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NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya Named Acting CDC Leader Amid Leadership Changes
Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting CDC director while continuing NIH leadership amid ongoing agency shake-ups driven by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that Jay Bhattacharya, NIH director, will assume acting leadership of the CDC, replacing Jim O'Neill, who served as acting CDC director and deputy secretary.
- After Monarez's removal, O'Neill became acting CDC director, with Politico first reporting his departure on Friday, amid disputed accounts by Kennedy.
- James O'Neill signed off on reducing recommended pediatric vaccines and served simultaneously as acting CDC director and HHS deputy secretary before exiting both roles; the administration plans to nominate him to lead the National Science Foundation.
- Several top CDC officials resigned in protest after Susan Monarez's ouster, reducing leadership continuity, while NIH faces vacancies with more than half of its 27 institutes and centers lacking permanent directors.
- O'Neill's planned NSF nomination and Bhattacharya becoming the third CDC leader since summer indicate a broader administrative reshuffle, a Reuters official said.
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White House Taps NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya to Also Temporarily Run CDC
Tom Williams/APJay Bhattacharya, the Director of the National Institute of Health, will also serve as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House said Thursday.The announcement came as part of a leadership restructuring at the Department of Health and Human Services. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed HHS’s deputy secretary, Jim O’Neill last week, who was also serving as acting director of the CDC.The de…
NIH director Bhattacharya to temporarily serve as CDC director
Director of the National Institutes of Health Jay Bhattacharya will serve as interim director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) following the reported exit of Jim O’Neill, a Trump administration official confirmed Wednesday. It was reported last week that O’Neill, who also served as deputy secretary of the Department of Health and…
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NIH's Bhattacharya will also run the CDC while Trump administration looks for a permanent director
The director of the National Institutes of Health is also taking over as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official.
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