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The surgeon general of the United States is the operational head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government of the United States. The surgeon general's office and staff are known as the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG), which is ...
The surgeon general is appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate for a 4-year term of office. In carrying out all responsibilities, the surgeon general reports to the assistant secretary for health, who is the principal advisor to the secretary on public health and scientific issues.
Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Army (DSG) Not applicable: Major General Anthony L. McQueen [135] U.S. Army: U.S. Army Medical Command:
President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he had picked Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, a Fox News medical contributor, to serve as the U.S. Surgeon General. “Dr. Nesheiwat is a fierce advocate ...
Jerome Michael Adams [3] (born September 22, 1974) is an American anesthesiologist and a former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who served as the 20th surgeon general of the United States from September 5, 2017, until January 20, 2021. Prior to becoming Surgeon General, he served as the Indiana state health ...
Janette Nesheiwat (born 25 August 1976) [1] is an American physician who is the nominee for United States surgeon general. [2] Nesheiwat has served as the medical director of CityMD [3] and a former medical contributor on Fox News. [4]
The US surgeon general warned of the risks of alcohol in a new report. Johner Images/Getty Images Dr. Vivek Murthy, the US surgeon general, released a report warning that alcohol can cause cancer.
For the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the surgeon general of the United States is a three-star vice admiral by statute, equivalent in rank to the surgeon general of the Army. [ 219 ] Although the rank of vice admiral exists in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps), its use is rare.