Susan Orsega
Acting Surgeon General of the United States
In office
January 20, 2021 – March 24, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJerome Adams
Succeeded byVivek Murthy
Personal details
EducationTowson University (BS)
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (MS)

Susan M. Orsega is an American nurse and rear admiral who currently serves as the senior advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Surgeon General of the United States. She previously served as the acting surgeon general from January 20 to March 4, 2021. Orsega is one of the first nurses to serve in the position.[1] She also previously served as the director of Commissioned Corps Headquarters, tasked with the administration of the members of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS), from March 2019 to October 2021. Prior to becoming acting surgeon general, Orsega was the chief nurse officer of the USPHS from 2016 until 2019.[2]

Early life and education

Orsega was raised in Whitehall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Baldwin High School.[3] She matriculated at Towson University, earning a Bachelor of Science in nursing before going on to enroll in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, where she would earn a master's degree in science.[4]

Career

In 1989, Orsega began her career at the National Institutes of Health studying as a nurse practitioner concerning the subject of HIV/AIDS. Before being selected by President Joe Biden to take the position as acting Surgeon General, she worked at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Biden to tap nurse as acting surgeon general". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  2. ↑ "Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Health and the U.S. Surgeon General". Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  3. ↑ DiVittorio, Michael (2021-02-10). "Whitehall native Susan Orsega selected as acting U.S. surgeon general". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  4. 1 2 "Commissioned Corps Management Information System". dcp.psc.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-10.


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