Dr. Scott Atlas, Special Coronavirus Adviser To Trump Resigns - NPR

White House coronavirus adviser Dr.

Scott Atlas, pictured in September, made numerous political blunders during his brief tenure, including a lengthy interview with Russian state media that ran just days before the U.S.

White House coronavirus adviser Dr.

Scott Atlas, pictured in September, made numerous political blunders during his brief tenure, including a lengthy interview with Russian state media that ran just days before the U.S.

A controversial coronavirus adviser to the president, Dr.

Scott Atlas, resigned Monday, a White House official told NPR.

Atlas, who is not an infectious disease expert and whose brief stint was marred by blunders and controversy, was tapped by the Trump administration to serve as special adviser to the president of the United States, in August.

Since then, "the MRI guy" has repeatedly been at odds with the nation's leading health officials regarding his views on how to combat the spread of the virus, including members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

Atlas also made numerous political blunders during his brief stint, including a lengthy interview with Russian state media that ran just days before the U.S.

And earlier this month, Stanford University appeared to distance itself from Atlas following his remarks that residents of Michigan should "rise up" against the state's new coronavirus restrictions