FDA commissioner
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Bush Administration short list candidate Lynn Drake, MD, a dermatology lecturer at Harvard Medical School, may prove to be front-runner due to scientific/regulatory background and lack of direct industry ties. Senate Health Committee Chair Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) stresses opposition to candidates with strong links to industry due to potential conflict of interest in July 13 letter to Administration. Former chair of FDA's Dermatologic & Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee, Drake has spoken publicly on sun protection and skin cancer, most notably in appearance with former HHS Secretary Donna Shalala