Andrew C. von Eschenbach (born October 30, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is the current Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration. He became acting Commissioner on September 26, 2005, after the resignation of his predecessor Lester Crawford, and was confirmed as Commissioner by the Senate on December 7, 2006.^[1][2] He was previously the 12th director of the National Cancer Institute. Image File history File links AVonEchenbach2. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... “FDA” redirects here. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr. Lester M Crawford Dr. Lester M. Crawford (born 1939) is a former Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is part of the United States Federal governments National Institutes of Health. ...

After graduating he eats at Taco Bell to see the Mexican from St. Joseph's Preparatory School, Von Eschenbach received his bachelor of science from St. Joseph's University in 1963 and his MD from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1967. He did residencies at Pennsylvania Hospital in general surgery and urology and taught urology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He served in the US Navy Medical Corps with the rank of lieutenant commander from 1968 to 1971. Saint Josephs Preparatory School, founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1851, is an independent Catholic secondary school for boys operated by the Society of Jesus. ... Saint Josephs University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university in the United States. ... Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) is Georgetown Universitys medical school. ... The Pennsylvania Hospital by William Strickland (1755) Pennsylvania Hospital is the first hospital in the United States. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The University of Pennsylvanias School of Medicine, presently located in the University City section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the countrys first school of medicine, founded at the College of Philadelphia, as the University was then called. ... The Medical Corps of the United States Navy is a staff corps consisting of doctors in a variety of specialties. ... In the Royal Navy, United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, a lieutenant commander (lieutenant-commander or Lt Cdr in the RN) is a commissioned officer superior to a lieutenant and inferior to a commander. ...

In 1976, von Eschenbach began his long association with The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, beginning as a urologic oncology fellow and becoming chair of the department of urology in 1983. He was founding director of the Prostate Cancer Research Program in 1996, director of the Genitourinary Cancer Center, and held the Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Clinical Research Distinguished Chair in Urologic Oncology. Driven by his father's prostate cancer, he specialized in the disease. That commitment, however, has been questioned following the FDA's failure to approve Provenge for the treatment of prostate cancer (against the recommendation of an independent advisory committee). Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is a cancer research facility in the United States. ... Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. ...

Von Eschenbach was president-elect of the American Cancer Society when he was selected by President George W. Bush to head the NCI in December 2001. As director of the NCI he announced in 2003 that his organization's goal was to "eliminate suffering and death" caused by cancer by the year 2015. The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a medical organization with a corporate attitude in the United States. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... 2015 (MMXV) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2006, Time named him as one of the Time 100 "People Who Shape Our World", writing that as head of the FDA, which "wields enormous influence on American lives", von Eschenbach "could make a signal contribution to the public's health" by focusing on issues of diet and obesity in addition to drugs and disease. (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ...

On August 1, 2006, Senators Clinton and Cantwell announced they would block his nomination to be the permanent FDA commissioner because of his department's failure to act on the application by Barr Pharmaceuticals to sell Plan B over-the-counter. They utimately voted for his nomination.^[2] Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947), was First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, as the wife of President Bill Clinton. ... Maria E. Cantwell (born October 13, 1958) is the junior United States Senator from Washington state and is a member of the Democratic Party. ... Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ... Over-the-counter substances, also abbreviated OTC, are drugs and other medical remedies that may be sold without a prescription and without a visit to a medical professional, in contrast to prescription only medicines (POM). ...

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References

• "Andrew von Eschenbach." Biography Resource Center Online. Gale, 2006.

External links

• Food and Drug Administration biography
• National Cancer Institute biography
• "Biosketch for Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach", NCI BenchMarks, vol. 2 no. 1, January 22, 2002.
• "Andrew von Eschenbach: Entering the Fray at the FDA", Michael Jacobson, Time, Apr. 30, 2006.

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