David Satcher

David Satcher
16th Surgeon General of the United States
In office
February 13, 1998 – February 12, 2002
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byJoycelyn Elders
Succeeded byRichard Carmona
11th U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health
In office
February 13, 1998 – January 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byPhilip R. Lee
Succeeded byEve Slater
13th Director of the Centers for Disease Control
In office
1993 – February 13, 1998
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byWilliam L. Roper
Succeeded byJeffrey Koplan
Personal details
Born (1941-03-02) March 2, 1941
Anniston, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationMorehouse College (BS)
Case Western Reserve University (MD, PhD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
ServiceU.S. Public Health Service
Service years1998–2002
RankAdmiral

David Satcher (born March 2, 1941) is an American physician, and public health administrator. He was a four-star admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He was the 11th Assistant Secretary for Health from 1998 until 2001. He was the 16th Surgeon General of the United States from 1998 until 2002. He is the first Surgeon General to be appointed as a four-star admiral in the PHSCC, a departure from the Surgeon General's normal appointment to three-star vice general, to reflect his dual offices.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "The Honorable Dr. David Satcher's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 2025-02-12.

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