President Donald Trump has nominated former U.S. deputy surgeon general Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Trump also named healthcare executive Sean Slovenski, Texas health commissioner Jen Shuford, and FDA official Sara Brenner as nominees for senior agency roles at the CDC.
“She is a STAR!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Thursday announcing Dr. Schwartz’s nomination.
Dr. Schwartz graduated from Brown University with a degree in biomedical engineering in 1994 and later earned a medical degree from the Warren Alpert Medical School in 1998. She has served in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHSCC), where she held the rank of chief medical officer, and has also served in the Navy and Coast Guard.
During Trump’s first term, she served as deputy surgeon general and was involved in the federal government’s response during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Schwartz would become the fourth leader of the CDC amid ongoing debate over vaccines, public health guidance, and the agency’s future direction.
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