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]
- ^ Hellmann, Jessie (January 31, 2018). "CDC head resigns after report she traded tobacco stocks". The Hill. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ "Past CDC Directors/Administrators". Office of Enterprise Communication. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). February 19, 2009. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- ^ "Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D. Commissioner". Georgia Department of Public Health. September 20, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013.
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