Marty Makary

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Martin Adel Makary () is a Egyptian-American-British surgeon, professor, author, and medical commentator, who served as the 27th FDA commissioner from 2025 to 2026. He has practiced surgical oncology and gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, was the Mark Ravitch Chair in Gastrointestinal Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and was the chief of Islet Transplant Surgery at Johns Hopkins. Makary completed his surgical residency at Georgetown University and sub-specialty training in surgical oncology and gastrointestinal surgery at Johns Hopkins under John Cameron, later joining Cameron's faculty practice. He is now Professor Emeritus at Johns Hopkins. Makary has pioneered advanced laparoscopic procedures, including the first laparoscopic Whipple and Frey’s procedures at Johns Hopkins, and led the development of "the Surgery Checklist" in collaboration with the World Health Organization. Makary has held several leadership roles at Johns Hopkins, including...

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