The Trump administration has nominated Dr. Marty Makary for the role of the United States Federal Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner. Dr. Makary is the Chief of Islet Transplant Surgery at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and also serves as the chief medical officer at Sesame, an online telehealth platform. As an avid supporter of telemedicine, his appointment as the FDA chief, upon Senate approval, would benefit telehealth companies and their stocks. Here are two telehealth stocks in the medical sector that could benefit from Dr. Makary’s appointment.
