US Senate committee advances Nicole Saphier as Surgeon General nominee

Sept 30 (Reuters) - The ‌US Senate ​Committee ​on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Wednesday voted to advance Nicole Saphier ‌as the nominee for US Surgeon General.

President ⁠Donald Trump nominated Saphier in April, making her his ‌third pick for the ‌post after withdrawing the nominations of Casey Means and, before her, Janette Nesheiwat in May 2025.

• ​Radiologist Saphier, director of breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering, has a doctor of ⁠medicine degree from Ross University School of Medicine, Barbados, and fellowships ​at the Mayo Clinic

• The former Fox News contributor was grilled earlier this month ​on childhood vaccines and ‌voiced support for immunization

• The HELP Committee voted to favorably report multiple Trump ⁠administration nominees at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and National Mediation Board

• They will face ⁠a final Senate vote at a later date

• The ​committee voted to advance Saphier to be Medical director in the regular corps of the Public Health Service and ‌Surgeon General

• HHS describes the role as the "Nation's Doctor, providing Americans with ‌the best scientific information available on how to ⁠improve their health and ‌reduce the risk ​of illness and injury."

(Reporting by Sneha S K in Bengaluru; Editing by Joyjeet ‌Das)

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