Trump Nominates Heidi Overton as Next FDA Commissioner

President Donald Trump has nominated Heidi Overton, MD, PhD, a board-certified physician and White House aide, as the next commissioner of food and drugs.

Overton currently serves as deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, where she has worked on several of the Trump administration’s health initiatives. Before joining the second Trump administration, she was the chief policy officer and vice chair, Center for a Healthy America, at the America First Policy Institute. She also worked as a White House fellow during the first Trump administration.

If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Overton would take over from Kyle Diamantas, JD, who has served as acting commissioner of food and drugs since May.