Jayanta Bhattacharya

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Jayanta Bhattacharya, B.A., M.A., M.D., Ph.D. (born 1968 in Kolkat, West Bengal, India) He is also known as Jay Bhattacharya. Dr. Bhattacharya is a naturalized American citizen.

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Early life

Dr. Bhattacharya was born in India where child circumcision is practised only by Muslims, so it is very likely that he has retained his foreskin and intact status.

Education

He graduated from Stanford University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts with membership in Phi Beta Kappa. He remained at Stanford to do doctoral study in economics and attend the Stanford University School of Medicine, receiving an M.D. in 1997 and a Ph.D in 2000.

Director of the National Institutes of Health

President-elect Donald J. Trump appointed Dr. Bhattacharya on 26 November 2024 to succeed Francis Collins as Director of the National Institutes of Health. He will report to Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services and oversee 27 institutes and centers.

Publications

Google Scholar

Google Scholar indexes 385 articles of which Dr. Bhattacharya is a named author.

PubMed

PubMed indexes 677 articles of which Dr. Bhattacharya is a named author.

External links

• Wikipedia article: Jay Bhattacharya