Califf Sets Departure From US FDA; Ostroff May Become Interim Leader

As FDA Commissioner Robert Califf prepares to step down from his post to make way for a Trump administration replacement, former Acting Commissioner Stephen Ostroff may step into the breach.

Robert Califf has formally scheduled the end of his time as FDA commissioner and it appears a familiar face might temporarily take his place.

Stephen Ostroff, deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine, appears in line to become the temporary acting commissioner, assuming Califf departs as scheduled and the incoming Trump administration does not designate someone else to run the agency in the short term

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