I assume that you are being sarcastic, but with you it is difficult to tell. His "credentials" and especially his actions show that he is 100% deep state.
Here, let me explain why I called him Fausti. Just to bring my stalker up to speed and you won’t look so dumb in the future. I prefer my pasquinades to be smarter than you have shown yourself to be.
The reason was to hint that there could have been a Faustian bargain but I still doubt Pence did that. They just chose the most likely doctor who had experience dealing with epidemics.