Robert M. Califf

Interventional Cardiology

United States Food and Drug Administration

About

Robert M. Califf works in Interventional Cardiology affiliated with United States Food and Drug Administration.

Robert M. Califf is an adjunct professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology at Duke University and remains a practicing cardiologist. He previously served as the Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the FDA from 2022 to 2025 and from 2016 to 2017. He founded the Duke Clinical Research Institute and has contributed to over 1,200 peer-reviewed publications in cardiovascular medicine.

Research focus

Acute Coronary SyndromesAntiplatelet TherapyLipid-Lowering TherapiesCoronary InterventionsCardiovascular Clinical Trials

Impact

146 pubs · 21,593 cites · h-index 48

Training

MD
Duke University
1978
BS
Duke University
1973

Affiliations

Work Experience

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

Duke University

Commissioner of Food and Drugs

United States Food and Drug Administration · 2022 - 2025

Head of Medical Strategy

Alphabet Inc. · 2019 - 2021

Commissioner of Food and Drugs

United States Food and Drug Administration · 2016 - 2017

Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Medical Products and Tobacco

United States Food and Drug Administration · 2015 - 2016