Brenda Fitzgerald | |
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17th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
In office July 7, 2017 – January 31, 2018 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Deputy | Anne Schuchat |
Preceded by | Tom Frieden |
Succeeded by | Robert R. Redfield |
Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health | |
In office June 29, 2011 – July 7, 2017 | |
Governor | Nathan Deal |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | J. Patrick O'Neal |
Personal details | |
Education | Georgia State University (BS) Emory University (MD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Rank | Major |
Unit | U.S. Air Force Medical Corps |
Brenda Fitzgerald is an American obstetrician-gynecologist who served as Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Donald Trump administration from July 2017 to January 2018.[1] Her tenure was one of the shortest in the office's history, excluding interim appointments.[2] Previously, she was the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health from 2011 to 2017.[3]