatstein[5] to complete a separate residency in radiation oncology at the NIH between 1991 and 1994, where he eventually attained the rank of commander in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps between 1989 and 1995. During the period of 1993–1999, he served as chief of NCI's Prostate Cancer Clinic in the Clinical Pharmacology Branch.[4]
In 1996, Hahn joined the
In 2015, Hahn became the chair of
U.S. Commissioner of Food and Drugs
On November 1, 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Hahn to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs Administration.[12][13][14] On December 3, 2019, the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee voted 18 to 5 to advance the nomination to the Senate floor.[15] On December 12, 2019, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a 72–18 vote.[16] Hahn was sworn in on December 17, 2019.[17]
Hahn has factored prominently in the Trump administration's response to the
On March 1, 2020, Vice President Mike Pence and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced the addition of Hahn to the White House Coronavirus Task Force.[20]
According to a whistleblower complaint filed by HHS infectious disease expert
On July 5, 2020, Hahn refused to defend Trump's false claim that 99% of coronavirus cases are "totally harmless"; in response to an interview question about the president's claim, Hahn said, "I'm not going to get into who is right and who is wrong."[24][25]
On August 23, 2020, Hahn joined with Trump and Azar in announcing an emergency authorization for the use of coronavirus
The FDA was criticized in the beginning stages of the pandemic in the U.S. for moving slowly and bureaucratically in approving
After controversy over the hydroxychloroquine and plasma authorizations, Hahn transferred two political appointees from the top public relations and communications posts at the agency, replacing them with career civil servants on an acting basis. Emily Miller, the agency's top spokesperson, who had no prior medical or science experience, was removed on August 28 after just two weeks on the job.[31] On September 2 John "Wolf" Wagner, a close ally of chief DHS spokesman Michael Caputo, was removed from his post as FDA's associate commissioner for external affairs after serving for two months.[32]
Hahn left office on January 20, 2021.[33] Six months later he assumed the role of chief medical officer of Flagship Pioneering, the venture firm behind Moderna.[34][35]
Memberships
Hahn is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society for Radiation Oncology, Radiation Research Society, American Society of Photobiology, American Association for Cancer Research, and the University of Pennsylvania's John Morgan Society.[4]
Personal life
Hahn has been married for more than 30 years and has four children.[10]
References
- ^ Kaplan, Sheila (20 January 2021). "Hahn Leaves F.D.A.; Woodcock Named Acting Commissioner". The New York Times.
- ^ "Stephen M. Hahn, M.D." The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "Dr. Stephen M. Hahn - Radiation Oncology - Houston, TX". Castle Connolly. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ a b c d "Stephen Hahn: Pancoast Professor of Radiation Oncology". University of Pennsylvania Almanac. 52 (4). September 20, 2005.
- ^ "Dr. Eli Glatstein's Deep Impact on Radiation Oncology and Trainees". Medscape. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ "Fellow Recipients - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)". ASTRO. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ "Prostate Therapy Problems at the Philadelphia VA". The Pennsylvania Gazette. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine", Wikipedia, 2020-05-03, retrieved 2020-05-13
- ^ a b Harvey, Laura (2017-10-31). "Getting to know Stephen Hahn, M.D." Messenger. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ "Introduction to Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) | OncoLink". www.oncolink.org. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ Burton, Thomas M.; Restuccia, Andrew (November 1, 2019). "Trump Will Tap Texas Doctor to Lead FDA". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ McGinley, Laurie (November 1, 2019). "Trump announces plan to nominate Texas cancer doctor to run FDA". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ Thomas, Katie (November 1, 2019). "Trump to Nominate Stephen Hahn, Cancer Researcher, to Head F.D.A." The New York Times. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Wang, Beth (December 17, 2019). "Hahn Officially Sworn In As FDA Chief On Dec. 17, Vows To Uphold Sound Data". Inside Health Policy. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ Burton, Thomas M. (5 November 2020). "After Rocky Start, FDA's Hahn Wins Over Skeptics - WSJ". Wall Street Journal.
- National Archives.
- ^ "Whistleblower complaint of Rick Bright" (PDF).
- ^ "Drug promoted by Trump as coronavirus 'game changer' increasingly linked to deaths". The Washington Post.
- ^ Lucien Bruggeman, Hydroxychloroquine returns as wedge between President Trump, health advisers, ABC News (July 28, 2020).
- ^ Veronica Stracqualursi; Sarah Westwood (July 5, 2020). "FDA commissioner refuses to defend Trump claim that 99% of Covid-19 cases are 'harmless'". CNN.
- ^ Lori Robertson; Jessica McDonald (July 6, 2020). "Trump's False Claim on Coronavirus Harm". FactCheck.org. Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
- ^ a b Aaron Blake, The FDA offers a big correction after helping hype Trump's coronavirus announcement, Washington Post (August 24, 2020).
- ^ Owermohle, Sarah; Brennan, Zachary (August 19, 2020). "Trump suggests government scientists held back plasma therapy for political reasons". Politico. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Matthew Perrone & Deb Riechmann, FDA chief apologizes for overstating plasma effect on virus, Associated Press (August 25, 2020).
- ^ a b c d e Laurie McGinley & Yasmeen Abutaleb, Trump administration bars FDA from regulating some laboratory tests, including for coronavirus, Washington Post (August 20, 2020).
- ^ Cancryn, Adam; Diamond, Dan (August 28, 2020). "'She couldn't even pronounce convalescent plasma': FDA ousts spokesperson after 2 weeks". Politico. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Diamond, Dan (September 2, 2020). "FDA shake-up continues as another comms official removed from top role". Politico. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Kaplan, Sheila (January 20, 2021). "Hahn Leaves F.D.A.; Woodcock Named Acting Commissioner". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Whooley, Sean (June 15, 2021). "Former FDA commissioner Hahn to join VC behind Moderna". Drug Discovery Trends. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "He authorized Moderna's vaccine 6 months ago. Now, ex-FDA chief Hahn joins biotech's backer". 14 June 2021.