Lawmakers questioned Nicole Saphier, MD, on abortion bans, vaccines and other preventive health issues during Wednesday’s hearing to be the next surgeon general.
In May, President Donald J. Trump announced Saphier would replace Casey Means, MD, as his nominee for the position after months of a stalled process.
In a post to Truth Social, Trump described Saphier, a radiologist and director of breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Monmouth, as “a STAR physician.”
“She is also an INCREDIBLE COMMUNICATOR, who makes complicated health issues more easily understood by all Americans,”