The nominee, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins, has criticized the use of pesticides on food and the industry turning against “natural fat.”

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a critic of COVID-19 health measures to lead the Food and Drug Administration.

Makary and Weldon, who have criticized the agencies they may soon run, were joined by Janette Nesheiwat, Trump’s pick to be surgeon general.

President-elect Trump has picked Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins’s surgeon who has espoused contrarian views about the COVID-19 pandemic, to lead the Federal Drug Administration. Makary is a surgical oncologist at Johns Hopkins University and an author.

President-elect Donald J. Trump announced Friday evening that he would nominate Marty Makary to lead the FDA. Makary is a surgeon at the Johns Hopkins Hospital who rose to prominence for his work on surgical checklists and has authored books advocating hospital reform.

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Marty Makary, a pancreatic surgeon at Johns Hopkins University, as commissioner of the FDA.

Makary, a vocal critic of the federal government’s response to Covid-19, would oversee the federal agency charged with approving all new drugs.

President-elect Trump on Friday selected Johns Hopkins professor Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Why it matters: Makary has long advocated for reforms to the health care system and gained prominence during the pandemic for his criticisms of parts of the federal response.

If confirmed as FDA commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary would oversee testing on foods for pollutants like "forever chemicals" and heavy metals.