STAT | Reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine Follow STAT+: Trump expected to pick White House adviser Heidi Overton to lead FDA Heidi Overton, a doctor and White House adviser, is expected to be President Trump's pick to lead the FDA. https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/18/heidi-overton-fda-commissioner-nominee-white-house-adviser/ statnews.com