Interim Surgeon General Appointed as Health Department Faces Leadership Gaps
In a move to address leadership vacancies, Kennedy has appointed Stephanie Haridopolos, a family medicine physician and senior HHS adviser, as interim surgeon general.
Editorial Staff
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Updated 6 days ago
The health department is currently experiencing notable vacancies in its leadership roles. To mitigate this issue, Kennedy has named Stephanie Haridopolos as the interim surgeon general.
Haridopolos, who is a family medicine physician and serves as a senior adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will assume the responsibilities of surgeon general on a temporary basis.
This appointment comes at a critical time for the health department, as it seeks to stabilize its leadership amid ongoing public health challenges.