50 Most Influential Clinical Executives - 2019
Rank: 35
Dr. Jerome Adams
U.S. surgeon general, HHS
The nation’s top doctor has had a busy and high-profile agenda. He’s been at the forefront of trying to combat false information about vaccines and boost adherence to immunizations, measles being chief among them. He’s also been raising alarm bells about the dangers of teen vaping, calling it an “epidemic among our nation’s young people.” And last year, he issued an advisory calling on the public at large to learn how to use naloxone to help with the opioid epidemic.