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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.
May 7, 2024 · From Jan. 20, 2021, to March 23, 2021, Orsega served as Acting Surgeon General. Orsega is the first nurse practitioner to hold this position, chosen for her leadership and executive presence within the government, as well as her strategic operational expertise during health crises.
Apr 2, 2024 · Retired U.S. Public Health Service Rear Admiral Susan Orsega has been named the new Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Services Policy and Oversight. Orsega, a former acting U.S. Surgeon General, graduated from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ (USU) Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing in 2001.
Jan 27, 2021 · President Joseph Biden will reportedly name nurse Susan Orsega '90 as acting surgeon general for the United States. (Towson University file photo) President Joseph Biden has appointed Towson University alumna Rear Admiral Susan Orsega ‘90 acting surgeon general, making her one of the first nurses to hold the position.
Feb 10, 2021 · Courtesy of Commissioned Corps Headquarters Rear Admiral Susan Orsega, a Baldwin High School grad, was appointed acting U.S. surgeon general by President Biden.
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Jan 28, 2021 · Rear Admiral Susan Orsega United States Public Health Commissioned Corps. President Joe Biden's administration has selected nurse practitioner and Rear Admiral Susan Orsega to serve as the...
Dec 29, 2022 · A career-long public servant and leader serving as the prior Acting Surgeon General of the US Public Health Service as one of her pinnacle roles, she drives organizational change and...
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
