# Whoop hires the FDA committee chair who oversaw wearables

Source: https://idevice.com/whoop-names-a-former-fda-committee-chair-as-new-medical-chief
Published: 2026-07-23

> Whoop's new chief medical officer chaired the FDA's first digital health advisory committee, the one whose remit covers wearables.

[MedTech Dive](https://www.medtechdive.com/news/whoop-hires-fda-digital-health-committee-chair-as-chief-medical-officer/825949/): "Whoop on Wednesday named Ami Bhatt as the company's new chief medical officer, as the wearables firm makes a broader push into health."

"Bhatt, a cardiologist, has a background in digital health, leading the Food and Drug Administration's first advisory committee on the subject and working as the American College of Cardiology's chief innovation officer." A company that wants its data read as clinical has hired the person who ran the committee set up to decide how that kind of data gets judged.

## Sources

- [MedTech Dive](https://www.medtechdive.com/news/whoop-hires-fda-digital-health-committee-chair-as-chief-medical-officer/825949/) (MedTech Dive)