McClellan Nominated to Head
CMS
February 27, 2004 - President Bush announced Feb.
20 his intention to nominate Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D.,
to be the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS). Currently, Dr. McClellan serves as Commissioner
of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). He previously served
as a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers.
Prior to that position, he worked at Stanford University as
an Associate Professor and Director of the Program on Health
Outcomes Research. He also was an attending physician for
internal medicine at Stanford Health Services. Dr. McClellan
earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Texas,
his master's degree from Harvard University, his medical degree
from Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
and his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Lester Crawford, D.V.M., Ph.D., currently the Deputy Commissioner
of FDA, will serve as Acting Commissioner until a permanent
replacement is nominated.
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