Kessler, David A., 1951-
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- Caring for the elderly, c1989:CIP t.p. (David A. Kessler, M.D., J.D., medical dir., Jack D. Weiler Hosp., Albert Einstein College of Med.)
- Brit. bk of the year, 1992:p. 42 (Kessler, David Aaron, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Admin. on Feb. 25, 1991; b. New York City 13 May 1951)
- A question of intent, c2001:t.p. (David Kessler) back flap ([currently], dean of the Yale Univ. Sch. of Medicine)
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David Aaron Kessler (born May 13, 1951) is an American pediatrician, attorney, author, and administrator (both academic and governmental) serving as Chief Science Officer of the White House COVID-19 Response Team since 2021. Kessler was the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from November 8, 1990, to February 28, 1997. He co-chaired the Biden-Harris transition’s COVID-19 Advisory Board from November 2020 to January 2021 and was the head of Operation Warp Speed, the U.S. government program to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines and other treatments, from January to February 2021.
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