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Who is Nicole Saphier, Trump’s new nominee for US surgeon general?
Trump’s third pick for role is a radiologist and Fox News medical contributor who experts say is ‘almost a lock’
The new nominee for US surgeon general is an “effective communicator” who appears to be “mainstream enough” to pass confirmation before the US Senate, experts say.
But she has questioned routine childhood vaccines and other public health measures, and she is a progenitor of the “Make America healthy again” movement.
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Melody Schreiber · Mon, May 4, 2026, 4:00 AM
US news | The Guardian
Trump’s third pick for role is a radiologist and Fox News medical contributor who experts say is ‘almost a lock’
The new nominee for US surgeon general is an “effective communicator” who appears to be “mainstream enough” to pass confirmation before the US Senate, experts say.
But she has questioned routine childhood vaccines and other public health measures, and she is a progenitor of the “Make America healthy again” movement.
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