The surgeon general of the United States is the operational head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and thus a leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federa
The landmark 1964 Surgeon General's report on Smoking and Health.
John M. Woodworth
Surgeon General John B. Hamilton
Walter Wyman, ca. 1898
Jerome Adams
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Jerome Michael Adams 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 Sep
Surgeon General of the United States
…year, 364 days – Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams (born 1965) Acting April 21, 2017 September 5, 2017 137 days Donald Trump (2017–2021) 20 Vice Admiral Jerome Adams (born 1974) September 5, 2017 January 20, 2021 3 years, 137 days – Rear Admiral Susan Orsega Acting January 20, 2021 March 24, 2021 63 days Joe Biden…
Official portrait, 2019
U.S. vice president Mike Pence swearing in Adams as U.S. Surgeon General on September 5, 2017.
Adams speaking to the White House press corps on COVID-19 in March 2020.