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Robert Califf

Robert McKinnon Califf (born 1951) is an American cardiologist who served as the 25th commissioner of food and drugs from 2016 to 2017 and again from 2022 to 2025.

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Education
Duke University (BS, MD)
Born
1951 (age 74–75) Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.
Deputy
Janet Woodcock Namandjé Bumpus
Party
Democratic
Preceded by
Stephen Hahn · Margaret Hamburg
President
Joe Biden · Barack Obama

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Robert Califf

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Robert Califf

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Robert Califf → Margaret Hamburg, Stephen Hahn
President · 2
Robert Califf → Barack Obama, Joe Biden
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Robert Califf → Marty Makary, Scott Gottlieb
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Robert Califf → 1951 (age 74–75) Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.
Deputy · 1
Robert Califf → Janet Woodcock Namandjé Bumpus
Education · 1
Robert Califf → Duke University (BS, MD)
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Robert CaliffBorn1951 (age 74–75) Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.1.00infobox
Robert CaliffDeputyJanet Woodcock Namandjé Bumpus1.00infobox
Robert CaliffEducationDuke University (BS, MD)1.00infobox
Robert CaliffPartyDemocratic1.00infobox
Robert CaliffPreceded byStephen Hahn1.00infobox
Robert CaliffPreceded byMargaret Hamburg1.00infobox
Robert CaliffPresidentJoe Biden1.00infobox
Robert CaliffPresidentBarack Obama1.00infobox
Robert CaliffSucceeded byMarty Makary1.00infobox
Robert CaliffSucceeded byScott Gottlieb1.00infobox

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