Trump nominates former deputy surgeon general Erica Schwartz as CDC director
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President Donald Trump announced that he is appointing Dr. Erica Schwartz to be assistant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“I am pleased to announce new leadership for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is my honor to appoint Dr. Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, as my CDC Director,” the president said in a post on Thursday’s Public Fact.
“Erica graduated from Brown University for College and Medical School, and served a distinguished career as a Medical Doctor in the United States Military, the World’s Largest and Most Powerful Army, 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 at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on April 16, 2026. (Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)
Schwartz served as deputy surgeon general during the Trump administration until the beginning of the Biden administration, according to material posted on the Butterfly Network Inc. website, which shows he is on the board of directors.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thanked the president for contacting Schwartz about the CDC role.
“Thank you, President Trump, for appointing Dr. Erica Schwartz to serve as CDC Director. Congratulations to Dr. Schwartz and the new CDC leadership team. I look forward to working together to restore trust, accountability, and scientific integrity to @CDCgov to return it to its core mission of Make America Healthy Again,” Kennedy announced in a post on X.
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The Senate will need to confirm Schwartz to serve in the role.
Republican Representative Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said on the X website, “Dr. Erica Schwartz will be the next CDC Director. Under Joe Biden, the CDC has been a disaster. I have no doubt that Dr. Schwartz will make sure the CDC is 100% focused on making Americans HEALTHY again. I look forward to voting to confirm her soon.”
Trump added in his Truth Social post, “I am also pleased to announce the appointment 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 Public Health Advisor 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, DC, 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 qualifications to restore the GOLD STANDARD OF SCIENCE to the CDC, which was a total disaster focused on “powers” under Sleepy Joe. Together, they will do a GREAT job of leading the CDC as we continue to MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AND GREAT!” he announced.
