Erica Schwartz | |
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 Schwartz as Deputy Surgeon General | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service | United States Navy PHS Commissioned Corps |
| Years of service | 1994–2005 (Navy) 2005–2021 (Public Health Service) |
| Rank |  Rear Admiral |
| Commands | Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Coast Guard |
| Awards | Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal (2) Surgeon General Medallion Coast Guard Commendation Medal Navy Commendation Medal Public Health Service Presidential Unit Citation |
| Alma mater | Brown University (BS, MD) Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (MPH) University of Maryland (JD) |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Daniel Schwartz |
Erica G. Schwartz is a retired U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral who last served as the deputy surgeon general of the United States from January 2019 to April 2021. As a Commissioned Corps officer, she served with the U.S. Coast Guard as their Chief of Health Services and Chief of Preventive Medicine at the U.S. Coast Guard headquarters and became its principal expert on flu pandemics. Prior to becoming Deputy Surgeon General, she served as the Coast Guard's Chief Medical Officer from 2015 to 2019. She retired in April 2021 after over 27 years of combined uniformed service.