Dr. Dave Weldon, a former Republican Congress member who is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for ...

He graduated from Farmingdale High in 1971 and from Stony Brook in 1978 with a bachelor of science in biochemistry.

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Dr. Dave Weldon, a former congressman from Florida who has questioned vaccine safety ...

Another vaccine skeptic with New York ties could soon shape public health policy. President-elect Donald Trump nominated ...

Almost all have been highly critical of the agencies they would run if confirmed, and experts say the nominees represent a ...

While in Congress, Weldon introduced a bill that would give responsibility for the nation's vaccine safety to an independent ...

Weldon has questioned the safety of some vaccines and advocated for limits on abortion. He'll be the first CDC director to ...

Trump says Weldon 'will proudly restore CDC to its true purpose, and will work to end the chronic disease epidemic, and make ...

In selecting a doctor who is skeptical of vaccine safety, the president-elect is emphasizing his commitment to reforming the ...

Former Congress member Dave Weldon is the latest Floridian named to President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.

President-elect Donald Trump tapped former Florida Rep. Dave Weldon (R) to serve as the director for the Centers for Disease ...

Weldon, 71, is a medical doctor and former lawmaker who served in the House, representing Florida. The former congressman has been a strong critic of the CDC, especially its vaccine program. Weldon ...