A Stanford University professor specialising in health policy, Jay Bhattacharya is reportedly under consideration for the position of director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The physician,

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

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

Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University-trained physician and economist, is likely to be chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the US Health Agency, suggested reports. According to a report by the Washington Post,

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).

Bhattacharya, a Stanford University-trained physician and economist, met Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been appointed by Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

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.