Denise Hinton
Denise Hinton | |
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| Surgeon General of the United States | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Vivek Murthy |
| Succeeded by | Janette Nesheiwat (nominee) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Florida State University (BS) Boston University (MS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Air Force United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps |
| Years of service | 1990s (Air Force) 2002–present (Public Health Service) |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
Denise Hinton is an American nurse serving as the deputy surgeon general of the United States. She is a rear admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Hinton was the chief scientist of the Food and Drug Administration from 2017 to 2021.
Life
[edit]Hinton was raised in a military family.[1] She earned her B.S. in nursing from Florida State University and a M.S. from Boston University.[2] She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.[2]
Hinton joined the United States Air Force Nurse Corps in the 1990s as a nurse officer.[1] She served in the U.S. Air Force as a nurse officer.[2] Hinton joined the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, working at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002 in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) division of cardiovascular and renal products and, later, served in the center's former division of training and development.[2] Hinton held various leadership positions within the FDA, including deputy director of the CDER Office of Medical Policy (OMP).[2] She concurrently served as the acting OMP Director from 2014 to 2016.[2] From July 2017 to October 2021, Hinton served as the chief scientist of the FDA. In December 2020, as the FDA’s chief scientist, Hinton authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, a major step in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic."[3] She is the surgeon general of the United States.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "An Interview With Rear Admiral Denise Hinton, FDA Chief Scientist". THE FEM WORD. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Deputy Surgeon General". Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ PRESSE, AGENCE FRANCE (2020-12-12). "US approves Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine: statement". Capital News. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
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