Marty Makary

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American surgeon and FDA Commissioner

Martin Adel Makary is a British-American surgeon, professor, author, and medical commentator who has served as the 27th commissioner of food and drugs since 2025. He practices surgical oncology and gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, is Mark Ravitch Chair in Gastrointestinal Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and is the chief of Islet Transplant Surgery at Johns Hopkins. Makary completed his surgical residency at Georgetown University and sub-specialty training in surgical oncology and gastrointestinal surgery at Johns Hopkins under John Cameron, later joining Cameron’s faculty practice.

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