Better than Fiction
by Tracy Beth Høeg, MD, PhDin 🏥 Health Politics
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Welcome. I'm a Danish-American dual citizen MD, PhD epidemiologist and interventional sports & spine physician. I am the former head of FDA CDER (2025-2026), mom of 4 and former Team Salomon, Team USA & Team Denmark athlete (long distance trail running).
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About Tracy Beth Høeg, MD, PhD
Physician epidemiologist. Former Head of CDER-FDA via Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Sloan School of Management & U of Southern Denmark. Interventional Spine & Sports Doc. Former Team 🇺🇸 &🇩🇰, Team Salomon ultra/mountain runner
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