Anne Schuchat

Anne Schuchat
Official portrait, 2018
Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In office
September 2015 – May 2021
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byIleana Arias
Succeeded byDebra Houry (acting)
Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In office
January 31, 2018 – March 26, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byBrenda Fitzgerald
Succeeded byRobert R. Redfield
In office
January 20, 2017 – July 7, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byTom Frieden
Succeeded byBrenda Fitzgerald
Personal details
Born1960 (age 63–64)
EducationSwarthmore College (BS)
Dartmouth College (MD)
WebsiteGovernment website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service U.S. Public Health Service
Years of service1999–2018
Rank Rear admiral
Unit PHS Commissioned Corps
CommandsAnthrax Emergency Response Team[1]
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Interim Deputy Director for Science and Public Health
Battles/wars2001 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Principal Deputy Director of CDC/ATSDR". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. March 23, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Edney, Anna (January 31, 2018). "Trump's CDC Director Steps Down After Tobacco Stock Scandal". Bloomberg.
  5. ^ "The CDC's No. 2 Official Says The U.S. Isn't Ready For Another Pandemic". NPR.org. Retrieved August 6, 2021.