Duke's Califf Tapped For FDA Deputy Post; Some See Succession Planning
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Robert Califf will join FDA in February as deputy commissioner for medical products and tobacco. He may be being groomed to become the next commissioner, agency watchers suggest.
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