WASHINGTON — Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary has criticized – sometimes with harsh language – the Food and Drug Administration that President-elect Trump has tapped him to lead.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will likely choose Johns Hopkins surgeon and writer Martin Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

While president-elect Donald Trump has already made his leadership picks for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a crucial | The Johns Hopkins surgeon was an outspoken critic of vaccine mandates during the COVID pandemic,