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The White House nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general and Coast Guard veteran, to lead the CDC to restore stability after a year of leadership turnover and vaccine-policy fights under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., aiming for swift confirmation and a reset ahead of the midterms.
President Trump nominated Erica Schwartz, a University of Maryland Law School alum with an MD from Brown University and an MPH from the Uniformed Services University, and a former rear admiral, to serve as director of the CDC.
President Trump announced the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz, a Coast Guard rear admiral and former deputy surgeon general, to run the CDC. Schwartz holds an MD from Brown and a law degree from Maryland and currently oversees the Coast Guard’s health system, vaccination policies, disaster responses and Ebola readiness. Trump also named Sean Slovenski as CDC deputy director and COO, Dr. Jennifer Shuford as deputy director and chief medical officer, and Dr. Sara Brenner as senior counselor for public health to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., touting the team as restoring the CDC’s “gold standard” of science after criticisms of the agency under Biden.
President Donald Trump nominated Erica Schwartz, a career civil servant and former deputy surgeon general, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, labeling her an establishment pick with credentials from Brown University and the Coast Guard. He also named three others to CDC roles. The move comes amid vaccine-policy tensions and Kennedy Jr.’s nutrition agenda, with Schwartz expected to win Senate confirmation more easily than the prior vaccine-skeptic nominee, though some Kennedy supporters have criticized her vaccine-mandate record. If confirmed, she would replace acting CDC head Jay Bhattacharya after a year of leadership turmoil and morale strain at the agency.
President Donald Trump nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general and Coast Guard rear admiral, to lead the CDC, ending a months-long search. Schwartz must win Senate confirmation to take the job. She brings MD, JD, MPH credentials and a background in Navy and Public Health Service, and would replace acting director Jay Bhattacharya, whose tenure ended under the Vacancies Act after Susan Monarez’s brief tenure amid vaccine-policy clashes. The move comes amid ongoing public-health leadership turmoil and vaccine policy debates at the agency.
President Donald Trump nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz, a former deputy U.S. surgeon general, to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and named three other health officials, as the agency confronts ongoing vaccine policy changes and legal challenges under Health Secretary Kennedy. If confirmed, Schwartz would be the CDC’s permanent director, succeeding acting leadership after the position has been vacant since August, amid debates over vaccine schedules and scientific integrity.
President Trump nominated Erica Schwartz to be the director of the CDC, a role that would require Senate confirmation as the agency faces leadership upheaval under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general with Coast Guard service, would take over as acting leadership terms and vaccine policy debates continue to shape the agency’s direction.
President Trump nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general who rose to rear admiral in the Coast Guard and holds a Brown medical degree and a Maryland law degree, to lead the CDC, which has lacked a permanent director since last August.
Dr. Erica Schwartz, a Coast Guard rear admiral and former deputy Surgeon General with 24 years in the Public Health Service, has emerged as the White House’s frontrunner to head the CDC after the agency’s leadership turmoil and the ouster of Susan Monarez; the transition has seen leadership in an acting capacity under Jay Bhattacharya, highlighting ongoing morale and staffing challenges at the agency.