# EXCLUSIVE: Kennedy names new chair for US autism advisory panel, sources say

https://mins.news/en/item/64813

- Reuters, 2026-09-18 20:00 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/kennedy-names-new-chair-us-autism-advisory-panel-sources-say-2026-09-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aad9869fbc2160001c2c79c

> U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named his ally, Dr. John Gaitanis, to head a key federal advisory panel on autism on Friday, according to two people familiar with the announcement.

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