You've heard of Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz, but before the novel coronavirus outbreak, you might never have heard of Dr. Fauci. Today, he’s everywhere.  As the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, he leads just one of 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health.

But as Americans turn to public officials to assuage their fears of COVID–19, Fauci has regularly been making the rounds on cable television and radio to give information and answer questions — even when it puts him in opposition to the president.