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.

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).

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.

Stanford-trained physician and economist Jay Bhattacharya is reportedly the frontrunner for the post of director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under President-elect Donald Trump. According to the Washington Post,

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.