History of Marty Makary in Timeline

Martin Adel Makary is a British-American surgeon, professor, author, and medical commentator. He is the Mark Ravitch Chair in Gastrointestinal Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the chief of Islet Transplant Surgery at Johns Hopkins, and practices surgical oncology and gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Since 2025, he has served as the 27th Commissioner of Food and Drugs. Makary is an advocate for disruptive innovation in medicine and physician-led initiatives; he notably developed a surgical checklist at Johns Hopkins.

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March 6, 2025: Appeared before U.S. Senate Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)

On March 6, 2025, Martin Makary appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP).

March 2025: Confirmed by the United States Senate

In March 2025, Martin Makary was confirmed by the United States Senate as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

March 25, 2025: Confirmed to the position of Commissioner

On March 25, 2025, Martin Makary was confirmed to the position of Commissioner.

May 20, 2025: Published article in The New England Journal of Medicine regarding FDA limiting COVID-19 vaccines

On May 20, 2025, Martin Makary and CBER Director Vinay Prasad published an article in The New England Journal of Medicine announcing that the FDA would limit COVID-19 vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness and would require manufacturers to conduct additional large studies to evaluate their benefits for children and healthy younger adults.