Sylvia Trent-Adams

Sylvia Trent-Adams
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health
In office
January 2, 2019 – September 30, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Deputy Surgeon General of the United States
In office
October 25, 2015 – January 2, 2019
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byVivek Murthy
Succeeded byErica Schwartz
Surgeon General of the United States
Acting
In office
April 21, 2017 – September 5, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byVivek Murthy
Succeeded byJerome Adams
Personal details
Born (1965-06-15) June 15, 1965 (age 59)
Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
EducationHampton University (BS)
University of Maryland, Baltimore (MS)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (PhD)
SignatureA signature reading "Sylvia Trent-Adams"
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
USPHS Commissioned Corps
Years of service1987–1992 (Army)
1992–2020 (Public Health Service)
Rank Rear Admiral
Sylvia Trent-Adams with the surgeons general of the Air Force, Navy and Army in May 2017

Sylvia Trent-Adams (born June 15, 1965)[1] is a retired U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral, who last served as the principal deputy assistant secretary for health from January 2, 2019 to August 31, 2020.[2] She previously served as the deputy surgeon general of the United States from October 25, 2015 to January 2, 2019. Trent-Adams also served as the acting surgeon general of the United States from April 21, 2017 to September 5, 2017. She retired from the U.S. Public Health Service on September 30, 2020 after over 33 years of combined uniformed service.[3] On October 5, 2020, Trent-Adams was named to the board of directors for AMN Healthcare.[4]

  1. ^ "Rear Adm. (Ret.) Sylvia Trent-Adams". U.S. Army. October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "HHS.gov Bio: Rear Admiral (RADM) Sylvia Trent-Adams, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N." Archived from the original on September 2, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Transitions: In Appreciation of Retired Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent-Adams' Service to HHS". HIV.gov. September 1, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "AMN Healthcare Names Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams to Board of Directors". Business Wire. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.