Anne Schuchat | |
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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]