FDA drug center head Høeg fired, Davis acting director
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- Tracy Beth Høeg left the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research after being fired, according to an email obtained by STAT.
- Tracy Beth Høeg posted on X that she was fired, learned a lot and leaves with no regrets.
- Michael Davis will serve as acting director of the FDA’s drug center, succeeding Høeg.
- FDA declined to comment on the leadership change when contacted for a statement.
Why it matters: Pharmaceutical companies lose a stable point of contact at the FDA, while patients risk delayed access to new medications as the drug center navigates the leadership gap.
