Anne Schuchat | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| In office September 2015 – May 2021 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Ileana Arias |
| Succeeded by | Debra Houry (acting) |
| Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| In office January 31, 2018 – March 26, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Brenda Fitzgerald |
| Succeeded by | Robert R. Redfield |
| In office January 20, 2017 – July 7, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Tom Frieden |
| Succeeded by | Brenda Fitzgerald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Education | Swarthmore College (BS) Dartmouth College (MD) |
| Website | Government website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  U.S. Public Health Service |
| Years of service | 1999–2018 |
| Rank |  Rear admiral |
| Unit | PHS Commissioned Corps |
| Commands | Anthrax Emergency Response Team[1] National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Interim Deputy Director for Science and Public Health |
| Battles/wars | 2001 anthrax attacks SARS outbreak 2009 flu pandemic[2] |
Anne Schuchat (born 1960) is an American medical doctor. She is a former rear admiral and assistant surgeon general in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She also served as the principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).[3][4] In May 2021, Schuchat stepped down from her post.[5]
- ^ Swarthmore College (2005). "Anne Schuchat, Class of 1980 Honorary Degree Citation". Commencement 2005. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: Swarthmore College. Archived from the original on September 8, 2005. Retrieved September 8, 2005.
- ^ Relman, Eliza (October 30, 2009). "DMS alum. leads H1N1 response". The Dartmouth. The Dartmouth, Inc. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ "Principal Deputy Director of CDC/ATSDR". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. March 23, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ Edney, Anna (January 31, 2018). "Trump's CDC Director Steps Down After Tobacco Stock Scandal". Bloomberg.
- ^ "The CDC's No. 2 Official Says The U.S. Isn't Ready For Another Pandemic". NPR.org. Retrieved August 6, 2021.