The Stanford-trained physician and economist, who won GOP support after pushing back on covid lockdowns, is said to have impressed RFK Jr., Donald Trump’s pick to lead HHS.

Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, of Stanford University in California, has emerged as President-elect Donald Trump's top pick to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), according to reporting from the Washington Post.

The Stanford physician was excoriated by NIH’s director in 2020 for his “fringe” ideas on covid. Four years later, he’s poised for power in Trump’s Washington.

The NIH is a $50 billion agency under the HHS, with its mandate overseeing biomedical research throughout the United States.

Stanford-trained physician and economist Jay Bhattacharya is reportedly the frontrunner for the post of director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under President-elect Donald Trump. According to the Washington Post,

Jay Bhattacharya visited Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after Trump picked him to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week.

Jay Bhattacharya is reportedly President-elect Trump’s top choice for the next director of the National Institutes of Health. A Stanford University professor, Bhattacharya has focused on health policy and vulnerable populations.

Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University-trained physician and economist, has reportedly emerged as the presumptive favourite of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team for the post of next director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

A recent report by the Washington Post suggests that Jay Bhattacharya may be the presumptive favourite to be selected by United States President-elect Donald Trump as the next director of

Jay Bhattacharya is now the presumptive favorite to be selected by President-elect Donald Trump as the next director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Washington Post reported on Saturday,