Coronavirus in Context

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, interviews the nation's top experts to get answers to the big coronavirus questions that are top of mind for us all.

Dr. Topol Discusses the Omicron Variant, Therapeutics, and Rising Case Counts Eric Topol, MD, Discusses the Omicron Variant, Therapeutics, and Rising Case Counts
WebMD, December 2021
How Will We Know When the Pandemic is 'Over'? WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte speaks with William Schaffner, MD, a professor of preventive medicine in the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, about metrics that could define the end of the pandemic.
WebMD, November 2021
Promising Data on New COVID-19 Therapeutics WebMD's Chief Medical Officer John Whyte speaks with William Schaffner, MD, a professor of preventive medicine in the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, about the latest data on promising new COVID-19 therapeutics from Merck and Pfizer.
WebMD, November 2021
HEP-COVID Clinical Trial Results on the Prevention of Blood Clots WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Alex Spyropoulos, MD, a thrombosis expert, on his recent HEP-COVID randomized clinical trial involving COVID-19 patients, the blood thinner heparin, and reducing the risk of major blood clots.
WebMD, November 2021
Confused About COVID-19 Boosters? WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, discusses the latest guidelines on COVID-19 boosters.
WebMD, November 2021
FDA Chief's Take on Child Vaccines, Boosters, and Antivirals WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Janet Woodcock, MD, Acting Commissioner, FDA, about the latest news on vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, who should get a booster shot, and antiviral pills.
WebMD, November 2021
Lost Your COVID-19 Vaccine Card? WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, provides details about what to do if you have lost your COVID-19 vaccine card.
WebMD, October 2021
Dr. Topol Provides Answers About Boosters, Vaccination for Kids, and Antiviral Treatments WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, discusses questions about boosters, vaccination for kids, and antiviral treatments with Eric Topol, MD, Executive VP of Scripps Research and Editor-in-Chief of Medscape.
WebMD, October 2021
How to Use a COVID-19 Rapid Test at Home WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, demonstrates how to use a COVID-19 rapid antigen test at home.
WebMD, October 2021
Foods That Can Help Boost Your Immunity WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, reviews foods that can help boost your immune system this fall and winter.
WebMD, September 2021

John Whyte, MD, MPH, is a popular physician and writer who has been communicating to the public about health issues for nearly two decades.

Whyte is the Chief Medical Officer, WebMD. In this role, Whyte leads efforts to develop and expand strategic partnerships that create meaningful change around important and timely public health issues. Prior to WebMD, Whyte served as the director of professional affairs and stakeholder engagement at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Whyte worked with health care professionals, patients, and patient advocates, providing them with a focal point for advocacy, enhanced two-way communication, and collaboration, assisting them in navigating the FDA on issues concerning drug development, review, and drug safety. He also developed numerous initiatives to address diversity in clinical trials.

Prior to this, Whyte worked for nearly a decade as the chief medical expert and vice president, health and medical education, at Discovery Channel, the leading nonfiction television network. In this role, Whyte developed, designed, and delivered educational programming that appealed to both a medical and lay audience. This included television shows as well as online content that won over 50 awards including numerous Tellys, CINE Golden Eagle, and Freddies.

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. Prior to arriving in Washington, Whyte was a health services research fellow at Stanford and attending physician in the department of medicine. He has written extensively in the medical and lay press.

He continues to see patients in Washington, DC, and Maryland.