Andrew von Eschenbach

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Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach is acting commissioner of the FDA as of September 26 2005.

According to the White House, "Von Eschenbach was the Director of the Program Center for Genitourinary Cancers and the Director of the Prostate Cancer Research Center at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Additionally, he is the Special Assistant to the President of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for External Affairs, a Professor of Urology and Consulting Professor of Cancer Biology. Dr. von Eschenbach was has served as a Professor at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He has been a Member of the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society since 1993, serving as Second Vice President, First Vice President. Dr. von Eschenbach is a graduate of St. Joseph's College and Georgetown University Medical School and a former member of the U.S. Navy."

Despite his appointment to the FDA, Dr. Eschenbach initially wanted to retain his position of Director at the National Cancer Institute, where some have questioned his scientific objectivity.

External Links

• http://www.cancer.gov/directorscorner/about-the-director Official biography]
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/25/AR2005092501001.html