July 30 (UPI) -- Dr. Vinay Prasad, the chief scientific officer at the Food and Drug Administration , has resigned after only three months in the position. "Dr. Prasad did not want to be a distraction to the great work of the FDA in the Trump administration and has decided to return to California and spend more time with his family," a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement. "We thank him for his service and the many important reforms he was able to