John Whyte, MD, to Join WebMD as Chief Medical Officer

NEW YORK, July 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- WebMD, an Internet Brands company, today announced that John Whyte, MD, MPH, will join WebMD as Chief Medical Officer.  Most recently Director of Professional Affairs and Stakeholder Engagement at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Whyte will start at WebMD on August 20.

In his new role, Dr. Whyte will lead WebMD's efforts to develop and expand strategic partnerships that create meaningful change around important and timely public health issues. 

"We are pleased to welcome Dr. Whyte to WebMD and look forward to benefiting from his extensive health care expertise and his unique communication skills," said Steven Zatz, MD, CEO, WebMD. "His deep understanding of the critical health information needs of both general audiences and the underserved supports our commitment to improve health care knowledge and across all populations."

"I'm thrilled to be joining WebMD's world-class brand and team and look forward to helping them educate consumers on the latest advances in healthcare," said Dr. Whyte. "I've spent much of my career helping to simplify complex health and medical topics in ways that consumers can embrace and take action with their health."

In his current role, Dr. Whyte works with health care professionals, patients, patient advocates, and other industry stakeholders, to support them in driving their mission and helping them in navigating the FDA on issues concerning drug development, review and drug safety.

He previously served as the Chief Medical Expert and Vice President, Health and Medical Education at Discovery Channel.

Dr. Whyte is a board-certified internist.  He completed an internal medicine residency at Duke University Medical Center as well as earned a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management at Harvard University School of Public Health.  

About WebMD
WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands Company, is the leading provider of health information services, serving patients, physicians, health care professionals, employers, and health plans through our public and private online portals, mobile platforms, and health-focused publications. The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD Health, Medscape, MedicineNet, eMedicineHealth, RxList, OnHealth, Medscape Education, and other owned WebMD sites.

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About Internet Brands
Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., Internet Brands® is a fully integrated online media and software services organization focused on four high-value vertical categories: Health, Automotive, Legal and Home/Travel. The company's award-winning consumer websites lead their categories and serve more than 250 million monthly visitors, while a full range of web presence offerings has established deep, long-term relationships with SMB and enterprise clients. Internet Brands' powerful, proprietary operating platform provides the flexibility and scalability to fuel the company's continued growth. Internet Brands is a portfolio company of KKR and Temasek. For more information, please visit www.internetbrands.com.

SOURCE WebMD