Regina Benjamin

Regina Benjamin
18th Surgeon General of the United States
In office November 3, 2009 – July 16, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Donald Weaver (acting)
Succeeded by	Boris Lushniak (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1956-10-26) October 26, 1956 (age 67) Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Education	Xavier University, Louisiana (BS) Morehouse College University of Alabama, Birmingham (MD) Tulane University (MBA)
Awards	USPHS Regular Corps Ribbon
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Public Health Service
Years of service	2009–2013
Rank	Vice Admiral
Unit	USPHS Commissioned Corps

Regina Marcia Benjamin (born October 26, 1956) is an American physician and a former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who served as the 18th Surgeon General of the United States.^[1] Benjamin previously directed a nonprofit primary care medical clinic in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, and served on the board of trustees for the Morehouse School of Medicine.