American anesthesiologist and 20th Surgeon General of the United States (born 1974)
Jerome Adams
Official portrait, 2019
20th Surgeon General of the United States
In office September 5, 2017 – January 20, 2021
President
Donald Trump
Deputy
Sylvia Trent-Adams Erica Schwartz
Preceded by
Vivek Murthy
Succeeded by
Vivek Murthy
Health Commissioner of Indiana
In office October 22, 2014 – September 5, 2017
Governor
Mike Pence Eric Holcomb
Preceded by
William VanNess[1]
Succeeded by
Kristina Box[2]
Personal details
Born
Jerome Michael Adams
(1974-09-22) September 22, 1974 (age 49) Mechanicsville, Maryland, U.S.
Political party
Independent
Spouse
Lacey Adams
Children
3
Education
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (BA, BS) Indiana University, Indianapolis (MD) University of California, Berkeley (MPH)
Uniformed service
Service/branch
PHS Commissioned Corps
Years of service
2017–2021
Rank
Vice Admiral
Jerome Adams's voice
Jerome Adams speaks on Opioid Abuse Recorded June 13, 2019
Jerome Michael Adams[3] (born September 22, 1974) 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 September 5, 2017, until January 20, 2021. Prior to becoming Surgeon General, he served as the Indiana state health commissioner, from 2014 to 2017.
On June 29, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Adams to become Surgeon General of the United States.[4][5] Adams was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 3, 2017.[6] Adams' tenure as Surgeon General coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
^"Pence names Adams Indiana's health commissioner". October 9, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^"Indiana Names OB-GYN To Fill Vacated Health Commissioner Seat". Wfyi.org. September 18, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
^"Nominee Report | U.S. Office of Government Ethics" (PDF). altgov2.org. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
^Joseph, Andrew (June 29, 2017). "Jerome Adams nominated as new U.S. surgeon general". STAT. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^FOX59 Web (June 29, 2017). "President Trump nominates Indiana Health Commissioner Jerome Adams for U.S. Surgeon General". Fox 59. Retrieved June 29, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Scutti, Susan (August 4, 2017). "Dr. Jerome Adams confirmed as surgeon general". CNN. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
^Diamond, Dan (April 20, 2020). "Surgeon general gets pushed to sidelines, sparking questions". POLITICO. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
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