| Office | Surgeon General of the United States Acting |
|---|---|
| President | Barack Obama |
| Term start | 1 October 2009 |
| Term end | 3 November 2009 |
| Predecessor | Steven K. Galson (acting) |
| Successor | Regina Benjamin |
| Education | Harvard University (MD) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | U.S. Public Health Service |
| Unit | USPHS Commissioned Corps |
| Service years label | Service years |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
Donald L. Weaver is an American physician. He is a rear admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and public health administrator who served as the acting Surgeon General of the United States. Weaver succeeded Steven K. Galson in October 2009, in expectation of a holdup by the United States Senate in confirming Regina Benjamin as surgeon general.[1] Before being appointed as Acting Surgeon General, he served as the deputy associate administrator for primary health care in the Health Resources and Services Administration.[2]
Education
Weaver is a 1973 graduate of Harvard Medical School, and also completed a two-year pediatric residency at Boston's Children's Hospital Medical Center.[2]
Awards
Weaver has been awarded the Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, and the Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal in recognition of his achievements.[2]
References
- ^ Senate Confirms Surgeon General
- ^ Biography of Rear Admiral Donald L. Weaver Archived June 8, 2011 at the Wayback Machine