Anthony Fauci ANTHONY FAUCI, the country’s leading infectious diseases expert, underwent surgery to have a polyp removed from his vocal cord on Thursday morning. Fauci, who heads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and has been helping to lead the federal government’s response to the ongoing pandemic, confirmed the news to CNN. He did not specify how long he would need to recover from the surgery. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, said on Twitter that Fauci texted him shortly after the surgery to let him "know he was doing ok." Gupta said Fauci "had general anesthesia"...