- metadata: - url: - tags: - #P/public - related: --- # Dr. Scott Atlas **Scott William Atlas** (born July 5, 1955) is an American radiologist, political commentator, and health care policy advisor. He is a senior fellow at [Stanford University's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University "Stanford University") [Hoover Institution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Institution "Hoover Institution"), a conservative think tank. From 1998 to 2012 he was a professor and chief of [neuroradiology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroradiology "Neuroradiology")at the [Stanford University Medical Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University_Medical_Center "Stanford University Medical Center").[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Atlas#cite_note-Hoover-3) > NOTE: All this text is from Wikipedia, and alas shows the bias, and degredation of Wikipedia. Atlas was selected by President [[Donald Trump]] in August 2020 to serve as an advisor on the [White House Coronavirus Task Force](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Coronavirus_Task_Force "White House Coronavirus Task Force"). In that role, Atlas spread [misinformation about COVID-19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misinformation_about_COVID-19 "Misinformation about COVID-19"),[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Atlas#cite_note-AlbaLee-5) including theories that [face masks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_masks_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic "Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic") and [social distancing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_distancing "Social distancing") were not effective in slowing the spread of the coronavirus.[[6]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Atlas#cite_note-6) His statements and influence on policies caused controversy on the task force.[[7]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Atlas#cite_note-Costa-7)[[8]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Atlas#cite_note-Stolberg-8)[[9]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Atlas#cite_note-Dawsey-9) Contrary to the recommendations of most of the scientific community,[[10]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Atlas#cite_note-abc1-10) Atlas pushed for establishing [herd immunity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_immunity "Herd immunity") through infection without mitigation[[11]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Atlas#cite_note-:8-11) and a faster reopening of schools and businesses during the [COVID-19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States "COVID-19 pandemic in the United States") pandemic.[[12]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Atlas#cite_note-Cook-12)[[13]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Atlas#cite_note-:4-13)[[14]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Atlas#cite_note-14) He advocated that states should not engage in [COVID-19 testing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_testing "COVID-19 testing") of virus-exposed but asymptomatic individuals,[[15]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Atlas#cite_note-15) and encouraged residents to resist or "rise up" against state restrictions adopted to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.[[16]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Atlas#cite_note-LeBlanc-16) Atlas resigned from his position in the White House on November 30, 2020.[[17]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Atlas#cite_note-Resigns-17)