Trump nominates former deputy surgeon general Erica Schwartz for CDC director
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President Donald Trump appointed Dr. He announced that he was nominating Erica Schwartz.
“I am pleased to announce new leadership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is my honor to nominate the incredibly talented Dr. Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, as my CDC Director,” the President said at Thursday’s Truth Social. to mail.
“Erica graduated from Brown University College and School of Medicine and served a distinguished career as a Medical Doctor in the United States Army, the Greatest and Most Powerful Power in the World, and then served as my Deputy Surgeon General during my First Term. She is a STAR!” he continued.
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President Donald Trump raises his fist as he boards Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on April 16, 2026. (Jim WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
According to material published on the site, Schwartz served as deputy surgeon general for part of the first Trump administration until early in the Biden administration. website It shows that he is on the board of directors of Butterfly Network Inc.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thanked the president for selecting Schwartz for the CDC role.
Kennedy said in a speech: “Thank you President Trump for nominating Dr. Erica Schwartz to serve as CDC Director. I congratulate Dr. Schwartz and the new CDC leadership team. I look forward to working together to restore trust, accountability, and scientific integrity at @CDCgov so we can return it to its core mission and Make America Healthy Again.” to mail In X.
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The Senate will need to approve Schwartz’s appointment to the position.
Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said: to mail On
Trump also added in his Truth Social post: “I am also pleased to announce the appointments of Sean Slovenski as CDC Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Jennifer Shuford, MD, MPH as CDC Deputy Director and Chief Medical Officer, and Dr. Sara Brenner, MD, MPH as Senior Advisor for Public Health to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr..”
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President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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“These Highly Respected Medical Doctors have the knowledge, experience, and TOP degrees to revitalize the GOLD SCIENCE STANDARD at the CDC, which has been an absolute disaster focusing on the “powers that be” under Sleepy Joe. Together, they will do a GREAT job leading the CDC as we continue to MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AND GREAT AGAIN!” he declared.
